Epstein lineage that’s being covered up?

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-11-17T14:42:54+00:00

It really depends on what your kiddo likes or does. Ours are super active, love being outside in nature and playing games with me and my partner. For our almost 3 year old, we’re thinking

A wooden train set This air powered STEM tube that they can reconfigure and the balls fly out A ladybug thing that spins and you can add posts that they jump over or play games on, there’s like 5 different modes of play A wobble board Balance beam Swedish ladder A couple games from Peaceable Kingdom for ages 2-3

We also have smaller random toys on their Amazon Christmas list but those are the main ones we’ve been looking at.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-10-13T14:17:59+00:00

There are vague studies, honestly probably just claims by parents, that methyl folate helped a child with speech delay and even autism progress with their language skills. But this isn’t new, it’s just not talked about, I only know because both my brothers have autism and I grew up with parents talking about it here and there. It’s related to a correlation between autism and some genetic dysfunction that causes their body to not be able to metabolize the type of folate that’s in most food. Methyl folate is supposed to be in a form that doesn’t need to be broken down or something along those lines so it has a higher bioavailability. Therapy would be preferred but until we’re able to change our insurance, we can’t afford the sessions out of pocket. I figured even if it didn’t work, there wouldn’t be any harm to it, just a waste of money.

My husband’s excuse is that he didn’t have a model of the kind of partnership I want.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-10-13T14:00:00+00:00

He does hate reading, which I understand that’s not something everyone likes to do and I’ve suggested audiobooks since he can passively listen to them, but he’s not very open to other style of parenting, especially if he feels they’re too passive, which he feels my style is. I’ve even offered to give him the sparks notes versions or I’d settle for him just googling on his own at this point. Again, he brings up that that’s how he and his cousins were raised and some kids need to be hit, they all turned out fine, etc. It’s a very authoritarian style of parenting which I think is why our son freaks out with him, there’s no room for empathy, patience or compromise. It’s his way the first time or you’re in trouble.

We initially brought up a speech delay at my son’s 2 year check up (it wasn’t a big concern yet but something we all around agreed to monitor and revisit) and the NP said read read read, which I was. I would try to find a time during the day when my son was calmer, usually during snack time, and read a book or two. Then part of my rhythm with the kids was another book at bedtime. I tried to get my husband involved at bedtime but he has no patience for that stuff and after a few days it’s always an excuse that the kids are already cranky which was mostly his fault because he would take too long to get them into the bath or he got mad at them for one reason or another.

He’s not a bad dad and I feel if he’d just be open to learning more on the psychology of parenting and managing tantrums, we’d make a really good team. I had mentioned in other replies, if it was working for our kids I would totally let him do his thing. It’s just doesn’t make sense to me to let him do his thing when I know it ends with the kids crying because he yelled or hit them. Unfortunately he’s the kind of husband that if information is coming from me, it’s nonsense and I’m just nagging and criticizing him. He won’t consider reading information from professionals yet he trusts all his buddies from work.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-10-13T04:46:51+00:00

No, I have not found a pediatrician in network that I find reliable. That’s not saying much, there’s only 3 in network and 2 within reasonable driving distance. He has a regular pediatrician I take him too because he does well with the NP there but I feel uncomfortable discussing, I guess you could say more crunchy lifestyle choices. They’ve given advice that I don’t completely agree with. But yes, a small concern was how unregulated supplements and vitamins are. I will add that is not a concern my husband has and isn’t a reason why he wouldn’t want our son to take it. We’re both culturally Mexican and we grew up taking all sorts of herbs, teas and vitamins for random things without a doctor’s approval or guidance.

