Posts by slacker_mom

DD enrolled in a mixed-age (3/4/5 y.o.) public kindergarden class starting at age 3, and I think was a great fit for her for a year and a half, but recently she complained she was getting bored at school. At the latest parent-teacher...

For a while I used an old diaper genie someone gave me. Now, I have a small metal trashcan with a removable bucket and a lid. It's lined with a plastic bag. I scoop and toss waste into that trashcan, and keep adding until it's...

DD is 3, and turning 4 this July. She seems to me to be classically gifted, but I haven't had any testing done. She is currently enrolled in pre-K in public school, in a decent pilot program which combines 3 and 4 year-olds in the same...

DD started taking L'il Critters Gummy Vites when she weaned at 2 years. They are gummy bears with added vitamins. They have some corn syrup in them, but 2 vitamins contain only 15 calories. My daughter loves them.

I voted for penguins. I like the fact that they are somewhat neutral; perhaps not quite as loaded with cultural messages. And it would be nice to choose a theme based on her interests. Given her age, I would keep it pretty simple. ...

DD and I had bad colds this past week. DD (29 months) walked up to me a couple night ago and said "I did it!" and showed me the dose of cough syrup she had just gotten for herself. Somehow, she used the step ladder to...

DD is 29 months old, and I would say she is PT now. DD got interested in using a potty around the time she turned 1. Around 18 months, she started staying dry at night. She turned 2 in July, and spent a lot of time naked. She would...

My 2 1/2 year old DD calls me "Bah" because she could pronounce the letter B long before she could pronounce the letter M, and the name just stuck. I think it's cute that she's given me a unique name. I can always tell when...

Most drycleaners will take them, but some have a policy that you have to have at least 25 or 50 each time you drop off hangers, since it's not worth their time to handle just a few at a time.

We had a scare like this at my MIL's house over Thanksgiving weekend. She has her television on a turntable-stand thingy, sort of like a lazy susan with legs, with room for a VCR under it. The TV stand sits on a small table. One of...