Posts by LynnS6

Quote: Originally Posted by kathymuggle    I also think people have to understand that people who are home more are going to get first crack, and perhaps more, of any goodies. I get more grocery and home...

It's part of a special issue on Gifted Girls, as far as I can tell. It is from 1991, so I'd be cautious in using it. JollyGG, you should be able to get the Roeper Review through your university. You just have to access it via the...

We have a 2012 Sienna and LOVE It. I've driven a Town & Country as a rental and it didn't handle nearly as well .The Sienna has got an amazingly small turning radius and feels good. (And we got the bottom of the line, while the...

Read Einstein Never Used Flashcards.   If your child wants to learn to read early and does so organically, I don't think there's much downside. However, if YOU want your child to learn to read early, then there can be....

Quote: Originally Posted by fairejour  I told the school.    Should I follow up? I explained to my DD that it is unacceptable. I am concerned that she didn't tell the teacher. She has had some...

One really common form of PPD is Postpartum Anxiety. It can sometimes occur with postpartum OCD as well. The kind of worrying that you're doing is NOT typical. The thoughts you're having of someone breaking in and harming your baby are...

I vote for a leftie thing. Dd did that for about a year between 4 1/2 and 5 1/2. The only trace left in first grade was a few numbers (9 and 4). They were gone by the middle of 1st grade.   I suspect he's just trying out...

Are you arguing against the Catholic church in particular or against any wine at communion?   First, there is good research to show that children who drink wine as part of a religious ceremony are no more likely to have...

I don't censor books at all. I have two highly sensitive kids (both on the border of anxiety disorders) and they self-regulate very well. Ds (my more anxious child) actually likes dystopian novels. Go figure. Dd doesn't and won't read...

For many kids, the worry about you dying is also a worry about what will happen to them.   I explained to my kids when they asked that I would die someday, but I was doing a lot of things to keep myself healthy so that I would...