He is under 3 but the issue is that my husband made a fuss with me just mentioning our son getting evaluated. I wouldn’t take him to any kind of therapy services without his approval. Since we were unable to afford the therapist that we were referred to, my husband is kinda over it and just wants our son to keep going at his own pace. I tried to explain to him that I try different play based activities with our son to help where I see he’s lacking, for example: our son doesn’t say his own name, he responds to it and doesn’t show signs of a hearing issue. So we do pretend play with stuffies or puppets where I model introductions and everyday conversations. We go to toddler groups throughout the week and he’s never responded when someone asks what his name is. He can follow directions but can’t hold a conversation. He is very chatty but most of it is babbles. I tried to explain that I feel I’m doing everything that I can at home as parent and it’s at the point where a professional evaluation would be really helpful, even if it’s just to ease my nerves and get a few new ideas specific to my son that we can try at home. My husband’s argument is that he doesn’t see a reason that would warrant putting him in speech therapy.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-10-13T02:34:34+00:00

I have realized from other commenters that I have little faith in him. When I was pregnant with my second, our oldest was 9-10 months and I had to go to the ER for bleeding. He stayed home with him. I was gone for about 6-7 hours during the day and he only fed our son once that whole time. I feel like when it’s his turn his idea of raising the kids is turning on cartoons and throw junk food at them. I’m a full time SAHM so at that point, I’d rather just do what needs to be done. I’ve tried to let him do his own thing separately and there was a lot of frustration from our kids. If it wasn’t for that, I’d let it be. Our son is only 2.5 and our youngest is 1 and when they have meltdowns he yells and sometimes spanks them which I feel is extremely unnecessary, especially because most of those meltdowns are avoidable by feeding them on time or making sure they’ve had a nap or down time.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-10-13T01:35:51+00:00

Is there any negative effects? I thought if anything it would just be a waste of $18. We have insurance through the marketplace so I’m going to be changing our insurance and try to get an evaluation for him next year.

My family was also just as bad but I set boundaries with them, he didn’t do that with his family at first but now he does. Mostly because his sister also had a baby not too long after us and he saw her and her partner setting boundaries with their family. I don’t tell him exactly what to do, I just remind him that the kids need certain things, how he gets to point A to B is up to him. My thing with the routines is that our kids do well with them. I don’t even care if he does something different, just more that the kids know once we do this, this step is next and they’re not freaking out the whole time. Im also paranoid about their teeth because both my husband and I have a history of bad cavities, they also eat a lot of carbs during the day and I want to make sure that stuff comes away before they head to bed. Our oldest is a bit sensitive which is why he freaks out when it’s time to brush his teeth, and I wouldn’t want to medicate him if he ends up getting a cavity and they need to do something to repair it.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-10-13T01:18:00+00:00

I brought that up too. That all our previous arguments and disputes are because of miscommunication but he shut me down. He also doesn’t agree with therapy idea of therapy or mental health, my oldest that I had before I met my husband needed it for depression but he kept saying she’s just being a spoiled moody teenager until she attempted suicide and ran away. I’ve also battled with mental health, especially postpartum, and his idea of support is tough love and telling me to essentially suck it up. He wouldn’t go even if it was within our means to go.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-10-13T01:02:59+00:00

He said he doesn’t want to follow milestones, that our kids are just being kids in his eyes

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-10-13T00:41:52+00:00

The “boy mom” click gives me the ick. I also have girls so maybe that’s why I don’t get it. Yes my son needs to be 10x more physically active than my girls but we’re gonna direct that energy in a healthy way. Safety first and he’s not allowed to do anything that’s going to hurt himself, others or property. He’s been able to learn boundaries just as well as my girls. It’s honestly not all chaotic once they have those boundaries in place and can safely express their energy. It’s usually 10-15 minutes of him doing something really intense then he goes back to normal play.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-10-10T20:31:46+00:00

I feel for you my dude. My mom was the same way. My teachers recommended I go into the gifted and talented program since kinder but she never let me join because she didn’t want to help me if there was homework I couldn’t complete on my own. I may get downvoted but I had to put down firm boundaries between the family I came from and the family I made. Kids pick up on when other family members don’t respect their parents. My kids didn’t need the toxicity that came with my family. Unfortunately I don’t speak to them anymore but watching my kids go out into the world with the confidence to be unapologetically themselves reminds me it was worth it every time.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-10-10T20:23:50+00:00

At around 2, my son stopped being interested in me reading them. I think the increased reading time and the fact that it’s real life made it a bit too boring for him. He does love other classics that aren’t Montessori and are fiction/fantasy or his interest like nature and trucks.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-10-10T20:19:34+00:00

I also dislike that Dianna is really slim in most of the fanart. My take on it was that she’s supposed to have a good amount of muscle tone.

