Posts by Mamajamz

Everyone has been so helpful. I have read all your posts, and will go back and read them again a few times. I think it is so easy to get busy in all the things we do, although good things, and still miss aspects of life that are right in...

Hello everyone. I need some perspective and ideas here. My DD is 10 now. She has always been a "high-need" kiddo, always complex, wonderfully sensitive and bright, but oh so challenging at times to meet her ever deepening...

Hello everyone! I was so glad to find this thread. I thought I might find some ETL folks here. I started the diet after reading the book in Sept. I have been poking along though, and now am ready to get back into it. I lost 6 pounds...

Thanks for your replies. I have just tried very hard to not "notice", which seems to help to a degree because at least *I* am not stressing her more. It has been a very busy fall and I think we are all ready for some down time...

I'm curious to know what others have done to help a child with a nervous habit. It isn't a tic, just a habit. DD (8) goes from one habit to the next. I know she gets easily anxious, and DH and I are trying to help her in a more...

Jennifer Z--thanks for the info! I looked up the book, which led to a very helpful trail of even more information. Thank you. Megs Momma--Can you tell me what brush therapy is? I'm not familiar with that. Well, I suppose I could do a...

Hello all. I'm not sure where this thread should go, but thought I would start here. My DD was born 7 weeks prematurely and then suffered a horrible mishap at the hands of the hospital staff. Although we have to deal with some stuff as a...

So sorry that happened to you and I can't believe he didn't even explain what he was doing or why. Ugh! My brain is a bit fuzzy on this, but I vaguely remember hearing that a rectal exam was another way to check the uterus, maybe to...

DH is taking an online driving course (due to speeding ticket. ) He just learned that boosters are recommended for children 4 ft. 10 inches and under. Beyond that they don't need one, and maybe even should not use one since the belt may...

Thank you all for your helpful suggestions! I thought for a while about maybe doing a border in the original "little Mermaid" by H.C. Andersen, which would be adaptable to any color but I think it would be too involving. What...