Posts by chaimom

My boys are 9 1/2 and I don't find that conversation unusual at all.  Kids that age are very aware of the world around them.  We have the Today Show on in the mornings, so they hear the news and we discuss what's going on....

Hmmm.. My boys are 9 1/2.  They're not perfect, but they're good boys.   I'm concerned about your son's weight.  I can't imagine how skinny he must be, with no fat reserves to help him through the day. No wonder he...

A couple of stories:     As infants, I always put them to sleep in the same crib, but about a foot apart.  When I would go to check up on them, they had always inched together (even while swaddled) and ended up...

Quote: Originally Posted by serenbat          please be cautious of this if you are not the leader and check with your local council - last thing you need is the mother...

In my experience, you can't change their internal clocks and believe me, I've tried. My kids have always been awake early (5-5:30 as babies, and now no later than 6:30 most mornings) and we tried everything you've tried to get them to...

Quote: Originally Posted by LynnS6  I said something like: Every month, a woman's body gets ready to receive an egg that will grow a new baby. One of the things that it does is get the womb ready with new tissue...

I don't understand the quiet time issue.  She's forced to go to her room so you can have quiet time?  Why can't she listen to music and work on her letters in the living room with you?   She seems much too old to have...

My boys were 3 1/2 when my dd was born.  When they met her in the hospital, we had a cake that said "Congratulations! You're a big brother!"  (Yes, it's weird because one twin is actually 2 minutes older-- but we pretended...

I think I would go directly to the office to talk to the principal about the bullying, and follow up to find out that it was handled.  I would also talk to the teacher, of course, and find out what she will do to keep your...

First, I would ask the teacher to come up with a more positive form of behavior modification, especially since it's clear the punitive method of detention is not working, and may actually be making the problem worse.  I really...