Posts by Linda on the move

I used to be a big Alfie Kohn fan. I had several of his books and based a lot of my parenting on his writing.   None the less, these days I see him as very limited. He writes about a subset of upper middle class, 2 parent...

You can't judge another person's parenting by looking at their kid. That's just being judgmental, without even having all the information.   Some parents make decisions about their kids food that isn't the greatest. None the...

Hello and welcome! My signature is about school options -- there really are pro and cons to everything.   My DD has high functioning autism and is now in community college. Along her journey, we public schooled, homeschooled,...

In a Kindergarten classroom I was in this year, there was a little girl whose hands and arms hadn't formed properly. The teacher was all geared up for the other kids to ask questions, but they never did. They just accepted her at face...

Quote: Originally Posted by chel  Do you plan on sitting deckside to watch the lessons? That would be a nightmare situation for me. Not just a drowning issue, but falling/slipping on the hard pool deck and hitting teeth...

Quote: Originally Posted by dauphinette  get your shirt out of your mouth and she doesn't seem to be latching on to it.     First, she is just 5 and I think you are expecting too much. A lot of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Viola  The OP did not use the phrase: "the grandmother is an emotionally damaged and stunted woman" LotM did,  It follows, then, that it would useful to hear why she said this, even if...

I think that just trying to get kids that age to understand what "respect" means is biting off a big chunk. It's such an abstract concept. I think I would focus on that concept.   Then broaden it to treating ourselves with...

Quote: Originally Posted by michelleepotter  He has been grounded for five months now. He's not allowed to watch TV, get on the computer, or go out with his friends. We took away his cell phone. He's homeschooled, so he...

Quote: Originally Posted by pek64  Yes, I know this is a discussion board. However you do not have personal knowledge of the individuals involved.   no, I just take what people write in their posts at face...