Posts by ASusan

I'm 13 weeks. My brain shuts OFF at 3pm, sometimes earlier. I am worthless in the late afternoon. I never really understood the "brain fog" idea. I could imagine it, but I had never experienced it. Until now.    And...

We've had specialist appointments moved up as "emergencies."  DS's family doctor (who refers us originally)'s office has to call the specialist's office and tell them it is more urgent (than Dec 22). We've had this done twice, for...

Agree with PP - they are annoying to ME. I think they are *mostly* overstimulating. But, they can be neat. I love the idea of limiting them to one at a time, and that's essentially what we did. With all toys, I rotated them about every...

I totally agree that there are some crappy rhyming books out there - so many, many forced rhymes and rhythms. I also don't love "moral" stories or ABC-counting books at this age.   DS is four, and just this weekend, I put away...

What's Eating Your Child? Kelly Dorfman - http://whatseatingyourchild.com/   Has been  terrific resource for my and many of my mom friends. We're discovering that a lot of difficult behavior is food-nutrient...

Quote: Originally Posted by whatsnextmom  ...   Is she in middle school? I ask because there isn't a more skeptical bunch than middle school nurses. The quantity of kids that age coming in...

I used homeopathics. I can't remember which 2 remedies, specifically, but they WORKED. I did everything I could to stop the plugged ducts from becoming an infection, as I wanted to avoid antibiotics more than anything. I did all the...

I can't tell you all the books that were in the bin, but we recently got rid of more than a dozen books at DS's 4th birthday party. I put the basket out and told the parents to select 3-4 books for their children, that we were done...

I've never noticed a gas smell with any modern gas stove. If I can smell gas, it means a burner is on, but has blown out. I want to know about that.   Older gas stoves with pilot lights that you have to light (or however it is...

And I detest cooking (stove-top) with electric. Gas heats faster; it cools faster, and is MUCH easier (for me) to control while I am cooking. It's just immediately responsive, and you *know* how much heat it is putting out by the size...