Posts by ElsieLC

Is it normal Montessori practice to ignore children who are crying on the playground? My friend called me in tears tonight to say that she's considering withdrawing her child from the school because of what she saw on the playground....

Over a two-week period, several batteries in the house failed: batteries in a couple clocks, my watch, all the spare hearing aid batteries. Most significantly, DD's hearing aids both had failures related to battery problems. Do you...

My kid has a different special need but it does affect her interactions in playgroups. When another mom asked, "Is there anything I can tell my daughter about how best to play with your daughter?" I was thrilled. The kids are...

DD is about to start private Montessori preschool and I'm putting together a booklet for her teachers about how to support HOH DD in the classroom. I'll include information like: how to sit by her best ear, how to change the batteries in...

Hooray! What I like about DD's FM is that outdoor activities are less exhausting for me. I can just speak into the mike, "Turn around and look at me," rather than always running up next to her. Isn't it nice when you pursue...

Not a real solution, but wanted to say that if my daughter is playing in the water and will likely only get wet from above (like at a splash park) I just yank a hat with brim down tight on her head, and let the hat keep the water off the...

My DD is the same age, and has lately escalated the level of dramatic scene-chewing. I like the answers here and will add that what helps me feel better *as a mom* is the empathy described above. The tantrums leave me feeling baffled and...

I have a hard time with this, too--total surprise, as DH and I were home a lot together Before Kid and it was fine. Some reasons it's annoying here: - too much negotiating during the day. I get tired of having to work out which of...

I've been wondering about this, too. Sometimes I'm so baffled by how to respond that I say nothing, which makes it seem like there's nothing going on. But other times I'm tired of being the Ambassador for <Condition> and want to...

Do you clean-as-you-go types have ANY dirty dishes in the kitchen when you start cooking? I am really trying to work on this and it occurred to me that maybe you guys deal with ALL the dirty dishes as they are dirtied throughout the day....