Posts by CatsCradle

Here's one of my favorite sites/blogs for vegan and vegetarian lunches:   http://www.veganlunchbox.com/gallery.html   I packed lunches for three years for DD (between ages 2 and 5) and now for summer day camp.  I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Peggy O'Mara  I think we're talking about authoritarian parenting vs.cooperative parenting. Sure, there's a difference between a smack and a beating, but for a small child even harsh words...

I have used luggage tags and key chain holders (the kind that you can write name on the little card and insert into plastic holder) and attach them to the zipper ends.  These work well for me and can be removed when washing. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lulu0910      FYI:  Google "States that banned...

We watch a fair amount of television in our house (plus DVDs...go to the movies, etc.).  We don't have any licensed stuff.  One of the reasons (and the primary one) that we don't have licensed stuff is because DH and I say...

Here's my take:  pain avoidance is just that, pain avoidance.  Mice and rats modify their behavior to avoid pain, but that is the only reason for their behavior modification.  Humans are living beings and do much the...

Hi OP:  I think it's tough when you see other families that are so tight-knit and ready to help each other out, but feel a sort of a "rejection" from your own family.  I live in an area where family and extended family is a...

She looks like a teenager to me (but then again, I'm almost 49).  I thought the original Disney Cinderella was very homogenous (looks like any other white person of European descent).  This one is sorta the same but looks...

We get Cascadian Farms multi-grain squares.  DH loves them and it is a good dry snack for DD.  I'm thinking back to my childhood and all the cereals we ate (corn pops; wheaties' etc.).  It wasn't Coco Puffs but it still...