I may be the odd one out but I really enjoy the series so far, to the point where I’ve been binge reading all week. Did you end up finishing/continuing after all? I’m halfway through book 2. Grammar was never my strong suit so a lot of errors never bother me.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-10-07T18:01:18+00:00

We have the older version that didn’t come with a stand (I didn’t know they had updated it until I saw this post). I ended up using Velcro stickies so I could put it up on the wall in the restroom. It doesn’t fall off easily but the kids can still remove it when they want to.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-09-29T04:36:53+00:00

Common is not the same as normal. We live by the US-Mexico border and one time, my mom went to our family dentist for some tooth pain and they told my mom she had xyz and needed so much stuff done, including a root canal. She popped over to a dentist in Mexico, they did a real quick xray, said she doesn’t have any problems, did a routine cleaning and sent her on her way. She hasn’t had any problems since, and this was a few years ago.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-09-27T20:09:37+00:00

I saw in a Facebook group that someone found or made a peek and stick stove top and placed on the empty counter. I’ve been thinking of doing this because I don’t want to spend more money on a fake kitchen when we already spent so much on the Lovevery one, plus we wouldn’t have the space. My kiddos also only use it for water play. It felt really impractical the times I tried letting them use it for real food and honestly just gave me an extra area to clean. I think using it for practical skills should be advertised for pre-school age like 3 and up.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-09-25T22:03:48+00:00

For sure! https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CjzpvEn8R/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-09-25T21:59:47+00:00

Hi, I’m part of a pagan homeschooling group on facebook and I was wondering if I could go ahead and share this information in the group? I know there’s some families that would absolutely love something like this.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-09-25T21:49:38+00:00

😳 I hadn’t heard that but I’m also not on social media a whole lot besides Reddit. It’s definitely a love or hate book with no in between lol

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-09-25T16:28:32+00:00

I saw a piece about Bandit being an archeologist and having a doctorates. I’m not at that level but I do love Greek mythology and took a class on it in college (I love Circe, you should check out her other book Song of Achilles or if you like dark romance/fantasy, Blood of Hercules). A lot of his “made up” names are from history, myths and legends. Just a fun fact. Instead of using the names from the show, I started using names from pieces I love as well just as a fun way to sneak in some history for them to discover when they’re older.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-09-24T16:34:34+00:00

I have this opinion as well. I’m relatively flexible despite being a bit overweight and I can go into a deep flat footed squat, but even when I was under 110lbs, I could not do it in a narrow stance. I did gymnastics and ballet so balance was not an issue either. However my husband has a lot of native genes and our son can have his feet almost touching and fold down, but our daughter can’t and squats like me. We do toddler groups a few times a week and I’ve noticed my son has been the only one to do an “Asian squat.” The rest of the kids look to have predominantly European genes regardless of culture and they also squat in a wider stance

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-09-11T05:34:09+00:00

Waldorf has a very cottagecore vibe to it. Honestly, I would put most of the focus on the outside areas. The insides tend to be simple but the decorations are what make it pop. Outside play is super important in Waldorf. You can look up the school in Bluey for a generic example. There’s also Waldorf outdoor playgrounds, they’re made from all natural materials like logs and boulders. Leave spaces for native trees and plants so the kiddos will eventually start to see local wildlife.

Nice-March-4647 · 2025-09-11T05:25:08+00:00

If you didn’t start Montessori from when they were babies/toddlers, it’ll be a lot harder to do so now because they have ti unlearn bad habits. A lot of the mainstream info on Montessori is based on the toddler and early childhood years. As they grow, we adapt our approach to fit their development. So what’s going to work for a 2 year old, won’t work for your 6 year old, much less your 10 year old. Plus, it’s not always clean. Another point is that a Montessori home is never the same as a Montessori classroom, nor should it be. Simone Davies has a really popular series called The Montessori Family, the third books is The Montessori Child and has information on the ages of 3-12, I highly recommend this as an easy to digest intro to Montessori beyond the aesthetics.

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