Copyright Information2008-Present by Kate Stillman. All rights reserved. Please do not use my original photos or reprint my writing without asking me for permission. Thank you! Share our Button with your Natural Moms! | So we had our first family meal night on Sunday. Mark and I were sick all weekend and so I wanted something simple and did not want to go to the store. I found a basic recipe for cornmeal pizza dough and thought we would give it a try. Truthfully I do not [...] Claire started kindergarten this year and as many other moms,I was worried sick. We looked for a school for 3 years,went back and forth,and did not finally decide until this July. Claire ended up attending Brookfield School that meets at the synagogue down the street. Our major concern was that it is [...] My friend Jill recommended Raising Your Spirited Child by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka to me. It took me awhile to get around to purchasing and reading it,but I finally did. Overall I would recommend this book whether or not you think your child is “spirited”because so much of the content is just about [...] For Claire’s 5th birthday she really wanted a guinea pigs. For about a year she had been asking for a guinea pigs,but at first her sensitivity to touch and texture kept her from holding them. Their claws are very sharp and they can move very quickly. For over 6 months,we went to [...] As I mentioned previously,when Claire was 3.5 years old we took her to a neurologist who prematurely diagnosed her with ADHD and in summary,said to come back in a few months and he would give us drugs for her. He was talking to the wrong mother. Even if Claire did have ADHD,[...] If you have read my ABOUT page,then you may already know that my daughter Claire (now 5 years old),was always a sensitive child. From the day she was born,I recognized in her some of the sensitivities that I also suffered as a child. But by 2 years old,her sensitivities began inhibiting [...] | |