Posts by eko_mom

Vancouver--we experienced a lot of what you said about the teacher not being tolerant of you being there, and that clinched it for me. It was a Waldorf-inspired preschool for 2 1/2 to 6 y.o. for 2 days a week/4hrs. We pulled her out...

We are going to a Waldorf preschool. This is not a "questioning" thread. I have read something that said Steiner recommended limiting BF to 9 months or something citing the overwhelming mother energy. I can't remember exactly...

No screen media (TV, computer, movies) is one.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/24/ma...rincess.t.html This is a good article. The author is against princesses and her daughter asks her, "What's Wrong with Princesses?" As if there is something wrong with being...

Thanks. I figured that was the answer. It just feels so weird. Plus, I guess I'm nervous about our upcoming trip to my in-laws.

We've had the same kind of thing go on, but I refused to discuss weaning. You sound like you are more willing to give that a try. I heard something interesting about doing that--when the sun goes down, the nursies (or whatever you call...

aEveryone has their own style...I like it. And, yes, too, a good time to talk about peer pressure. I am presently annoyed about thewhole "big girl" thing. It seems like everyone likes to say it to her about all kinds of...

I'd say just ride it out. The adults have a lot more tools to get over the behavior that appears to offend them. Your daughter is using the tools she has available, which at this point is her feelings. I wouldn't push her to be any...

I don't want my dd to think that she should stop nursing because "she's a big girl." I want her to stop when she's ready. She's 2 y. 9 mo. and has begun to notice that other kids we are often around do not nurse. Today after a...

I end up offering food to my dd when she asks to nurse because she eats less than a bird (26 lbs at nearly 3 y.o.). But, I don't want her to think that I want her to eat instead of nurse or that if she really needs comfort, that she...