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I sometimes wonder if I am too soft- there is defiately a line that cannnot be crossed, but in my book, if what the kid is doing isn't dangerous, dirty (as in germy, not just messy), destructive or d**m annoying I really don't care!View Thread

One of the things that I want my child to have is wisdom- in my opinion this is not valued in modern society, but wisdom will help you survive better than an ivy-league education or any thing else money can buy. (I have known many, many well-educated people who are a stupid as a box of rocks) My challenge then is to give her experiences where she can develop wisdom, while still keeping her safe.
I do think there is information overload, but generally people control when they have their kids, so it is more of a project- raising children is more competitive. Modern life is so scary as well, I think we want to find a 'sure-fire' method that helps us feel better about our child's future, and ourselves free of blame if something goes wrong. In reality though we can only control so much, life will happen to our children no matter what we do.View Thread

The other day my dh and I took my 4 yr old dd to a restaraunt; there was a large wait so we waited outside in some chairs, there were some other people waiting as well. DD hadn't been able to play outside much because of the weather so I let her run around in my sight to get some of the energy run off. Another little girl started following her around and her mother called after her saying 'it wasnt' a good choice.' So I was wondering if she didn't agree with how I was monitoring my child or if she just wasn't comfortable with her child doing that...View Thread

There is a Doctor in Florida who works primarily with CDH babies and has better outcomes, we are seeing him next week, to see if he can give us a better prognosis.
I have had to discuss the illness itself with my dd because she keeps talking about when baby sister comes home, etc.
And I feel it is important for her to start to understand that that might not happen.
thank you for all of your support!View Thread

I just haven't had much energy lately to post-
I always said that if my weight issues were the hardest thing I had to face it would be a blest life- and now I am eating my words!View Thread


CONGRATS!!!View Thread

I see a chiropractor, and I know that they can treat children, although I would be very careful in choosing one.
Even in adults back pain does not usually show up in typical scans, xrays, etc.
I am interested in what Dr. Benaroch will say.View Thread


I agree with you. I value self reliance in children, and this is the first task that a child can learn- to comfort themself. You can always go in to reasure her every once and a while, so she doesn't feel alone completely. Just stick with it! It's hard to hear them cry, but after a few nights or so she will get used to it. My dd is 3 and is a good sleeper, we have had very minimal problems with her.
Now hopefully I won't get ripped apart

I respect the right of anyone to raise their kids how they like, this is just what worked for us.View Thread
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