Posts by mamalisa

I'm not much of a micromanager, I do a lot of suggesting, but that's about it.  For example in elementary school ds decided he didn't want to wear a winter coat anymore.  He wore a hoodie every day since 4th grade.  He...

I would do the shut it down method as well, in fact I do with my 7 year old.  But with an older kid, who's mind is clearly racing would be to ask her to write down all the things she's thinking of before bed so that we could talk...

First, the coaches should have never left her.  My dh is a coach and he would never leave a kid until the parents got there, that's not ok.   I've given kids I have never met a ride home.  Ds's friends seem to have a...

Quote: Originally Posted by g33kch1ck  I have read some stories, and I have the same opinion after reading them: what the f*!@? I suppose I must seem judgmental to you. So be it; I'm not apologizing for being...

Quote: Originally Posted by pek64  I've thought about this carefully, and here's what's troubling me. You trusted grandma until recently, so completely that you allowed overnight visits, or am I wrong about that. So.......

Quote: Originally Posted by g33kch1ck  A little arm-chair psychology tells me I'm perhaps overcompensating for the haphazard, traumatic upbringing I had, but I would never forget I left my daughter in the car, like a...

I think it really depends on the kid.  I could see my 12 year old being fine with this is a few years.  My 7 year old?  She probably won't be able to be on her own until she's 22.

I would absolutely put him in a life jacket.  Most of my friends with pools require anyone under 12 that can't swim and is on the deck/pool area to wear a life jacket.  I would have no second thoughts about using a harness or...

We just did this one and we met with our school principal.  It was actually a lot more in depth than we thought it would be because one of the girls asked if she ever had to follow a school rule that she didn't want to follow....

I didnt read all the replies, but regarding the crying, my 12 year old still gets teary when we leave my dad's house.  This has toned down from full on refusal to leave (me peeling him off my dad and dragging him to the car) and...