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  1. I have not used GWG. WWW we jumped into in 4th grade for my DS in the middle of the year last year, having previously used WWE. It required no prior information really. Anything needed was defined and explained in the text for the lesson, very clear, very methodical. IMHO it would be very dull for a passionate and creative writer, and was perfect for my reluctant writer.
  2. I do the very best I can. Then vent to DH later. And know that it will get better and we will have better days. Specifics of actions depend on the personality of the kid. Is this truly just a stage? We all have bad days/weeks. Sometimes one of mine is wrestling with something developmentally and really is incapable of being in a happy mood right that moment. We talk about better ways to handle a bad mood than making everyone else miserable. I've had days when I was grumpy too, and sometimes handled it better than others. Sometimes I've been going the wrong direction in our HS in terms of techniques I use with one child or another. I try to look at that objectively too. One of my kids isn't a morning person. Read alouds in the afternoon go better. One of mine gets his read alouds at nearly 10 p.m. when his energy level is lower and he is prepared to settle in and listen. I try to be flexible, as much as I can.
  3. I think God created babies to be cute, cuddly and adorable so you would bond with them and thus still love them though the other stages. ;) I personally haven't hit the teenage stage but have a preteen (10), 6yo, 4yo and nearly 2yo right now. I think I would like another "baby" with the understanding I'll go through every stage again. I love my kids so much. And during the not so fun stages I look at pictures from the other stages and look forward to stages yet to come. :D
  4. Logic - don't do spelling - 4x a week, working with the same words for the entire 4 days in different ways writing - he does the physical act of handwriting each day, either handwriting practice and/or something written (narration, copywork) but we don't do creative writing or things like that.
  5. Glad you guys are okay. :grouphug: An older person, watching for pedestrians, other cars, traffic, looking for a spot... I would have probably let it go, assuming she just didn't see you. That doesn't make it right really, but it just is. Screaming at people generally isn't going to help me anyone, or them, and will escalate an already bad situation.
  6. :grouphug: Sorry to hear it. Hope she heals quickly. The term I think you need is "transverse processes" referring to the spine. I'm not a doc so can't tell you treatment or outcome at all, just familiar with the anatomy. Here is a wikipedia link that might help you on searching. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transverse_processes
  7. I have used this pattern for older kids. http://verybaby.com/sleep-dry-briefs-bedwetter-pants-pattern-by-new-conceptions/ However, it is quite hard to get enough absorbancy for a bigger kid/bigger bladder other than disposable pullups. It is enough if it is enough to feel wet and cue the wakeup, but it is not enough if your kid is a deep sleeper and totally empties their bladder in an older kid.
  8. That is a huge question that comes up often on sewing boards I frequent. The answer is probably it depends on where you are shopping now. If you are buying Hanna stuff, Bodin, Tea collection or other children's clothing, yeah, you can probably make it cheaper. Target? Probably not though sometimes. My husband is a bike commuter. That stuff is expensive, wowsers. I can make cycling shorts, tees and such cheaper. Way cheaper. Like $5/pr for cycling shorts cheaper (black lycra with the padding and leg gripper elastics). Other niche markets too I can make cheaper. Think maternity or nursing clothing ($$$ for cheap fabric and construction). It is also cheaper if you sew enough that you buy what you need when it is on sale, which might mean you are buying fleece in July and swimsuit fabrics in November or whatever. Fabric regularly goes 60% off or more versus retail price if you are willing to coupon it or way. And one yard will go far for little ones if everyone is willing to wear the same print, with scraps then made into matching undies. :D If you find loads of cute stuff at thrift, can I just say I'm envious? :) I can't here. The goodwill is expensive for so-so stuff, and most children's stuff above size 3 toddler is ripped, stained and nasty. Sort of like the stuff I'm trying to replace. LOL I sew even underwear and someone asked me if it was cheaper. Well, yes, sometimes. If I'm knocking off those VS lacy undies, yeah, it's much much cheaper. If I'm wearing Wal-Mart cotton, I'm not going to save much. A related note is that you can read sewing (and probably other fiber boards) and find things much cheaper than Joanns often. I get zipper bundles that work out to less than 50 cents a zipper and so forth. I just stockpile them and use as needed rather than fainting in the aisle at the regular price of a zipper that I need that day. I also have clothing that fits (rarity in ready to wear for my shape), clothing that fits my beanpole of a son and I don't have to brave those dressing room lighting and mirrors to do it. But too at the end of the day sewing for me is cheaper than psychiatric treatment or spa days for relaxation.
