Posts by Chanley

We had a similar situation at Christmas. The younger one is just generous to a fault, with all of his Christmas candy from his stocking. He just kept giving and my darling oldest one kept taking and asking all the while hoarding her own....

Ohh and as far as the hitting, my son was more of a hitter than my daughter. I would hold his hands and rub them. Saying something like, 'Wow! You seem really mad at me. Your hands are very very strong and it hurts when you hit. Strong...

my favorite way to transition at this age was to pretend to be something. trains work really well at that age. "Hey! Lets be a (train, plane, mama duck & baby duck)! Ohh first you need your new COAT of paint (or duck...

When we get a case of the "I wants" and they are wants I cannot fulfill, I join in. Ex. "I want ice cream" (before breakfast, bad idea, not going to happen on this planet) and it starts...the ice cream...

where do you live? kale is a cold weather plant. Usually corn and kale are not hanging out together in my garden. One is gone to seed by the time the other makes her appearance. but I live in a very hot climate. When plants are...

Because of what they eat. Horses at a lot of weeds, using horse manure may introduce a good number of new weeds to your garden. Composting properly will help. Rabbit manure or worm manure is my preference.

You only ruin the soil if you have a build up of salts. This happens easily if you are using it on potted plants. Over fertilization will damage any plants regardless of what you use. And yes, soil eating children are always a concern

unless you have really alkaline soil, what is wrong with lime? i have seen great raised beds made with concrete blocks. The holes left in the top are great for planting odds and ends. I have also seen them stucco'd for a beautiful...

I see it too! We have a local family who has a kid that everyone avoids and nobody wants to hang out with the parents because of the kid. The kid is HORRIBLE. And the parents are both educated and have thought quite a bit about their...

That behavior for my kids usually came before a huge advance in skills. They would do this when 'they' where changing. I think sometimes gaining an ability is kinda scary and they need extra reassurance. Don't worry, in a few years,...