Posts by lanamommyphd07

Quote: Originally Posted by moominmamma    I guess as a parent of older kids who has watched a lot of unschoolers grow up and find their own paths, many of which involved school, I'd just be a little...

I honestly saw the same kind of FB post, but in the other direction. It was a mom who said "I'd like any of our baby friend families to let me know if you've recently vaxed for flu or rota, since we're concerned about shedding and...

I know this is old-timey, but in my tween years I simply loved "Eight is Enough" and "Emergency". I bet some of those could be accessed online free and whatnot. Even though some of it would be kind of cheesy by today's standards. Also...

Yah. I think that WIC chick spent too much time watching ads from the dairy lobby on TV. You're right on track, OP. Cow milk is for cow toddlers, not human ones.

Our standard K lunch:   Water in a thermos Small thermos of soup (potato bean or veg) pack of seaweed with the side cut open for her two kinds of fruits/veg, like peeled clementines, apples, grapes, mango, carrots, kale,...

Quote: Originally Posted by serenbat  Intentional or not, how do you teach your children to be responsible for their action? Are they only responsible for certain things- like when they drive but nothing else? If your...

Quote: Originally Posted by Smokering  Well, I have a Masters in multeration, and frankly it's only held me back. Multing is all very well in a class of 20-30 kids, but I find it doesn't translate well to one-on-one...

The more the OP tells about the story, the more I'm .   I get the impression also that it's the parent/parent tension that is driving a lot of this. Very different approaches to parenting, guilt, shame, etc., and in...

Would there be terrible ramifications if you didn't mention homework, for say, a week? If only just to see if the moodiness is directly related to homework pressure?