Posts by erika

i haven't had hospital birth either, but i had 2 home births and can't really compare the pain between them! 1st was 9 hours, with about 3-4 hours of unbelievable pain - my endorphins kicked in for the last 2 hours, so even though it...

here's a website that may interest dh - it's for cochrane's reviews of home vs. hospital birth. cochrane's reviews are used by doctors when they want a summary of the medical studies on a particular topic. the second website is the...

Becky, if they told you they don't cover midwives at all, that may be a violation of the law. can anyone help out on this? my understanding is that insurers are required to cover CNM services. good luck. it's worth it to have a...

I started by reading homeschooling magazines and books by the dozens. It helped me to gain a feel for the belief systems of different approaches and curriculums. you might also check out a homeschooling conference of curriculum fair -...

is Family Math too basic for him? all the activitites are very hands-on. how is YOUR math? are your skills up to speed so you could teach him how to use algebra or geometry to figure out different things - say he wants to build a...

Well, I wanted my 5yo dd to teach herself to read, but she has been badgering me to teach her with LESSONS and has been threatening to go to school because the teacher at school will teach her to read.... For anyone else in this...

I would choose a location based on the place I most wanted to be. If it's important to you to be near parks or libraries or whatever, let that be your guide. For instance, when you have a toddler do you mind having to get them into the...

Iguanavere, I did not do much with paints and other messy crafts until my dd was at least 4 - I'll be totally honest here - I found it took a lot of time to set up and there was a LOT of cleanup for about 5 minutes of fun on dd's part. ...

I have seen Christian unschooling groups on the internet. eclectic homeschool - eho.org - has resources for Christians who are 'out of the box' as well as very extensive support group listings - not strictly unschooling, but you should...

i secong the john taylor gatto book. ask dh how he would feel about sticking your kids in daycare 6 hours a day -- my personal experience with that was that dd's social skills got A LOT worse in daycare (which led me to quit my job,...