Posts by Bekka

Well, it seems like you have some good suggestions for his actual attachments; as far as the size of variability in his reactions to things, I have 3 children who must eat protein about 5x per day (would have a hard time being...

Thanks for the responses.  I think I will look for some fine tipped markers in lots of colors he could write his words with for one of the days.  What would be a smoother write?  Gel pens or markers?  Also, he can...

I think this is the best forum to post this query in because it has to do with asynchronous development.  DS is 7 and is in 2nd grade.  Just attended his p/t conference and we hit a brick wall with his teacher who "doesn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by griffin2004  I like the idea of a craft to take home or a book or a single item along those lines.  It's the bag of candy and plasticky junk I dislike so.  And the sense of...

ALL my children have hated having their hair washed between age 1 and age 7.  I think the youngest one would have been fine if she hadn't been socialized by her sibs to weep and wail during her bath, but I have 5 and can't do 1 at...

My daughter had issues early last year with one kid at the bus stop and I wish I had taken a much stronger position.  She learned to ignore it and it went away, but I still wish I had taken a harder line with the situation. ...

DD has qualified for the CTY program through Johns Hopkins.  She really wants to do one of their in-person summer programs.  She has a really full plate, though all the time!  ;)  Also, it is very expensive for...

Well, I haven't read all of those, but we like the Care and Keeping of You.  It is the best product put out by American Girl, even though we like lots of their other stuff.  I don't consider it wasted money.

We are pretty strict about social media.  Our older children are 11 and 13.  They are not allowed to be on FB until they are 16.  They will friend me, we will read the websites they go to, etc.  At this point we...

I wear women's size 10.5 (hard to find) mostly.  My feet were size 10 when I was 10. DD is 13, wearing women's 7 or 7.5.  Her feet stopped here last year. DD2 is 11, wearing kids' size 4.5.  I'm expecting her feet to...