The world is your mirror The good you find in others, is in you too. The faults you find in others, are your faults as well. After all, to recognize something you must know it. The possibilities you see in others, are possible for you as well. The beauty you see around you, is your...

My husband caught our daughter's teacher on the phone this morning just as The Kid was about to hand her my note. Apparently the teacher had had no expectation of The Kid turning her report on time, given the fact that we were going to be out of the country, but she'd never said as much. I...

More 'friendly' way to read? Coming to a computer, newspaper or book near you: an entirely new way of laying out -- formatting -- words on a screen or page. at http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20050406-101002-7821r.htm

This is me thinking way ahead, as usual - as several people have probably noticed, I do like to think out strategies for potential issues/problems of parenthood well in advance rather than having to wing it when a situation comes up. This has its pros and cons, but it's the way I do things. Issue...

I have a new bibliography up of poetry books for kids at www.windowsill.net/poetry.html All ages, but mostly picture books so far. This is National Poetry Month, so have fun. :-) -- "The Butter Battle Book" was attacked in The New Republic for being soft on Communism. That's not the kind of...

Posting this to solicit information for a friend: Three year old boy is afraid of clowns. That certain isn't unusual. It has extended to other common things, like the Easter Bunny. Now, the fear has gone to many other painted faces -- including the ones in the in some houses of some of...

I'm furious with my neighbors who seem to think the streets in our subdivision are for playing. Several women who have nothing better to do petitioned the county to put speed bumps in to slow cars down, yet the speed limit of 25 mph is still fast enough to kill or injure a child. When the sun is...

Hello, I am new to this group (and to parenting). My wife and I have a 16 day old boy at home and we were wondering when do we try to start giving him a schedule? Should we be waking him during the day to feed him, or just let him sleep and wake as he wants. I guess the real underlying...

DD10 has been best friends with this girl since kindergarten. She has always been a sweet, wonderful kid, until the last year or so. Her parents are going through a pretty sordid divorce, and I know that has a lot to do with her recent change in behavior, which I see as a form of crying out for...

i want to know your issues what time do you actually spend with your kids. How do you spend this time, how unfairly treated by the courts do you feel and by your ex-partners. I have five kids 2 of them are not my husbands but i have never stopped the dads of these two children seeing them. 1...

I came across the following ad the other day for a Robert Allen home business, visited the website, and received a number of excellent reports from him for FREE. Sounds like a great opportunity for stay-at-home mothers who want the flexibility to take care of their families, while earning some...

The Story About the Toddler, Volume 24. by Jeff Vogel Our daughter Cordelia just turned three. I still call her a toddler, although she really isn't. She doesn't toddle. She runs. A child turning three is a big change, in a way. She's not two anymore. Two year-olds have this horrible reputation...

My memory of the early days with #1 has faded, so a quick question for #2. 2.5 month old, supposedly, should be nearing 2-3 naps per day. I've been tracking his naps, and he's still going like a cat -- lots more per day, 15 minutes to an hour. Any reason for concern about his sleep, or will this...

Any ideas to help her deal with this? From a director-teacher I know who is excellent at dealing with most problems in her school: I have a three year old boy in my care that is very tactile. (I have posted about him for basically the same problem.) His hands must always be on something or...

I am a mother of a 17 month old boy who still doesn'tl like to sleep. I have a studio apt with 3 people two are the parents and 1 verrryyy active toddler so if anyone knows good books or advise plleeease let me know thanks.

I once went to my local nursery school to find them teaching the Good Word to the children, but they had grossly simplified the Word of God and were using videos of animated vegetables with strange versions of the tale. Whats wrong with giving them the Old Testament? The first thing I ever...

I have an opinion on this subject as most do, but I am interested in ideas from this group on what questions children are asking, and how parents are answering them. Comments?-Jitney

How do you respond? Took DD12 and DD10 bathing suit shopping today. Wanted to get them practical speedo's that could hold up to chlorine. DD12 insisted on trying on the most adorable bikini. She puts it on, she looks absolutely fabulous (too fabulous for a 12 year old, ahem). Then she grimaces,...

Study Links Monsanto's Roundup Herbicide to Hormone Disruption & Fetal Damage http://www.organicconsumers.org/monsanto/fetal030105.cfm Posted 3/1/05 PRESS RELEASE

Saint Robert Bellarmine says, "When a child is born, the child learns to respond to those who are taking care of the child. The child uses routine as a teaching block for what to expect next, when certain things are practiced. A child responds after a certain time when a routine is now part of the...