Comments on: Greetings! http://lesbianfamily.org/2007/08/27/greetings/ find blogs from all kinds of lesbian families Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:54:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: boisestudley http://lesbianfamily.org/2007/08/27/greetings/comment-page-1/#comment-25596 boisestudley Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:01:32 +0000 http://lesbianfamily.org/2007/08/27/greetings/#comment-25596 I'm so glad you'll be blogging here. I’m so glad you’ll be blogging here.

]]> By: hope http://lesbianfamily.org/2007/08/27/greetings/comment-page-1/#comment-25589 hope Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:55:25 +0000 http://lesbianfamily.org/2007/08/27/greetings/#comment-25589 Just wanted to say that I'm glad to see you doing this. Just wanted to say that I’m glad to see you doing this.

]]> By: Liza http://lesbianfamily.org/2007/08/27/greetings/comment-page-1/#comment-25563 Liza Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:32:14 +0000 http://lesbianfamily.org/2007/08/27/greetings/#comment-25563 One of the areas where we struggle is around day care. We recently moved our 1.5 year old out of a Montessori program into a "regular" day care, and I constantly second guess that choice. I would love to learn more about how much of a difference programs like Montessori make at early ages, what kinds of developmental games and activities help keep toddlers engaged and learning/having fun, and how important "stability of care" is. (IE, if he's safe and fine, should I just leave him where he is? Even if I find somewhere I think is "better?") One of the areas where we struggle is around day care.

We recently moved our 1.5 year old out of a Montessori program into a “regular” day care, and I constantly second guess that choice.

I would love to learn more about how much of a difference programs like Montessori make at early ages, what kinds of developmental games and activities help keep toddlers engaged and learning/having fun, and how important “stability of care” is. (IE, if he’s safe and fine, should I just leave him where he is? Even if I find somewhere I think is “better?”)

]]> By: Trista http://lesbianfamily.org/2007/08/27/greetings/comment-page-1/#comment-25562 Trista Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:13:23 +0000 http://lesbianfamily.org/2007/08/27/greetings/#comment-25562 I would love to hear what you think about biting out of frustration or anger. I always thought that a child would bite another person or child because they were unable to communicate what they wanted. Child A has a toy, child B takes that toy, child A is unable to communicate their desires through language and so gets frustrated and bites child B. Julia is just barely 2, but she's extremely verbal. She is more than capable of demanding the return of her toy, and she is very capable of tattling to an adult and getting them to help her get her toy back. And yet, she's biting. She hasn't drawn blood on anyone yet, and the parents of the other child she usually bites (the only other toddler in the home together) are very understanding (just as I am understanding when their son bites Julia) and our daycare provider seems to be handling it ok, but it makes me nervous and now when Julia's playing with other kids I'm tending to hover around to try and intervene so that I don't have the mean kid. I would love some perspective. I would love to hear what you think about biting out of frustration or anger. I always thought that a child would bite another person or child because they were unable to communicate what they wanted. Child A has a toy, child B takes that toy, child A is unable to communicate their desires through language and so gets frustrated and bites child B.

Julia is just barely 2, but she’s extremely verbal. She is more than capable of demanding the return of her toy, and she is very capable of tattling to an adult and getting them to help her get her toy back. And yet, she’s biting. She hasn’t drawn blood on anyone yet, and the parents of the other child she usually bites (the only other toddler in the home together) are very understanding (just as I am understanding when their son bites Julia) and our daycare provider seems to be handling it ok, but it makes me nervous and now when Julia’s playing with other kids I’m tending to hover around to try and intervene so that I don’t have the mean kid. I would love some perspective.

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