Posts by indigosky

Quote:Originally Posted by Nightwish We don't have shared toys, and that makes things so much easier. They are either dd's toys, or ds's toys, so they decide if they want to share or not. Wow, I'm having trouble wrapping my mind...

I'm the OP -- here was this morning's situation. 5 year old gets out a baby hairbrush. 1 year old desperately wants the hairbrush, is reaching and lunging for it and crying. I tell 1 year old that she can play with it when 5 year old is...

When it comes to sharing toys between siblings, do you let one child keep a toy until they finish playing with it (and put it down)? Or do you set a timer and switch after a certain number of minutes? We do allow each child to have some...

I need to get a dental filling. I'm going to ask my dentist on Monday about BPA-free options, but from my extensive Googling/reading just now, it sounds like there may not be good alternatives. We'll see. If I end up getting dental...

Did anyone sending a child to public school in Albany, NY succeed in getting a religious exemption? I would love to learn more. Feel free to send me a private message if you'd rather not post publicly. We are just beginning the process...

Quote:Originally Posted by Red Pajama Have a variety of manipulatives around. Counting bears, pattern blocks, dice. Play games that involve counting. Let her help you cook, especially if you're measuring.  Have her set the table. ...

My 5 year old DD is in preschool and will start kindergarten (public school) in September. Today in a conversation where she was adding and subtracting the members of our family, I told her what she was doing was math, and she said, "I...

We always enjoy making our own to give to DD's classmates, but I need new ideas. What have you done that's come out well, your kid enjoyed making, weren't insanely time-consuming? DD is 5.

Quote:Originally Posted by phathui5 I would recommend the book French Kids Eat Anything. It was well-written and also reassuring that most kids can eat most things. Yes, I was just about to post to recommend this book! It's a great...

My sister-in-law is considering whether it makes sense for her to give birth there (Danville) or farther east toward Philly. Just gathering experiences to try to help get them more info. Any others?