Posts by milk monster

Yeah ... I don't have answers for this as our 20-m.o. DS also soaks a diaper at night, but is generally fine in undies all day, including for naps. So it *is* possible to be diapered at night and dry during the day. In any case, babies...

I totally have experience with this, and yor doctor's advice sounds right to me. DS has been a big bruiser since birth, was 16 lbs at 2 months old, always at 99th percentile of height and, until about nine months, at the 98-99th...

I am totally with you on that, dejagerw. I do sometimes do exactly that, bc it's good for my son to see that grabbing toys from other kids is not ok, and standing up to grabby kids is a perfectly good thing to do. Of course kids,...

I also 100% agree with kgdg. Things are getting better, but there's still a hierarchy in this country, and in many others, in which which the fairest of whiteness is considered the most attractive (and the best, nicest, smartest etc),...

I love the idea of finding out whether your old church is interested in setting up a nursery program (or letting you organize one, and funding it). Such a long service, with no kids' option, must be driving away young families who'd...

If it's not normal for poop to be that loose an elimination diet isn't changing anything, maybe introduce more constipating foods? Rice (brown is healthier), bananas, yogurt (whole milk probiotic if possible), raisins, toast. I tried...

Yeah, maybe it's a good thing and I'm overly sensitive about it bc I was picked on as a kid. Our son is confident and friendly, and he's being raised in a very loving environment, so I doubt he'll become a target for bullies. I think...

Hi all, I see lots of advice online on helping kids be less aggressive, but our attachment-parented 20-month-old son is very kind and gentle. He plays great with other nonviolent kids, but I've he just doesn't seem to know how to stand...

True: soccer head injuries are not because of violence, though. (My sister plays soccer--the aggression takes the form of kicking.) it's from heading the ball. Which I'm hoping they'll start to restrict in kids' soccer before our son is...

I agree. We moved when our son was 18 months old, and he really missed his friends. He kept asking for his best friend for a month after we moved. She has visited twice, and thy totally remember each other and are overjoyed to play...