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This is very interesting. I love Dr. Sears' stuff, but I hadn't seen this yet.
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If you read the filing system thread on the curriculum board, you will be inspired to purchase lots (and lots and lots!) of file folders!!!!
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Would you consider buying a used car seat if you already owned the base? We (thought) we still had the car seat that our now 2 yo used as an infant- in fact, since we're having a girl this time and we already owned the seat, I bought a custom car seat cover for it. Well, apparently, when we moved, the seat part disappeared. You can't buy just the seat. We have the 2 bases. I know that you're not supposed to use a car seat that has been in an accident (and ours hasn't) but is that just the base? You can't be 100% sure that a seller is being honest about it's history, but if you're going to throw the base away (we'd use the ones we already have) and only use the seat- does that matter?
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Kwickimom- I have to say a HUGE thank you for the link to Hubbard's Cupboard! I had never seen that blog before and I LOVE IT!!!!
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This is my favorite thread ever- and I've been lurking here for years.
Just wanted to add that Tuesday Morning has gorgeous file folders. Really gorgeous. Not cheap though!
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I'm enjoying this thread so much, I have to bump it up!
Anybody thinking of using two versions of the file box system- one for school and one for 'life'?
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I'm glad that there are lots of other people in the same boat! He is definitely not dry at night- since I'm 8 months pregnant, I have to get up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night, so I checked his diaper at 4 am this morning and it was very wet. I didn't think that was the be-all, end-all because of course lots of kids have problems with bed-wetting long after being pt'd. But it does show up on a lot of 'readiness checklists'. That, coupled with the fact that he'll 'try' (at my insistence) and then wet his pants 10 minutes later. I don't think that he knows when it's coming.
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Thanks for all the replies!
I searched for the Cheetos method and that sounds interesting.....I tried to get him to drink a lot of water, but he didn't want much. Cheetos would certainly help with that part.
I have read that kids aren't ready until they are dry at night and he is NOT dry at night. He completely fills his diaper every night. I bet the diaper weighs a pound in the morning. He has shown other signs of being ready- he has shown interest a few times over the last several months and he HAS gone on the potty several times.
I know that lots of 3 yos are still in diapers. But when dh said "3 year olds don't wear diapers" and I told him that. His response was "Name one." I couldn't- but now he can read these posts!
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Thank you so much for posting the link to that blog! I LOVE it!
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How old was your ds when he was potty-trained? How long did it take? Dh and I are disagreeing over ds's potty training. He'll be 3 in September and we have a new baby coming in July. Dh wants it done NOW. He says that no 3 year old's wear diapers. I think it's easier to wait until ds is ready and it will only take a few days instead of fighting about it with him for weeks. (Plus, I don't believe it's THAT unusual for 3 year olds to not be potty trained, especially just-turned-3 yo's.) We've been trying it out for 3 days now, and twice this morning we've "tried" to potty and then less than 10 minutes after "trying", he's wet his pants. I think this means he's not ready- he doesn't know how to anticipate it, he only knows when it's actually happening... What says the hive?
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I think it is beneficial for people of either gender to have a time of independence. You never appreciate what you have (at home with mom and dad or as a married couple) as much as when you have had to go without it.
For the record, I went from mommy and daddy's house to marriage with no intervening independent time and those first few years of marriage were made doubly difficult by the fact that I had no appreciation of doing things on my own. My dh did not want me to see him as a parent role and I needed to do a little growing up.
I will not tell my kids they need to leave at 18, but I will guide them toward having an independent life and having the life skills to make it without mom and dad or a spouse to pick up their slack. That's just wise parenting in my opinion. If they are only behaving in a moral manner because mom and dad are there to "keep an eye on them" I will feel like a failure. I want them to internalize their beliefs and put up safeguards to keep themselves from failing.
I don't know how to only quote part of a post, but it's the 2nd paragraph that I'm responding to. This is such an interesting perspective, because my thoughts are exactly the opposite! I lived at home for a year after college because I couldn't find a 'real' job. So, I worked 2 part-time jobs. It was a fine experience, but at the time, I was very upset that I couldn't live on my own. My parents, especially my dad, told me practically every day that they were so glad that I was there and they treasured the extra time with me, etc. Then when I got a 'real' job, I moved out on my own about an hour from my parents. I LOVED living alone. LOVED it. My parents were not overbearing, but it was soooo nice to have everything exactly the way I wanted it. I lived alone for about 2 years before getting married. There was a major adjustment period for both of us, but especially me, because I was so used to having things exactly the way I wanted! He was to, to some extent- but he's not as obsessed with things as I am. I think it would have been easier to go from my parents house or living with roommates to being married....you don't feel that loss of freedom as acutely! I guess it does bear mentioning that I didn't have any problems living on my own- I never needed to 'defend' myself against anyone (I know that was the luck of the draw) I was financially responsible, etc.
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I just started this with a book club at church and I had the exact same reaction! In fact, last night I was saying "How is this supposed to look (in concrete ways) in my life? My life is dishes, laundry, and potty-training. Still too young to start homeschooling.....but I'm planning it already! Anyway..... it doesn't feel like 'big things'.
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I don't have any 'already put together' unit studies, but one fun thing to do is to cut a bone in half (from fried chicken or from the butcher) and look at the marrow!
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Thanks! I'll look into the Trio blocks.
I was looking to spend $20-25.
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I know this has been asked a million times, but nephew turns 3 this week and I need a gift idea! He LOVES tractors and construction equipment, but he has everything under the sun.
Anybody seen anything cool lately?
