Posts by imakebelieve

My 3 year old son is on the small side. He was a preemie and has always been very small. He was small for gestational age as well. I am also concerned about him being small. He is 3 1/2 and only weighs 26 pounds and is about 38"...

My 3 1/2 year old has about 10 imaginary friends. He is constantly talking and playing with them. Some of them are characters from movies or books, but many are animals or kids. Often, he pretends to be someone else and pretends I am...

I am having a similar situation with my 3 y1/2 year old. We were in a playgroup, but have drifted from them. I had 2 friends who were staying home, but have since gone back to work. So, we are pretty lonely puppies right now. The...

Thanks for all of your opinions and help with this issue. I know we've made the right choice. We started our zoo classes yesterday and he really likes it, but wants me there. A friend of his is attending their preschool program 3 days...

Thanks for your support everyone. Yesterday, Ben asked if he could play with a friend. --I said that he was at school. --He said "zoo school ? --no, preschool. --Is that school without mommy or with mommy. ...

In our former playgroup, who we still see for occasions such as birthdays etc... , we are the only ones not doing the preschool thing. All of the moms stay home, but are so anxious to send their 3 year olds to preschool, the half day...

We do the whole thing. All of the imaginary characters, including some of my own creation. Sometimes, fairies or leprechauns or other characters leave little treasure hunts for my son to go on. We hunt for fairies, talk about fantasy...

My son will stay at a friend's house for a bit without me, but it comes and goes. We aren't setting up playdates, we are babysitting for each other. None of us have family in the area and we never get out without our little ones. It...

DH works from 1-10pm, so he doesn't get home until 10:30 most nights. We just stay up until we fall asleep. DS is 3, but sometimes we are up until 12 or 1. We just sleep late in the mornings. Last night, we gave him his new bike at...

My son3 is a little confused. The other day when something smelled I asked him if he pooped. He said, "No , I just barfed in my pants." I said "Barfed, do you mean tooted?" He said "No, tooting is when you...