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Quote: when you do this right from the beginning, lots of behavior issues just never come up. I'd like to change that to: "issues just never come up" or they are perceived in completely different ways by a...

If you're doing this in the right way for your family then you aren't going to run into these types of issues. Obviously, these families have made choices with which they feel comfortable -- or, at least, they believe they feel...

Yes, my daughter is also quite a paradox. I wonder what she would be like if she were monolingual. She dislikes groups (too noisy), and sometimes even one-on-one play (says she likes to be alone), yet she can put on a magic show or...

Mine was 4 years old (well, 2 weeks shy).

Pamelamama -- It was a bad joke. Really stupid. I didn't know that's their stance -- I'm too far-removed from western society! Sorry everyone.

I was joking. But it is good for the mind to see different experiences.

I wasn't anxious about *my* child. I was feeling lonesome, as if I were the only one who doesn't know precisely what grade level my child would be. I have no clue. And I don't care. I'm kind of isolated here right now (since dd...

Yeah,that happened to me tonight...though I can't remember what the question was. Oh, and it happened the other day when dd stated, "I don't like the Kyrgyz!" My knee-jerk reaction was to think she was talking, again, about...

I think I had a pregnancy moment. I'm not frustrated with my kid. I get frustrated when I see certain posts. I feel like there's not much support for non-academic pre-K. I wanted to come back and delete this but I lost my...

Things we've done in the last few days: * Cut plastic bag (sorry everyone, but paper doesn't exist here) in half and layed in on the floor on her balcony. Poured old whole wheat flour on it to make a beach (dh gets it from a lady who...