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    Math program for a science kid.

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    Thank-you so much for the replies.:) I was leaning toward Singapore or Math Mammoth but wanted to make sure I was on the right track.

    My older children are both classical musicians pursuing music degrees so having a math/science lover is an exciting new adventure. I just want to make sure he has all the tools needed for his future success.

    Thanks again!!

    Earth Science for early elementary, any favorites?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    My ds(7) is a science lover and wants to do a unit on earth and space science (loves volcanoes the most). He likes things in depth and he loves to know all the facts and how things work etc. I have never had a science kid before so I want to nurtue this love and satisfy his unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Does anyone have any suggestions?

     

    Thanks:)

    S/O: Has anyone never had their kid ask to go to PS?

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    My ds(almost 18) and dd(13) have never wanted to go to school. I actually threaten to send them to get them to get school work done! We live in the country and I guess seeing the bus pick up the kids at 7:15 every morning is a deterrent as well as the worry they would have less time for music and free time. I still have 2 more though starting the journey so who knows how they will feel.

    Update On Me

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    I know all to well about these kinds of doctors, I was just using that article as the reason it would be ordered, that is all, not at all to promote the doctor. Sorry I should have been more careful in what I chose.

     

    I don't know anything about that organization, but the doctor cited (Hooshang Hooshmand) is largely considered to be..... not credible or trustworthy.

     

    My understanding is while not 100% (nothing is) bone scans are the best objective test there is for RSD.

     

     

    From emedicine

    The radionuclide bone scans below depict patients with RSD.

     

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    Reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the hand. Delayed image palmar view reveals increased tracer diffusely involving the entire right wrist, metacarpals, and phalanges, with juxta-articular accentuation. Relatively less increased uptake is observed distally, but all areas are involved. The dot of increased activity distal to the third ray is a hot marker indicating the right side.

     

     

     

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    Reflex sympathetic dystrophy of the foot. Delayed image plantar view reveals increased tracer uptake diffusely involving the lowermost right leg, ankle, tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges. Uptake is less distally than proximally, but all areas are involved. The dot of increased activity distal to fifth toe is a hot marker indicating the right side.

     

     

    Preferred radiologic examination

    Radionuclide bone imaging (RNBI) is the only generally accepted imaging technique to provide objective and relatively specific evidence of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) in the upper and lower extremities, predominantly the hands and feet.11 Delayed bone imaging has been reported to be up to 100% sensitive for the variant of sympathetically maintained pain termed RSD by hand and foot surgeons.

    Plain radiography is only 60% sensitive and not specific; when positive, radiographs often show only osteoporosis, occasionally in combination with soft tissue swelling or diffuse soft tissue atrophy.

    No consistent findings have been found in the occasional study done with other imaging modalities, and none are suggested for diagnosis.

    Nonimaging diagnostic testing

    Pain in response to mild cooling stimuli: A drop of acetone or ethyl chloride spray provoking severe pain suggests SMPS rather than a sympathetically independent pain syndrome (SIPS).

    Phentolamine test: The blocking of alpha-adrenergic receptors by intravenous phentolamine compared to a placebo helps classify patients as SMPS versus SIPS.

    Limitations of techniques

    Patients are observed who present with acute or subacute pain and vasomotor or neuroregulatory signs or symptoms and who do not demonstrate the classic diffuse increased uptake on delayed RNBI. The relationship of these patients to those with abnormal RNBI remains unexplained.

    Stress just keeps piling up.

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted

    :grouphug::grouphug: I understand this stress all too well!! I agree with a previous poster...the shower is my place to cry too. I know prayer keeps me sane. I know how difficult it is to have a husband in so much pain (especially nerve pain which is the worst), how difficult it is to hold it all together with little ones and the financial worry because of it. I also know how desperately I would love to crawl into a hole and escape everything. I'm praying for you.:grouphug:

    Favorite novels (non romantic)

    in General Education Discussion Board

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    I have to confess I raised a non-reader. :glare: My ds(17) is an amazing reader and will read when assigned books for school but never for pleasure because he thinks books are boring. Unfortunately early in my homeschooling I was told by a group of homeschoolers never to let your child read anything but the classics and so he wasn't allowed to explore a variety of books. I learned from this experience and have let my dd(13) and ds(6) read whatever they like and they love reading. So I told my ds that he needs to explore the world of novels and find something he likes but he doesn't know where to start. I personally am a Jane Austen fanatic and prefer that genre so I am no help. He loves movies like Shutter Island and Inception and has said he would love to read books that were kind of like that. He also loved Lord of the Rings. Does anyone have any suggestions where I could start? :confused:

     

    Thanks so much :001_smile:

    Quirky Toddler - Worried Mom (LONG)

    in The Learning Challenges Board

    Posted

    The ear infections might have resulted in an auditory processing issue, which is really not helpful when it comes to speech and language. Other than that, sensory processing issues (of which auditory processing is a subset) would be the primary issue that comes to mind from your post, but I can't say that I'd be terribly concerned. It's not always easy to separate what rises to the level of a disorder from mild sensitivities, from age-appropriate behavior, and from personality.

     

    Keep in mind that there will be a whole lot less frustration when he can finally speak easily. Sometimes even when they finally are able to talk, the amount of energy and focus it takes to execute the speech is overwhelmed by the emotion of the moment, even if the emotion of the moment is as simple as "I really, really want that cookie!!" That is, sometimes their mind is working much, much faster than their mouth, and they can't spit it out. Thus the screaming. I have found this true even with my kids who did not have speech delays, especially at that age.

     

    On the personality angle, one of my kids' teachers told me I'll be really glad one day that my kids are strong-willed. I'm still waiting :glare:

     

    that's my two cents :)

     

    I would check his ears too, a friend's child displayed similiar characteristcs and it was discovered he had a LOT of fluid in his ear that greatly affected his hearing and speech. After tubes were inserted he began to talk and calmed down behaviourly. Hope you can find the answer... I know that not knowing is the hardest.:grouphug: My son has severe reflux (GERD) and had all of those symptoms (as well as other GERD symptoms from birth) because he was always in so much pain...once he was put on the right amount and combonation of GERD medications he became a new child. I totally understand the walking on eggshells..it was so hard to have company because he was so unpredictable. Keep digging for answers. :)

    Suzuki Violin?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

    Posted

    I am a believer in letting the child pick the instrument. If they choose the instrument they are much more likely to practice which means less stress for mom.;) For violin I wholeheartedly recommend Suzuki. Some fantastic violinists got their start from this method. They also offer group classes which are really fun when they start. If there is no preference, piano is a great base instrument and because you don't have to worry about intonation, there is a sense of accomplishment early on. HTH :)

    Our amazing journey -not dyslexia afterall!!

    in The Learning Challenges Board

    Posted

    Thanks for sharing...my ds10 just had a vision exam. We haven't gotten all the results yet but he did get glasses for being farsighted and that his eyes aren't working together as a team. I am sure there will be more to come from Part 2. So, I think we may be in the same boat as you.

     

    The spelling has me puzzled though...my son has a terrible time with that as well. How do you think this is affected by the vision issues? Any thoughts?

    I hope this will be the beginning of some wonderful help for your ds. Just knowing what is wrong so you know how to help is so relieving.:)

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