I don't know on this exact question, but I do know that a lot of the general recommendations are not based necessarily on the best interests of the patient. There are a lot of politics involved in what comes out of the CDC -- so good luck getting a straight answer. This is why *I* decide what tests and vaccines my kids get, not the government or the doctor or the nurse of the guy mowing the neighbor's lawn. I'm a bit of a grump that way. :rolleyes:

Our neighbors' 6yo has one. And uses it regularly to call her mom and dad on theirs. :glare: We, otoh, don't. Not even the adults. There are times I miss them, but most of the time, nah. It's just something else to lose in the black hole in my purse.

Too cute! Watch us do THIS one....!!

I've used the 3 tsp = 1 Tbsp a lot since we learned it in MUS. I do a lot of freezer cooking and when you're multiplying things by 3 or 6, this one comes in really handy!

Grow! Grow! Grow! :D

When I was little, I saw Return of the Jedi too many times to count. Loved that movie! As an adult, I'd have to say For Love of the Game or Field of Dreams. See a pattern there? :rolleyes:

I've only been called once, before I was homeschooling. However, I never had to go in -- they had enough folks already. I called in every morning and got a message saying to stay home. So I fulfilled my obligation without ever having to leave the house. It would be awful nice if you could do the same.

I completely stumbled across the boards when I was searching the internet for materials for next year. A nice oops, if I do say so m'self. Hi!

I don't know much about this, but MerryAtHope does. If she doesn't respond to the thread, you might pm her.

In the summertime, I let 'em play and get as dirty as they want all day. If they're really icky, we have a hose outside the door for foot washing or general hosing down. Baths before bed are routine in the summer.

For me, it would depend greatly on how much money we're talking about and how badly you need it. Are there any consignment shops in your area? It might be a good compromise for you to let them deal with it and keep the commission -- you'd still get something but not have all the headaches. Or have a garage sale (put an ad in the paper with specifics) and get it all done with that way.

I just use everyday life as review for my kids. Opportunities will arise if you are looking for them. If you want, there's no rule that you couldn't go on to Calculus early, either -- simply start whenever you're done with precalc. Chances are good that somewhere in there, you'll be glad you're not under pressure to get it done. :001_smile:

If she's been complaining that regularly for that long, I would definitely get her checked thoroughly. Since I tend to be OCD about health and MDs and chiropractors have such different approaches, I would probably take her to both and see what they say. The MD will look for things that the chiro will not, and vice versa. They might each find something that contributes to the problem, too. I would not, however, tell them that I'm also seeing the other one unless their treatments are interacting. Many MDs scoff at chiros and many chiros are resentful of MDs. I try very hard not to let them think I'm wacky -- most of them think that already when they hear I homeschool. Your child will get different care if the docs think you're a nutter.

Woo-hoo! This calls for ice cream! :party:

I've used MUS since the beginning for all of mine. We're into Delta with my oldest now, just so you know where I'm coming from (esp since we're not as advanced as you). I don't make my kids do every page if they have mastered the material. So, if we go into it and the first day they get it, I'll give 'em the test the next day and call it done. We've done five lessons in one day that way with my math-minded son who wanted to keep going and going and going... On the other hand, if they obviously don't know their stuff, we'll keep going and not go on until they master it. My daughter had trouble with one concept to such a degree and got so frustrated with it that I put the math book away for literally three months. We did all kinds of things verbally (most of which she didn't even realize was math) and by the time we got the book back out she had it down and we went on. That said, I do try to get a book done each year, so if we're really far ahead we'll relax a little, but if we're behind I have no problem doing more than one lesson a week either.

This qualifies in my opinion! Especially for such young ones. Probably not for high school... but for elementary school, absolutely!

:iagree: We've had more books delivered here than Carter has little liver pills, and not one of them has ever been treated as yours was. We've had them wrapped in plastic, put between the doors, or taken back to the post office with a notice slip that they'd try again tomorrow... but never thrown out in the rain. That's just rude.

We have two, which we bought out of guilt because a friend's son was selling them. I love, love, love them! I wish I could afford the whole set.

Is there anyone on the forums that would vouch for them, someone you know and trust? Maybe that would make it a little safer.

Awww.... you'd like it in Sonlight land! And you can buy a subscription without buying a core. There are folks over there who do. I'm on the SL boards. Love it there, too.

Do you have any peonies around? Apparently ants love them.

Yay!! My daughter is really looking forward to using these books (she's learning long division right now). I'm glad to hear they're working their way down!

This sounds a lot like my grandmothers. They both started like this with two completely different problems. Grandma #1 started doing strange things like storing odd stuff in her oven and wandering down the street and not being able to get back home. She had Altheimers (sp?) but didn't get treated until way too late to help. They found all sorts of things in strange places when she moved into a home -- and they never did find the deed to her house. Grandma #2 started forgetting odd things, too, but never wandered anywhere. She was especially bad at forgetting to take care of herself -- eating right, taking her blood pressure meds, that sort of thing. Eventually she had a major stroke -- and they found out she'd been having mini-strokes for months (maybe even years) that impaired her mind. She, too, could have been helped had she gotten treatment sooner. I would strongly suggest a full medical checkup to see what's going on physically -- you might find there are treatments.

If your daughter has a smell, I'd get her some deodorant. My daughter is about the same age -- she's 10 now. Although I hadn't noticed any odor, she came to me a few months ago complaining that she "stinks." So I got her some and she seems happy with it.

:iagree: I use Sonlight as well, with no experience with TOG. (Hi Merry!) One of the things I like best about it is the instructor's guide. All the lessons planned out, plenty of writing space, extensive notes, easy to adjust if you don't like one of the selections... and the 18 week Love to Learn Guarantee. If you use your core and don't like it, you can return the whole thing for a full refund. (This is only for full cores, not ala carte stuff.) Check it out at the website -- you really have nothing to lose by trying it out but a little time.