Posts by savithny

There is actually such a thing as too much compost.   Only you know how much you put in, but you might read this:   http://www.composterconnection.com/site/myth-busting.html   They cite this woman, who writes a...

My son's likely guardian in the event something happens to us is a gay man.       My son isn't signing up for anything his guardian would not be permitted to participate in because of his sexual...

The teacher is also likely to be held personally responsible at some level for the performance of her students on state tests at the end of the year.   Those results include all her students -- not just the full-day kids, but...

Quote: Originally Posted by foreverinbluejeans    Getting bit can be either the animal or the child's fault or both and child can be taught how to behave around an animal to make the animal happy and...

I'm not sure how you could schedule a whole class (presumably one of several sections of K) so that they do all their "extras" in the afternoon.   In most schools I"m aware of, the specials need to be coordinated between all the...

Sears and Kellymom say 4 weeks, most other sources say after 3 and emphasize "Before 6."   Kellymom has become more anti-bottle in the time that I've known about it -- Their "pumping and bottle feeding" section is now primarily...

My breasts end up in my armpits if I lean back in "laid back" style, and a baby trying to latch on that way would smother in my armpits!   Cross-cradle all the way as the best way *I* found to manage my large breasts (which...

Its true that lots claim to be, but babies don't read advertising!   With my first, I got Avent because I had an Avent Isis hand pump, and he was fine with that.   He was just fine with whatever, as long as he got his...

The point of the black is not just keeping weeds down.   Black row covers are how farmers in more northern growing areas get tomatoes and peppers to mature in a reasonable time.   THe black  ground cover heats up the...

When I was in an apartment in Missouri, our across the hall neighbors were a couple, his mother, and their baby.   When their second baby was born, I saw a note from the management on their door regarding them now being in...