Posts by widemouthedfrog

Hi everyone, I'm widemouthedfrog (Tricia), and I'm an outdoor educator and writer in Vancouver, Canada. I have a 5-year-old daughter and we are p/t school, p/t homeschool this year, so life is busy - but isn't it always? I haven't...

So, I didn't get her the doll for Christmas. We went to Grandma and Granddad's house and after getting many toys, her urgency to have something else abated a fair bit. I asked her if she would like it if Grandma made her a stuffed Snow...

Yeah, I think that you stated my thoughts better than I stated them. I place a high value on having her define her own wants, needs, and values. She has plenty of hideous plastic dolls, but most are from garage sales (and many are...

While I didn't want 5-year-old dd watching Disney Princess movies, my inlaws had her at their place the other day and got out Snow White. Dh was showing her old Donald Duck movies and I guess they thought it was all...

My strategy with gifts is to accept them if they are inappropriate and from people we do not see often. Those ones can disappear if required.   If they are from someone we will see often, I can either put them aside and bring...

I echo the mother's helper idea. We live in a townhouse complex where dd has an opportunity to play with all sorts of ages, and her best friend is the little girl next door who is 4 years older. The older ones think that the younger...

Goodness no, I tried the binky to replace nursing but it didn't take over here. I was her pacifier, absolutely. I think that the blanket and the music can stay over time. No problem there. The binky will need to go at some point and...

We'll be holding a parent evening for information and registration on Monday, February 28th at 7pm at the Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre. RSVP!

Yep. I am not a particularly stunning-looking person, but I was a very tall blonde child. Everyone used to tell me that I should be a runway model. I was also a total introvert. No way was I going to go up on stage and show off...

My dd went through this around the same age. It lasted for 2-3 months. I agree with a pp - when it happened, I actually found I had to completely wake her up, walk around the house carrying her, read a book at look out at the...