  9. Prednisone would come in doses small enough at a regular pharmacy. My son has unfortunately had to take his periodically his whole life. It is readily available down to 1 mg tabs, 3 mg, etc. 35 tabs of 5 mg cost us less than $5 at Target last week for prednisone.
  10. I'm obsessed with sewing. I freely admit it. With the sewing machine, not by hand. :D I do some quilting but primarily clothing for myself, DH and the kids.
  11. It's hard to say without knowing your son. Does he read fluently and comfortably? Writing? Drawing? My own 10yo has ADHD/bipolar. Some things in his boxes aside from regular full on school work would be his history lapbook (cutting, illustrating, small narrations, gluing), a notebooking page to color if he already did the narration, a sudoku puzzle or other type of word puzzle, a regular hands on puzzle to do, a printout from Lego.com or such with something to create (the project instructions from online to create a certain thing), something from Critical Thinking Company that he enjoys or science kits. Mine is passionate about science, especially labs. I can get him smaller kits or lab ideas with nothing dangerous he can do. He also might be a card saying to go do 30 minutes of Wii Fit or go to the swingset for 15 minutes or something like that. Adding - I will also occasionally put a card for 15 minutes on the iPad for a certain app, reasonably educational ones but also fun. I have them in a range of things for my various ages. Oldest DS has one for Spanish vocab. He also uses the regular computer (card in his box to tell him to do it) to practice his typing fluency.
  12. Our psychiatrist recommended these books for sociopathic understanding for parents: Before It's Too Late by Samenow Inside the Criminal Mind by Stanton E Samenow PhD There are others who say he is wrong, but many who say he is right too in his research. Just throwing that out there if there are lurkers or whoever could benefit from especially the first book, which is directed specifically at parents of kids displaying sociopathic tendencies. My son is still an unknown with regard to his diagnoses, and does display some sociopathic tendencies, but very thankfully not the majority of them and does not seem to be leaning more towards it as he grows. And, with regard to the buses, no, my son did not qualify for special bus, special aid or anything else in the PS system. We use a charter, and he has been evaluated. He has been in programs in a psychiatric adolescent facility, and our psychiatrist strongly recommended a 1:1 aide if he went to the classroom. The school system blew him off. My son is homeschooled.
  13. Yes, we have that. My 6yo is the same height and weighs more than my 10yo. He is running 5th-15th percentile, gained 2 inches in two years. We monitor it. It is attributed here likely to his asthma itself (restricted lung capacity), his asthma meds (oral steroids required at times, topical steroids, inhaled steroids) or his ADHD meds which lessen his appetite. Or all of the above plus genetics. Thankfully he is not picked on at all, but he is sensitive about it as his friends the same age and younger are much much bigger than him.
  14. Yep. And my neighbors hear it (very close quarters here). My neighbor came over for another reason and asked about her dog barking bothering us, etc., and I commented no but probably because my kids were louder than her dog in the back yard. She laughed and said she loves to hear the imaginative play they dream up out there. She works from home and her office overlooks our back yard. :D
  15. I don't honestly know how long I've been on the board. I post in spurts, lurk more often. I have 4 kids, ages 10, 6, 4 and 1. My oldest is special needs (ADHD and bipolar) and gifted. I don't post often on the gifted area but more on the special needs. We handle the gifted pretty well, the special needs not so well right now. :D My others are more typical if any kid, especially a homeschooled kid, could be called typical. I'm a stay at home parent, something I never imagined 30 years ago I would be. I live very urban in Southern California, another thing I never imagined for myself. Life is strange, go figure. I love to sew, enjoy gardening and read whenever I can, which isn't terribly much most of the time. I have several pounds to shed from my frame, so am trying the couch to 5K running program yet again (I think I have now tried it, never successfully finished, between all my kids). Those few interests take up every spare minute not devoted to homeschooling.
  16. I bumped an older thread (my bad) and missed this more recent one. I just got my ultra after my old fitbit died after several years of faithful service. I asked on the other thread - anyone want to do a community group? Fitbit has groups. And by the way, I discovered this time Amazon has fitbits for $10 less than the fitbit site. Just an FYI there.
  17. Bumping an old thread as mine died and I just got my new one in the mail. they have community groups on the fitbit site. Anyone interested in supporting each other with a group of fitbit users?
