Posts by richella

Quote: Originally Posted by nextcommercial Because sometimes, the thing I think I want turns out to be the wrong thing for my child. Like so many things in life. . . I'd keep in mind also that just...

Quick update: Talked about this with dh, but didn't make any firm decisions. We didn't practice much this past week, and didn't need to tell FIL at the lesson. He went easy and at dd's first sign of not wanting to do something, he ended...

Thanks for new information and suggestions!

Interesting. We had thought she was ready, but maybe it's like potty was for her, I thought she was ready and motivated, didn't think I was pushing, but she didn't progress until I dropped the whole thing and stopped talking about it...

Thanks, everybody. I guess I'll try to loosen up a bit. I think one thing that influenced me was that the lesson is pretty structured, and she does so well. It really surprised me. So part of my problem is probably that her behavior is...

Dd is 4 and doing well in her first year of preschool. She is very strong-willed but gets along fine with the other kids and her teachers. FIL is a violin teacher (Suzuki) and I am moderately accomplished at violin, so we have started dd...

I have some seeds (compass plant, rattlesnake master, etc) that are supposed to be stratified. Seems to me, planting them right now would be similar to putting them in moist medium at just above freezing for 6-8 weeks. There will be more...

Thanks so much! I was giving up on receiving any responses. I'm on my way out but will look at the links soon. When I tried to find price ranges on the art, some of the info I wanted was available only by subscription. I might have to...

I have some stuff I inherited, lots of art, a few pieces by artists of some name, which might be worth a bit. Tons of books, some first editions of Ogden Nash, Rex Stout, other authors from as early as 1940s. I looked at ebay and it...

IMO if you had to pick one element of AP it would be trusting your instincts. Sounds like you are feeling fine with the crib, so follow that instinct.