Posts by lexapurple

We borrowed a balance bike for DD when she was 4 and while she did not enjoy it at first, she soon realised what a fun it was. She learned to ride a bicycle in about 10 minutes after riding balance bike for 4 months.

Why don't you provide her with safe things to cut and a time to do it? Give her curiosity an outlet Cutting in itself is not bad. There things that can be cut -like paper and fabric mommy gives you, and some things are not like...

How do you do it, if you do? I find myself reading a lot of helpful organizational articles, things on meal planing, gardening ext. I have a pinterest board where I pin pictures that inspire me however actual info is what I have...

We sent DD into kindergarten (more like a daycare) for socialisation reason when we moved to Germany. I did not feel like I could socialization oportunities for her otherwise. She has been there for two years and loved playing with...

We are starting to homeschool this year too. It is also important for me to have a curriculum to have some sort of the plan on what to do. DD is 5 and interested in learning things but I don't want to push her too much, so I was...

When you have guests coming have some slippers ready for them to change into, something like cheap crock knock offs.  Quote: Originally Posted by EmbraceLife  We always take our shoes off because of the...

It has been a while since last post on this thread!  We will be moving to Haifa in December and I would like to connect with other english or russian speaking naturally minded moms there. We have two girls 15m and  5y old...

As someone who has seen this situation from child's point of view and someone who struggled with feelings toward my own DD at times I know how this could be very difficult.  I second that you need to be gentle with yourself,...

I am sorry, I can not give you any advise on how to make it easier for your DD to adjust to school. I am sure it is very difficult for her to adjust from being at home with family members and easy flow to more rigid structure of school...

Why would anyone want their baby or to toddler to read? Ok, it is cool when your tot can recognize words but I think and I know it sounds judjementall but I think this wish comes from first time mothers feeling inadequate and feeling...