Posts by Tigerchild

We were not going to name them until closer on, but then when we discovered TTTS at 19 weeks (and a severe case that we were given a very poor prognosis for) we decided to go ahead and name them (esp. since we were going to get u/s...

My boys had TTTS, with about a 25-30 percent size discrepancy (skirting close to the maximum size you can have and still be survivable).  In addition my donor twin had a cord insertion that was less than ideal, so probably some of...

I think it's not the behavior itself that is the concern (even teenage boys can do dumb stuff like that), but the fact that apparently he doesn't get that it's inappropriate.  More than one incident at school, after he was talked...

It's highly individual.  DD has had her period for 6 months now, and still doesn't have underarm hair (we go swimming once a week, so it'd be noticeable).   Come to think about it, I think it took me about a year to...

Uh, how about, "While you and I know that what a person looks like is never a reason to be unkind, it's also true that a lot of people don't know that or use what a person looks like as an excuse to be mean to them.  That's why we...

My almost-11 year old still plays with hers, but now that she's more into writing than anything else, I've noticed that she spends less time arranging (though still likes to dress them up) and verbally acting things out as much as they...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mirzam  Sorry, can't agree with you. It is not good that a child of 8 or 9 is starting her period, who now has to cope with her adult body and the emotions that go along with it. Our...

I agree, the fear-mongering is really horrible around this subject.   My daughter started developing breast buds at 8, and got her period at 10.5 (about six months before I did).  She is healthy, happy.  She's eaten...

It's going to be tough for awhile.   You're going to have to learn how to just roll with it, as annoying as that sounds.  No, your children are not going to be permanently damaged by this, unless you beat yourself up in...

My kids' 4th and 5th grade teachers invite students in to conferences.  I've actually learned more about my kid at school/how they're doing from those conferences than in the private one on one ones with the teacher.  Also as...