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My daughter Annika corrects people herself, when they try calling her "Annie". She tells them quite firmly, "My name is ANNIKA." However, I have one sister who insists on mis-pronouncing this name. Like I posted before, it rhymes with "monika". But this sister says "Anne-ika". My daughter...

Relatives can be soooo thoughtless about names. My middle daughter was only half a day old when the relatives decended on us in the hospital. I will never forget the things they said when we told them her name was Annika. Which, I think, is a very sweet name! The way we pronounce it, it...

with my 2 yr old granddaughter, we had to stop using pull-ups. Like others have mentioned, they kept her so dry, she didn't care if she wet them. When she started wearing old-fashioned cotton training pants, and had a few accidents with pee running down her legs, she got the message. It was...

Fruit loop, for sure! And some of what she is doing is not only harmful, but illegal. Making a child sit for a hour with ice on the knee? Teachers are not supposed to make a five year old sit for more than five minutes when in time-out! I'm so glad you moved your child, but I'd worry about...

As a preschool teacher, I've seen some kids with bizarre behavior in the past, who were sexually abused. One 6 yr old boy pooped his pants a lot and would play with the poop. He'd go the the bathroom, and if he was gone for a while, most certainly he would be in there mushing poop all over the...

I understand your frustration, although I would love those gifts and I also live in an apartment. We rented a garage, though, so I could have a place to store the bike, trike, and stroller without having to carry it up and down the stairs all the time. And maybe they were thinking that since...

Maybe you can "undo" some of the damage. How about getting an ant farm, and setting it up with your child's help? Make watching it something you do together. Later, you can collect a caterpillar, watch it spin a cocoon, and watch it. Count the days until it comes out - then let it go...

Preschool classes can be fun, and day care can be necessary, but you can teach your youngster everything he needs to learn before school, if you wish. I think that was the original question? Forgive me if I misunderstood. I am a teacher, with a degree in early childhood ed and elementary ed...

I think another issue behind "when will we see Mommy" is a lack of security, or a feeling of belonging. Maybe. I'm not there, and your situation may be different. But besides reassuring her of when she will see Mommy again, you might also just reassure her that you both love her very much...

There are two books, two different schools of thought that I'd like to add to this discussion. "How to Teach your Baby to Read" by Glenn Doman, and "Homeschool Burnout" by Ray and Dorothy Moore. In the first, Glenn Doman, founder of the Institutes for the achievement of Human Potential...

One problem with sharing the name you've chosen beforehand, is some people feel compelled to tell you your choice is "stupid". I heard some flack about the names I had chosen for my first born, so I didn't share ahead of time with my others. I just got flack later, though. When relatives came...

Hello! This is my first post, so thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Lorelei, and I live in Michigan at the moment (moved a lot). I babysit my 2 yr old granddaughter during the day. I raised four kids of my own - homeschooled them - and now I'm remembering the days when they were precious...