Posts by McGucks

FROM CORRINA: "If you can muster up the last of your patience and simply walk away, turn to the sink and wash a dish, make a bed, do anything but speak to your child, no eye contact even, there's a very good chance you can nip this in...

Posted reply in "Toddler" forum...I will add that my guy sleeps maybe 8 or 9 hours a night, waking several times to nurse. I am going nuts some days to the point that I need help from a counselor. Already have meds for PRN anxiety.

Totally, totally there with you. I checked hoping for advice on this subject. I DO NOT SPANK but, for the first time, understand why people do. And this guy's not my first child, either. My best lousy solution is to put him in a room...

We have a ton of wood stove ash and no idea if it'd be a good idea to mix in with our compost.   I am sure Martha Stewart would have a great craft idea or mix it with glue to make an attractive, yet functional centerpiece or...

Hello, moderator person.   I tried to post a new thread question in the above-mentioned forum, and it wouldn't let me because I hadn't chosen a tag; however, the tag box was empty.   Thank you very much.  If...

I think it depends a whole lot on you and your child.   I went to a co-ed camp starting at age 8 or 9.  While I am sure that some campers had more wholesome experiences, mine as both a camper and counselor were definitely...

Thanks for your advice!  I might've gone too lightly with the olive oil, plus it is such a process to get it out that I wouldn't have thought to repeat it over a few days.   I use the oil, then get in the shower with him,...

Our little guy has always had cradle cap.  This morning, I used olive oil on his scalp, let it rest for about 20 minutes, then shampooed him with some tea tree oil shampoo and scrubbed it all out (gently, but with a very hard...

Quote: Originally Posted by GoGetumTiger   Once SIL went upstairs to take a shower (without telling anyone she was going) and was upset when she came down and hour later that DH's elderly aunt (who does not have...

I have a son who's a senior in high school and one who is almost 3 y.o.  Some children are honestly just more inclined to physicality than others.  Though I don't think it's right to hit someone as a consequence for hitting...