Posts by Catholic Mama

Thanks, EloiseMM! I don't know if my family will eat brussel sprouts (and I don't know if I've ever tried them), but I'd like to try making that with peas sometime.   I made this recipe that my mother gave me for tonight's...

Thank you. I'm probably just being impatient. I'll keep letting my toddlers look at the pictures in moderation; as long as my older two don't take too long in the bathroom (while others need to use the toilet) with books, they're fine...

Have sit-ups worked for anyone? I thought I heard a pregnancy or two ago that that could help with helping me not look so second trimester pregnant after the baby's born. I've been doing at least 50 a day in the last few days and I'm...

I enjoy sit-ups (I've started doing 50 at a time), jumping jacks, and my husband's least favorite: pacing.   When it's not too sunny and humid or rainy, my children and I take a 15-minute+ walk around the block (it's a long,...

What do you think about children reading while sitting on the toilet (i.e. toilet training, waiting to pee or poop)? I made books with my mother-in-law for this purpose for my toddlers, about the steps of going to the toilet, using it,...

Hello and welcome, CrunchyMama19! I'm sorry to hear about the fit but if that's what it takes to kick the TV out of the family once and for all, so be it. It sounds like you have a lot on your plate. Are you in a homeschool group? By...

t2009, I agree with you about not being afraid. Fear could just hold you back and not let you make any progress, in this case selling or trashing the TV and being brave enough to do different things to fill the time that TV filled...

You're welcome. :)

Thank you, PacificMar. Sewing is a great idea, for my oldest at least, except that I don't know enough about sewing to supervise/teach her, and my mother-in-law has not exactly been encouraging her lately. We have colored pencils and...

I'm asking this question in this group so that I won't be answered with something like "sit them in front of the TV". My family does not own a TV, and we don't really watch much of anything on YouTube. When my older two (2nd grade and...