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  1. So my stepson was diagnosed with adhd around 5 years ago, but I wasn't there for his little kid days. We're starting to think our 5 year old might be in the same tribe. Reading about it though, the symptom lists seem so vague. Can anyone give me some examples of neurotypical vs adhd behavior expectations? Ex. Most 5 year olds are energetic - when does it become "extra"?
  2. You could check out The Mighty. It's an online support group for mental health and chronic and rare diseases.
  3. Absolute History on youtube has some living history series about everyday life that I really enjoyed.
  4. Thanks. I think I'll give diy a whirl to see if it suits him before trying one of these.
  5. What spelling programs do you like and why? The pretest models don't seem like a good fit for us. Is formal curriculum even really a necessity? Does anyone have experience with diy-ing it?
  6. I definitely believe it's for real, but yes, some dogs are smarter than others. Dog breeds that tend to exihibit more independent intelligence (vs just being really trainable) are going to do better at it. Bunny is the best example. She has come up with novel statements to solve problems. She has asked existential-type questions. My dogs on the other hand showed no interest lol.
  7. Doggy puzzles. Word buttons. Training extra commands.
  8. I sat down with little man to talk about it. He confirmed he doesn't like it because it's hard. I said it's ok that it's hard - everybody struggles with learning something new sometimes. I asked if he would want to try doing it a different way - yes. So we've moved away from our usual school spot and he's working through 1 word at a time while I write a short sentence like, "The dog sat on mom." The last couple of days have been much, much better for both of us.
  9. He likes doing math and looking at/watching science stuff. He's not enthusiastic about handwriting, but that's not a high priority. It's really just the phonics. It doesn't come as easy for him as math does. That's probably the real issue - teaching him to stick with something that isn't so easy. I'll try changing the scenery/scaling back.
  10. My little guy is doing kindergarten. He has known his letters/sounds for ages, and has has shown that he is capable of working out CVC words. (We're using Explode the Code.) He's driving me up the wall with his resistance to phonics lessons though. I aim to keep it brief - sometimes just half a page at a time. I walk him through each word. But it's like pulling teeth to get him to look at the 3 letters on the page instead of the wall. (Vision is fine and doesn't show signs of ADHD this far.) Advice appreciated.
  11. There's The School Garden Curriculum on the farming topic. An older student could read Restoration Agriculture.
  12. This one is less on puberty and more on sex ed - Consent by Jennifer Lang, MD. We got it for out 14/15 year olds because the public school (They primarily live with their mother.) sex ed here is very poor. It's not from a religious perspective, but it is medically accurate.
  13. I wanted to use OPG, but my little perfectionist HATED it. I put that away and switched to Explode the Code. He seems to like that better.
  14. We have boys 13 & 14 who I'm excited to get vaxxed. That will be everyone except the 4yo. Now I just wish I could convince my mother and brothers to take it all seriously...
  15. On shortages topic - I started looking for a swingset for ds last April; we just got one this month. The type we wanted was constantly out of stock. I built a raised garden bed out of cinder blocks cheaper than lumber. As a bonus though, it'll last a lot longer. We definitely see more random empty spots at walmart too.
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