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I'm so glad that it looks like your gs is on the road to recovery!
I have a question for those posters who keep kids rear-facing as long as possible. Don't their legs get in the way? I would think that after the initial rear facing seat has been outgrown, their legs would be all sqooshed up against the seat.. that can't be good. What am I missing here?
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I guess I don't really know- I would've said that my in-laws would not have come and that my parents (or at least my mom) would have. But when my ds was 6 weeks old, he had to go to one hospital and was then transferred; to a children's hospital all in one night (this particular adventure started at 4:45 pm- the doc squeezed us in because I was so concerned about him- the doc took us to the ER, then admitted us to the hospital, then had us transferred.) My in-laws got up in the middle of the night and drove 3 hours- and they started driving before the transfer- before we knew it was as serious as it was. They stayed for several days and I THANK GOD for them. I didn't sleep for days and they took care of everything. My parents didn't come for a week- the day before he came home. I didn't have a spare brain cell to think about anything at the time, but afterwards I was very upset that they didn't come. I still am. And honestly, I was shocked. I'm a preacher's kid and I can't count the number of times that my dad rushed to the bedside of people who were transferred to hospitals hours away. Granted, we were a plane ride away- but seriously?!?!? Their only grandson could've died and they weren't there. I generally have a very good relationship with my parents and not with my in-laws- but I can't imagine not flying home if one of my parents was in the hospital for something major. I would certainly make sure that any of my family (on either side) had all the help they needed lined up if a surgery was known about in advance.
Anyway, I guess in these situations, people can surprise you.
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Are you kidding me? I'm going to a sale where a school is getting rid of books/equipment/etc tomorrow morning......my ds is 2!!!!! (And you can't even imagine how excited I am about this! Well, maybe if you're like me- you can!
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Another fan of the gentle approach. But I don't have anything new to add to that.
If someone did the 'dunking' thing to my kid- they'd have much more than a black eye. I'm having a hard time believing that anyone really thinks that's a good idea.
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So...in the course of the thread it got me wondering.
Why is it when a church needs fund for something..building, program...whatever. They ask for more money from people? Most churches already take up donations every week, sometimes more than once a week.
What are they doing with the donations? Besides normal things like electric, rent, mortgage or what have you where is it going?
Shouldn't the church be "sacrificing" to fund these things as well? Does the pastor (and forgive me pastors wives and such but this is my personal opinion) need to make a full time salary for being a pastor? Do people need to be paid for services rendered for the church? I mean things like secretary, treasurer or things like that. Not contractors for work some like plumbing issues and things like that.
I have heard churches in the past talk about needing money for this or that and please find it to make a "sacrificial" donation to help but you never hear the church talk about where they are sacrificing to help make it happen as well.
Whenever a lot of money (as in the case of building a building) is involved things can get really sticky.
So thoughts?
Wow. Just wow. What does your husband do? Shouldn't he just do it for free? I'm a preacher's kid. The vast, vast, vast majority of pastors do NOT make piles of money. They give and give and give of themselves. They work the hours of an on-call physician- but they certainly don't get paid like one. We were in a tough financial position recently (we had to spend 13,000 to SELL our house- not optional- my dh had gotten a new job in another state and the house had already been on the market for 1 1/2 years) Anyway- my parents wanted to help (loan) us money, but they couldn't- because not only do they tithe, but basically give every extra cent to the church. No, sorry, not "extra" cent- they are giving sacrificially- very, very sacrificially for people who do nothing but complain. Yes, I know they're doing it for Christ- not just the people who do nothing but complain- but I'm not as spiritually mature and I just get irritated.
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My 2yo ds LOVES the books that aren't really stories, but pictures that are labeled. The 2 we've been looking at the most lately are My First Book of Things That Go and 1001 Things to Spot in the Sea. He loves fish and vehicles. He likes to know what the labels are and to talk about what colors things are, count them, etc. His attention span has increased dramatically in just the last couple of months- I remember when I used to think he'd never listen to a whole book and now sometimes I inwardly groan at the huge stack that he wants read to him!
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It's so interesting to read the diverse perspectives! Not that I expected anything less. I'm firmly in the 'if I have to cook/clean, it's not a vacation' camp. Not that it's not worth worth the work to go camping once in awhile. During the summer we go to the beach once/week and I was just contemplating how it takes longer to prepare to go and then clean up after having been there than we actually spend swimming/playing! It's worth it. Most of the time.
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So....if you are of the opinion that a vacation is a break from doing 'work'- do you consider camping a vacation?
This has been a topic of convo a LOT lately among dh's extended family. They all own trailers and are astonished that I have NO desire to own one. I enjoy camping, in moderation, but camping is more work (at least for the mom) than staying home! I can't figure out why they want to go on weekend camping trips and they can't figure out why I don't!!!!! (And their dhs are significantly less helpful than mine!)
So, camping....vacation or not?
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Sort of. Dh has to use 'vacation time' so, it is 'vacation'. But, we don't have difficult relationships, at least with my side! His side is close enough that we don't have to use vacation time. It is certainly a break for us when we visit my family- my parents babysit and we can actually go out! And they take us out to eat a lot. But, since I want to spend much more time with my family than dh has vacation time, I usually go without him. He drops us off at one airport and my parents pick us up at the other- we probably go for a week every 3-4 months.
This year all vacation time will be used when our daughter is born...so, that won't exactly be a 'vacation'!
lapbook storage?
in K-8 Curriculum Board
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If your kids make lapbooks, how do you store them? I think ds would really like to make some, but what do I do with them when they're finished? They seem to be a very awkward size.