  18. I live in San Diego. Feel free to PM or whatever if you need very specific advice. Legoland is a good choice for those ages. Seaworld actually is too for those ages. There is a little guy area with rides, water play and such. Very nice on hot days. The beach/bay area right by Seaworld (Mission Bay) is very nice for walks and picnics. There are several playground areas along the bay. Seafood: We like Point Loma Seafoods. We eat there with our (largish) crew. We often combine it with a trip to the Point Loma Lighthouse area, which someone already mentioned. http://pointlomaseafoods.com/ The Tin Fish in downtown is nice, right by the convention center and you can eat outside: http://www.thetinfish.net/ We sometimes combine that place with a visit to the Children's Museum Sushi: We like Chopstix on Convoy. It is not fresh seafood from the bay probably, but I love the flavor and the service. If you are Costco members, stop in Costco in the area. They often have reduced price tickets to Legoland, Seaworld and the like. It can vary on the time of the year though. If you have friends at all in the area with passes to the local attractions, let them know you are coming and they might be able to share guest passes. Zoo members, museum members, etc., get guest passes. Edited - Check Groupon, Social Living and the like too. Attractions here often have deals. Check restaurants.com for deals on food as long as you look carefully at days/times they are good.
  19. I am so very sorry. :grouphug: I lost one at 11 weeks also (along with an earlier MC). It seemed so harsh as we were settling in and heading into the 2nd trimester. Huge hugs to you.
  20. Not written out per se. I have one of those IKEA room divider things and have cubbies I use for each kid (out of their reach in the top rows). When I'm filling the night before for you my youngers, I look at my cube and usually alternate boxes of a more "schooly" think like wooden letters or practicing writing with a break of an audiobook, then a more brain or fine motor intensive thing, then stickers or something funner. My IKEA room divider thing I use their baskets that fit in for the bottom row. I keep my audio books (each book and tape or CD in its own ziploc), manipulatives, puzzles, etc in there. I open the bins and ponder. LOL This past year I started doing preschool busy activity swaps and doing orders from Oriental Trading to expand my selection of consumable pre-K and toddler activities. We seem to prefer the consumable ones make up a portion of their day here. We have the manipulatives, cloth busy books and such too, but they are huge fans of consumables like stickers, sunlight catchers from Oriental Trading, Dot and Dot and so forth. If you need pure ideas, there are yahoo groups dedicated to sharing ideas for different age groups, plus of course blogs and Pinterest. I'm coming out of that this year as my 4yo will be a Ker and have more reading ability and my toddler will be newly 2 and not developmental ready for audiobooks even much. When I start again I plan to use Pinterest to organize myself more.
  21. :lol: Such an apt description of their talking. When my DS gets like that I tell him he needs to take a "mouth time out."
  22. If that was me, I guess I would look through the booklist and just pick a few that are interesting to your family, especially if your library had them. I do it the opposite and do TOG but pick books from SL to add in. This past unit for the first time I did the TOG lapbook for my LG son, and that was a hit. For a hands on perspective, look through the book list for the activity books they mix in like the "..... For Kids" series, which has info and then activities.
  23. I haven't thoroughly read every post. Do you have a local HS group where perhaps you might borrow some of these things for a year? Or a semester? I too have them stashed. They are used a semester here and there as required for their math or Critical Thinking books and then put away for the next child a lot of times. If someone in my HS group needed them, I would just loan them, and plan to as one of our group doesn't have them and needs them.
  24. No, I don't personally. Sometimes my youngers do fly through. About as close as I come is audio books with a headset or TAG books. Audios can't be rushed. :D
  25. The workboxes (along with other things) have taken some of the pressure off *me* to continually say what is next, what is expected. It's laid out. No, I don't sit back leisurely with my self-motivated kid. Ha. But it does help. I also put our schedule/routine whatever you want to call it on a white board. It says things like "get dressed," "take your meds," "eat breakfast." Yes, I spell it all out on there. That doesn't mean they don't ask me. I just point to the board. Yes, it's been the same routine for 6 years now and my oldest still asks. But I just point to the board, or the workboxes. Some day it will happen that he doesn't need to ask. :D My DH is ADD as well. He does use an iphone very successfully with timers and calendars and checklists. It helps him function. I hope to transition my son to that when the time for workboxes and white boards has passed.
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