Posts by LitMom

Quote: Originally Posted by MeepyCat  I live in MA, currently have two kids in daycare. When the daycare asks for vax info on my kids, what they want is a letter or form signed by a practicing MD. No stamp or seal. The...

It's actually against etiquette to get into why when turning down an invite (or to ask why). You just respond politely that you regret that you will be unable to attend, and then later make a donation to the charity. 

Anybody still around here? The sale of our current home is finally progressing and we have a lease on a new one for Oct. 1. Everybody was sad tonight though, the kids were in tears about how much they'll miss our current place and it...

We are taking a late start owing to summer events running over and an upcoming move. We've mostly been reading some science and math and novels. Still, with the coop classes we do and zoo/museum trips, we've logged 12 days of academic...

I've gotten two out of my bed, but the key with the last was to figure out what was waking him in the night and make it easier to return to his own bed than mine. So, he wakes to pee during the night. We cut down on the endless bedtime...

Quote: Originally Posted by phathui5  "She says she loves school, and when I told her that if we kept her out for a year or more to homeschool, she may be unable to return to her same school again, she...

Hm. I have read the Waldorf critical thread on here, and it always gives me pause, although our school doesn't seem so heavily Waldorf... and my child is only there part time. Some of the things you worry about are definitely discussed...

Different Waldorf programs are often different from one another as well. We do a Waldorf homeschoolers program, which is wonderful. But I know our school is a bit outside the typical Waldorf too. Personally, I certainly wouldn't mind...

Lately, I've been telling my kids that if something optional isn't fun for me, I don't do it. That means whining about wanting a sweet snack? Not gonna happen. Asking nicely, and behaving like kids who can sit and chat or read in a...

The Science is taught less explicitly in the early grades than it is in public school, and the math is taught in a way that can look unfamiliar to parents used to the drill and memorize math style. It uses games and activities....