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    Breakthrough on SIDS

    in The Chat Board

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    2 hours ago, gardenmom5 said:

    co-sleeping will always have its hazards of a parent being too close and cutting off their air - or parent's pillow.

    I thought studies showed that co-sleeping helped regulate baby’s breathing.

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    For the motherless on Mother’s Day

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    Mother’s Day can be difficult and triggering for the motherless, however you’ve arrived there. It can be hurtful when it seems that everyone has forgotten about your existence because they’re so busy celebrating. So just wanted to say that people are thinking about you, and hope that the day isn’t too painful or sad. 💗 

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    If your kid has life threatening food allergies, what precautions do you take and ask other people to take?

    in The Chat Board

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    I agree with everyone else that you should not make a cake with nuts at an event attended by a relative with a nut allergy. It’s unkind.

    What is the cake you wanted to make? I’d be happy to help you figure out another similar cake. Is it a dacquoise? Is it covered in marzipan? For the first you can just use meringue without nuts. For the second you can use a rolled fondant. Again, happy to help you with suggestions for a safe cake.

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    Help- I do not understand DE credits

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    38 minutes ago, Matryoshka said:

    Well, yeah. That's again, comparing elite LACs to large public, and I already said a few times upthread that that seems fair. I'd say at selective LACs that's equivalent to Honors classes at State U's, which are also usually 4 credits - I also took courses at Amherst, and that seems fair. 

    I am here commenting specifically on this scheme at UNH for all their regular-level classes, another large public university with a lower ranking, an 85% acceptance rate, and lower avg SAT/ACT scores.  You're telling me they have Harvard/Smith level academics that warrants 4 credits each for Intro to Theater, Freshman Writing, and Intro to Humanities?

    Are other avg big state U's are doing this? Not sure. I still find it sus.

    Continuing on this rather off-topic topic…  I have a good friend who did her undergrad at UNH before getting her doctorate at Harvard. Clearly that program and the others she was accepted into didn’t find UNH “sus.” 😉  I think it’s just a different system. Different doesn’t mean better or worse, just different.

    Help- I do not understand DE credits

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    1 hour ago, Matryoshka said:

    UNH does that too; it resolves the credit problem by making virtually all its classes 4 credits, rather than just things like lab sciences and Calc, which seems to be the norm at most schools.  Seems like kids at those schools end up taking less classes to graduate, as the total # of credits needed is still 120. I know UNH classes are not somehow universally more rigorous than the ones at our state U's. Seems a bit hinky, if you ask me...

    Harvard’s a bit hinky too, by that standard. 😉

    Help- I do not understand DE credits

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    32 minutes ago, Matryoshka said:

    Agreeing that usually a DE student doesn't take a full load of 5 classes, more like 3, maybe 4 per semester (as that's 6-8 high school credits a year, that's plenty).  

    Wait, isn’t 4 classes a full load? The only students I know who take five classes are masochist overachievers who want to triple major.

    Thanks for the explanation, and congratulations to your daughter, graduating HS with an AD!

    LinkedIn accounts for kids?

    in The College Board

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    5 hours ago, madteaparty said:

    For college students certainly.

    DS (not a college student) had to open one recently because he wanted to do a course in excel and that’s the platform this particular course was on. I was annoyed that he had to do that but it was the course he needed so🤷‍♀️

    Yep, every college student I know has one, which makes sense for internships and such. I was surprised that it seems to be getting pushed down to high school level. I guess LinkedIn by age 15 is the older kid version of needing to read by age 3. 🙄

    I guess yours was going to have to get one in another few months anyway, so it was inevitable. And he got to take his course, so it worked out. 🙂

    LinkedIn accounts for kids?

    in The College Board

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    Is this a thing now? I mean, yes, I know it is, but is it an expected/necessary thing for kids now? Do your kids have them? I used to think it was only for a certain type of high octane student, but I just saw a scholarship application that asked for a LinkedIn page (it did give the option of submitting a resume if the applicant didn’t have a LinkedIn).

    It seems silly to me and I try to avoid ramping things up unnecessarily, but I don’t want my opinions to affect offspring opportunities either. 

    Calling experienced college parents :): best dorm accoutrements?

    in The College Board

    Posted · Edited by bibiche

    If you’re talking about chamois quick dry towels, I am with you. 🤮 Linen towels dry quickly and don’t feel icky, if you’re looking for an alternative.

    Does he need different temperatures for his tea kettle? The DS here has a Cosori that he likes (not exactly compact though) because it is metal lined, but it has only one temperature.

    For laundry bags, I like a sturdy duffel with back straps for dirty clothes. The Frakta would be nice for clean, folded clothes.

    Also, are you sure he needs an air purifier? Some schools are providing them.

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