Posts by teachma

Btw age 2.5, when she was first out of diapers, and age 4.5, at which she consistently demonstrated nighttime dryness, we also did what I called "sleepy pee-pees.". I put her on the toilet at 11pm right before I went to sleep. She...

Did he/she naturally outgrow them, or did your child eventually need speech therapy to develop proper pronunciation? If the latter, at what age did you first pursue help? My son will be 2 next week. He is my third, and like my first...

My seven-year old, yes but my ten-year old, never. And when the 7-yr old (dd) says these things, I am always surprised. Not just at her memory, but also at the depth of her thinking at a younger age and the way that, three or four...

Google pollakiuria. That is what it's been for my son, sporadically over the last 5 yrs. See if it makes sense for yours.

It's a thing about detail and precision...at least, that's where it seems to be rooted for my 10.5 year old, compulsively correcting ds. Because yeah, he will pull the old, "It's 9:56." But he's also just as likely, if I say, "It's...

My April boy will be two in a few weeks and sounds similar to yours with regard to language, imagination and attention span. Whereas my two older children (one tested as gifted and the other not tested, but grade-skipped in...

I thought of dermatographia when I read that this was a skin test. I, too, tested positive for 27 of the 32 tested allergens on my skin test, and this was suspected even in my case...until the blood tests matched those same 27.

My ten-year old son is an emotionally intense, anxious child who has been a very selective eater since experimenting with his first foods. He has some sensory issues which cause him to reject many foods based on texture but has not...

Quote:Originally Posted by mamamille  the way that I understand it, and do it, is that you just fill out the religious exemption and then go about your business.  Essentially you have the right to not vax and if you "change" your mind...

Quote: Originally Posted by JamieCatheryn We're in the city, haven't visited the woods. Isn't herpes more often found on the mouth or genitals? It'd be very rare to find on the leg like that wouldn't it? I...