Posts by lmkirche

I guess I'm the only one in Eden Prairie I'm Lisa and I have a 4 year old boy! I'm the only AP mama I know other than y'all virtual mamas out there! and has been a real support system for me since the beginning. Thanks!

Yeah. . .we started this only 4 months ago or so. My son is 4.We never did that at 2. Sorry. He might not get it at only 2. I think at two I just took his hands and said "gentle touch" and tried to stop it before he hit. ...

I would just say, "You need to stay on the step" "You need to be quiet". If he got up or would talk, I would add one more minute and calmly but firmly say - "That's one more minute". He understood that if...

My son has/had this exact same problem!! Exactly! He would take his silliness to a physical point both at home and at preschool. Lots of hitting and pushing while laughing. We tried EVERYTHING!! Nothing seemed to get through. ...

I guess what I have been doing is similar to asking when I already know the answer. Generally it goes something like. . ."Did you wash your hands?" "Yes" and then I smell his hands to check. Or I will go look in...

My 4 year old son has started lying alot lately. About going potty, washing hands, putting underwear on, hiding broken toys, etc. He's afraid of getting in trouble. What do I do? How do I deal with this?

Not that I know of. I don't do that, but when I've asked the doctors about it, they say they have no problem with it.

All you ladies are bringing up some very good points. I think you might be spot on. I definetly need to reread this, think about it more, and bring it up to both his teachers and his father. Thanks so much.

I love All About Children in Eden Prairie - we see Dr. Malvey. It's a small clinic so you really have a relationship with your doctor. When we lived in Shakopee, we went to Metropolitan Pediatrics. Nice people, but very big and we...

We pay $10/hr.