Posts by heartmama

I have been in school full time, and working (at times full time, but right now part time) for the last 2 years straight. After this semester, I have ONE more to go and I'll have my 4 year degree. I also have a high school aged kid who...

Couple of thoughts-   In a perfect world she would stay right on top of her toddler to prevent this from happening and she would also help clean up.   But in the real world I bet that visits to your house are the...

You said it was 2 inch letters covering every single stall? May I ask what it said?   Until I had all the facts and clearly understood her motivation, I could not possibly guess at a constructive response.

I would ask your ex what is goals are with discipline and what he hopes to teach your son long term. Hopefully this will get him thinking about the wisdom of using physical exercise as punishment. That seems counter productive to...

The title says it all.   We have two indoor cats. They are middle aged siblings and look almost identical. Except one is thin and the other is fat. They are fed exactly the same twice a day. Right now they get Chicken Soup for...

I just want to add that at 3 years old I would not expect her to be able to know why she acts this way. She is too young to process her feelings objectively. I am sure the answer will lie in you and dh getting on the same page as to...

I'm not sure this is entirely the reason at all, but I'll bet when she does finally provoke you to snapping, you completely stop thinking about the baby in that moment, and she gets your undivided negative attention. That can be a very...

Teach her how to scan it. At 4 I bet she could do it herself!

I agree with others that you don't owe the apology for getting upset that she bit you- if someone bites hard enough to draw blood the person gets upset! It would send the wrong message if you faked like that didn't hurt.   The...

My ds did not read until he was 8. We had dabbled in Hooked on Phonics and the Bob Books and he seemed to make some progress but then would lose interest. One thing I did when he was this age that was such a huge help long term was...