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12 hours ago, Jenny in Florida said:
Walked only about 2K this morning and have not yet done my PT exercises. My daughter, who has been staying with us for a few weeks, leaves today to head back to Brooklyn, and I needed time to go pick up bagels for a final breakfast. My husband will be driving her to the airport in a couple of hours, so I plan to do PT and maybe some make-up walking then.
I've been struggling with a headache for the last couple of days that hangs on no matter what remedies I try. I have been trying to avoid decongestants, since even the non-drowsy stuff puts me to sleep and I didn't want to have to nap through any of this last bit of time while my daughter is here. I gave in last night and took one, which did allow me to sleep and wake up this morning feeling better. However, the pressure and pain are settling in again. So, the plan is to dose myself again after seeing her off to the airport. This may put a crimp in my exercise time for the afternoon, but we'll see how it goes.
I have more than my fair share of headache/migraine experience if you're looking for tips.
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I about 45 mintues or so of gentle gardening. (We bought our home this past fall, and there is a lot of work to do.)
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I'm going to second fairfarmhand. It has to be mowed consistantly, or nature will just keep doing what nature does.
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Yes, I'm hoping to help him with the executive functioning too. His mom has trouble providing the amount of structure and accountability he needs, and his school insists they don't need to give him an IEP. (Don't get me started on the BS there.) As his stepmom, I can't really step in on any of it, but he's staying with us all summer, so hopefully we can help him.
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Thanks. I'll look up Bridge the Gap and the EF thread. The EF skills are def a big part of it, but his study skills are also lacking. I just want to have him review science basics anyway to be sure he has a basic grasp for high school. The math is the biggest part.
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Long story short: 14 year old, ADHD (medicated), primarily lives with his mom, not turning in homework & failing math and science (again). His mom is stretched too thin to provide the level of supervision needed. Situation has been on going, so he will probably be staying with us for remedial work this summer, possibly permamanently. Right now I'm focusing on the remedial work.
Our starting point is Everything You Need to Ace Math/Science/English along with Crash Course's Study Skills series.
Any additions you would recommend? Suggestions for encouraging/motivating a kid who probably won't care for the situation?
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I'm especially loving the History of food/cooking class idea. In history classes, I always wanted more info on everyday life aspects. There are several good youtube channels on this stuff now too; that might be a good way to gauge interest.
Tasting History, Townsends, and English Heritage are good channels.
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An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Ballad of Snakes and Songbirds (Hunger Games Prequel)
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
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I say anything, but ours haven't chosen music I would find terribly objectionable (promoting bigotry or violence). The oldest & I have some music in common actually.
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My dough scraper and extra large cutting board.
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As an anxiety sufferer, I understand the overthinking, but yes, I'd say you're overthinking it. There are far too many unknowns to plan in detail for something so many years down the road. In general, if she is Kindergarten ready, 5 is a fairly normal age to start.
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It could be fun to go off-the-wall with something that goes well with chocolate - like Strawberry.
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What's been vetoed?
We have a tendency to go with regular people names for pets instead of the usual "Coco", etc.
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If they planned an outdoor wedding but made no back-up plans for inclement weather, that's on them, and attire expectations are out the window. Dress for weather rather than the occassion.
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None of our kids have sensory issues, so we make very few exceptions.
Lunch is fend for yourself (except the one who is too young for that) and start with the leftovers.
They do get the opportunity suggest dinners, but snacking instead of eating meals is not allowed. We've been having problems with our 14 yo on this lately. He has impulse control issues (ADHD), so we know where it stems from for him. However, since we only have the older kids every other weekend, he has 2 very different food environments, and there isn't much we can really do.
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15 hours ago, Jean in Newcastle said:
Additional info: I have steel appliances (stove is steel with a black ceramic stovetop). Would that look funny with the brown wood tones? Perhaps grey- wood lower cabinets for a grey- white color scheme? And in that case a different flooring. Does butcher block come in grey? Dh is wanting formica. . . but I'm a bit resistant.
Somebody else suggested walnut for the butcher block - that would go better with grays. You can also find grayed tones for wood finish for cabinets.
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18 hours ago, mommyoffive said:
What do they like. I like the magazine subscriptions.
Video games and inane youtubers. The 8th grader is at that unfortunate stage of trying too hard, so whatever is popular. The 7th grader loves reading, but I can't get him only books.
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Sheesh, it is time to start thinking about this, isn't it?
Our oldest (18) and youngest (almost 4) are easy. It's the middle 2 I have no ideas about. 7th & 8th grade boys. The stuff they really want is too expensive. They are not athletic/outdoorsy.
Magazine subscriptions? Clothes? I'm at a loss.
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Color scheme tip - hit the paint chips at the store. They often have scheme suggestions on the back or you can go monochrome with the shades from one strip.
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We like this Cabbage Roll Soup.
Brown 1 lb ground beef (or pork). Add 1 large diced onion and 1 chopped small head of cabbage. Cover and cook, stirring occassionally, about 10 minutes.
Add a 46 oz can tomato juice, 4 cups beef broth, 3/4 cup rice, 1-2 tbsp worcestershire, 8 cloves garlic, 1 tsp thyme, 1 tbsp paprika, salt & pepper to taste.
Simmer 30 minutes, or until rice is done.
Our other favorite is French Onion soup. I wish my hubby was on board with having soup more often. I just enjoy soup a lot more than he does.
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We have a teen wih ADHD and depression issues. The first ssri was no good for him, but the second has helped.
I have anxiety issues that look like I tried a little of everything off the anxiety alphabet buffet as well as depression. I've been on a few different rx over the years with mixed results; I'm currently on one that works pretty well with no noticeable side effects.
Unfortunately, trial & error is just the nature of it until we iron out a better way. The doctor's plan sounds quite reasonable, and medication combined with CBT is generally considered the most effective treatment route.
Best of luck!
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Birkenstocks are great if you can afford them. They are even trendy right now.
I have a few pairs of $5 ballet flats from walmart that I use inserts with. I can't do any sort of heel anymore myself, even wedges. The Dr. Scholls inserts where you stand on the footmap thing are worth every penny to me.
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Idk about on the WTM forums, but The Mighty is a support group site for chronic illness/mental illness/rare diseases.
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I'm also not sure why so many are assuming that learning the names of shapes, etc. means drilling? Playful activities and books are great ways to teach kids those concepts. Ds is just ready to move beyond the basics. He WANTS to. As I've stated, 10 minutes is all I'm looking for.
She can't stay still long enough to eat 1/2 of a sandwich; playdoh is the only thing that I've seen keep her occupied for 5 whole minutes. It would be insanity to give her scissors without direct supervision.
~~ The trouble is keeping her on her own activity while we do something else because ds gets annoyed with/distracted by her. ~~
She arrives at 5:45 am, and is frequently here until 5 or 6 pm. As is the infant I care for. Their parents work in the same factory as my husband.
I obviously have no control over her care or structure outside of my own home.
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Lacking a curriculum to go along with it, maybe you could collect a set of general discussion questions to have your child answer about the titles you select. It's may not be ideal, but it seems the ideal program does not yet exist.