Posts by momofsage

Nothing to add to these already helpful replies, just want to say I'm so very sorry for you--what a difficult ordeal. I am also SO glad that YOU did not get it! It doesn't sound like you are nursing but of course if that were the...

leave-in conditioner, and braid it before bed. works for us! we did finally trim my dd's long, fine hair a few months ago (she's 4.5 and that was her first ever haircut). I was really attached to her baby curls but it was SO much...

Wow, no accidents! Thanks both of you for these encouraging replies. We've made it into undies over the last two days, but with accidents instead of using the potty. . . . We'll see what tomorrow holds. I hesitate to back off at this...

I agree with the pp. My daughter does the SAME THING, and it is SO embarrassing. Once we were in a bookstore and there was a dwarf there with his daughter in the children's area. She saw them and her face lit up and she said,...

I need advice and encouragement! My dd is 4.5 and is still not interested in potty learning. We have tried introducing it since she was about 2--bought a potty, took her out shopping to pick out her own undies, brought home...

Does he sleep with socks on or footed pjs? My dd had night terrors when she was about 1.5 or 2. I read somewhere that they can be triggered by overheating. She'd been wearing pjs with feet. We started putting her to sleep with her...

These are helpful suggestions--thank you! And please keep 'em coming. I think our biggest obstacle right now is that she's still pretty contrary. It would *never* work if I said, "Do you want to say thank you?" That's...

My dd is 3.5+ (she'll be 4 in May). She isn't really into good manners yet, and I'm feeling she should be. We certainly model them at home, but we have probably been remiss in not really being self-conscious about it. She's an only...

Quote: Originally Posted by LynnS6 I don't view it as lying. I view it as pretending. There's a difference, and my kids can tell the difference. I don't mean to sound snarky--I am genuinely asking because I am...

Hi folks, First, thanks, Julie, for your suggestion. It was great. I wanted to post a follow-up report in case this question was relevant to anyone out there who travels. I got lucky and spent my 10-hour day of waiting in...