Posts by The4OfUs

Quote: Originally Posted by katelove  I noticed that you have quite a few threads on education and developmental stuff for your little person. Have you done any reading on developmental stages, milestones, brain...

18-ish months for firstborn DS, closer to 2 for second born DD; both times, for weddings out of town but near my parents' house, we ditched the kid(s) with my mom and dad and had an amazing time at the wedding, and crashed in a hotel...

After gong back and forth on and off a Primal-ish (you'll have to pry cheese out of my cold, dead hands) diet for both me and the kids, I can say with certainty, the more primal we all eat, the better we all feel, and act.  After...

I meant that at home eating was about 20 minutes at the table and they could handle that at home when they were little bits without a problem, but asking them at that same age to be in a restaurant for even 20 minutes was too...

Quote: Originally Posted by MichelleZB  You know, when I was her age, I did use just condoms very successfully. If you use it properly with a little bit of lube at the tip, it's very unlikely to slip or break. You can...

To offer a different viewpoint:   We didn't eat out from when the first kiddo was 17 months until the second kiddo was 3 (so, almost 4 years).  That's no joke.  We did takeout from sit down places and brought it home...

One thing to remember is that even *if* a child can understand things early on....understanding and executing are completely different things, and children have a WIDE range of impulse control for years.  In general, impulse...

Quote: Originally Posted by Katielady  I have read that it is good with young kids to talk about the body getting "weak," and then not working any more, rather than sick and sicker, so that they don't make any...

I believe the first time I talked about death with my firstborn I said something along the lines of   Most of the time when people get sick, they get better on their own, or they go to the doctor for help or may have to stay...

You could always do the old "head over the tub" hair-only wash; I used to get very dry in the winter and we'd do my hair only every other day - I actually got a kick out of hanging over the edge of the tub with just my head in and...