I put no limit, because it varies so widely. They can go for weeks without watching it at all, and then have a marathon where they watch all day. I would never let them do that every day, but since overall it doesn't amount to much, I let them watch when they want.

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Can you tell me how you've used it? How often do you do it? How many times does he repeat the readings? Does he read aloud each time, or silently when he practices? How often do you time? Thanks.

I chose it, because when I first read TWTM, I thought "That's the way I wish I would have been taught!"

I didn't care for EG. We switched to Hake and I think it's much more comprehensive. It's easy to teach and my kids like it better.

My son isn't good at team sports, but I still require him to do something physical. After trying several different sports, he discovered that he has a real talent for figure skating. It's perfect for him, as it's one on one with his coach, and there aren't any complicated rules to remember. He also enjoys bicycling and swimming. As long as he's active, I don't really care what the sport is.

Absolutely. Every one of us, every single time.

There is a name for this - carotenemia. It does cause yellowish skin, but doesn't cause the eyes to turn yellow. Luanne- it isn't normal and you really need to see a doctor. Sorry. :grouphug: ETA: I wanted to clarify something- carotenemia is "The presence of excess carotene in the blood, often resulting in yellowing of the skin." It is commonly caused by excess intake of carrots or other yellow/orange vegetables in young kids. Yellow eyes is jaundice, and is never cause by carotenemia.

Infants and young children shed virus for 7- 10 days Older children and adults 5- 7 days Immunocompromised can shed virus for weeks to months It sounds like the brunch will be almost 2 weeks after he got sick. He would be very, very unlikely to be contagious at that point.

Here's an old article from Slate. I don't know if there's anything more recent.

I've only made this for my family, but it would be easy to adapt for a large number of people. It's delicious, but not healthy. If you decide to make it, be sure to read the reviews first. I increase the amount of teriyaki and Ranch, as many others do.

I don't know anything about her medical problems, but obesity is a risk factor for pneumonia, as well as many other medical conditions. Morbid obesity just makes everything worse.

Here are a few things: Knowing it is Influenza A is helpful- that can be done using a rapid kit in the office. Distinguishing between swine and human flu won't change treatment at all, so it isn't necessary and won't help the patient. Testing to see whether it's swine or human flu requires that the sample be sent to one of a handful of labs, all of which are completely overwhelmed with testing right now. Resources are limited and testing is expensive. There are other, better ways to track the illness than attempting to test every single patient. Once it becomes widespread, that is impractical, impossible, and unnecessary. Epi studies and surveillance programs are underway to track the spread of the disease. You don't need to count every case to understand how the flu is spreading and acting. That's what all the epi studies are for.

I'm not sure if it's spreading faster. It does seem to be spreading rapidly but seasonal flu often spreads quickly too. I'll see what I can find out. My kids all have some respiratory thing, but they haven't had a fever. It does seem like lots of their friends are sick, but there aren't any reported cases here, so maybe it's just a cold.

It is spreading, and will likely become endemic (meaning it's pretty much everywhere) in the population. At this point, it isn't necessary to count every case in order to track it. And all indications now are that it is clinically similar to, or milder than, seasonal influenza. While it would be nice to test, it isn't necessary, because it won't change treatment at all. Labs are overwhelmed and resources are running low. WP is reporting that CDC is no longer recommending school closing, as the disease is milder than initially believed.

Maybe one of these? Visual, auditory, kinesthetic learners Brain-based learning

I don't have links to any articles, but he has several videos on Youtube:

I'm wondering if people are bothered mainly because they would find the light from the screen distracting, or if they are more bothered by the principle of the thing. Would it be different if the child was coloring or playing Sudoku or quietly reading a book? As I was looking around the audience yesterday, I saw a few kids quietly playing their DS. I have to admit, while I could see the faint glow of the screen, I didn't see them unless I was looking for them, and if I were looking at the stage, I couldn't see them at all. I asked my girls if they could see them from the audience and they said they couldn't see anything because of the stage lights.

Here's how ours works. We have 2 shows, each about 3 hours long. This year they were 3 hours and 20 minutes, with 2 10 minute intermissions. You can't get your child during the recital, but you can pick them up them at an intermission, and many people left at the intermissions. Only the very young kids get to do this though. Most of the girls, after about age 7 or so, are taking several classes and will have more than one dance. The kids have to be there an hour early, in costume and makeup. They started getting ready at 11 am for the 1 pm show. When the first show ended at 4:20, we ran out and had a quick meal, since they had to be back by 5:00 for the 6 pm show. We finished at 9:20, went out for ice cream, and were home at 10:30. It is a long day for me, but it doesn't bother them at all. The kids in the advanced classes and on the competition teams have most of their dances in both shows. These girls have lots of dances- I know some of the high school girls were in about 20 dances each. It makes a long recital more tolerable if your child is in every 4th or 5th dance. There are over 500 kids dancing in the recital, so there are thousands of people in the audience. People do come and go, but I really wish they would sit on the end if they know they're not staying. The dances are only 2 minutes long, and it's easy to miss the whole thing if people are in your way. My dh (a doctor) was on call yesterday and had to get up and answer pages several times, but he always sits on the end at the back so he can slip out unobtrusively. I don't have a problem with people leaving if it's done politely and quietly. Waiting for an intermission would be best, if possible. Some studios do a grand finale production, and if your child is in that they wouldn't be able to leave early. In ours, only the competition group is in the production. But if you're in competition, you are used to sitting through 12 hour days and entire weekends of dance, so it's just another dance day.

I wouldn't dream of asking for every other audience member to be involved in training my child. I wouldn't want to inconvenience even one person, let alone a whole audience! If I did allow my kid to play the Game Boy, it would only be under the condition that no one was bothered by it- he'd have to sit in the last row, or go to the lobby. This has been an interesting conversation. I appreciate all the viewpoints.

But if we leave them at home, they never have a chance to learn how to enjoy the performing arts. I agree that if they are going to play the toy the entire time and never look at the performance, they may as well stay at home. But I'm not sure it's rude to take an occasional game boy break from time to time during a 3 hour performance, as long as the light isn't distracting to others. I would prefer my kids didn't do it. The light would bother me if it was right next me. But it wouldn't bother me as much as a whining, wiggling, restless kid. At 11 my kid better not act like that, but I don't know too many 5 year old boys that would be able to sit quietly that long. But if we want them to learn to sit quietly during a performance, we're going to have to actually bring them to some performances, and not leave them at home.

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I agree with much of what you say. In principle, I don't like the idea of a child not paying attention, or at least appearing to not pay attention, to the performance. But for me, the bigger issue is whether it bothers the other audience members or performers. As far as the glow from the screen, there is no way a dancer on the stage would be distracted by it or even aware of it. I don't know anything about stage lighting, so I don't know the right terms, but it was done professionally and there were lots of flashing and roving lights, which frequently passed over and around the audience. One of those lights, beamed into the audience, was incredibly intense and bright, and was so blinding that you really couldn't even watch the performance. Luckily, that light was only used for 2 or 3 dances. I found those things far more annoying than any Game Boy. I'm sure all dance recitals are different and have their own flavor. Ours is a little rowdy, with a lot of very enthusiastic parents, lots of clapping and a little yelling. These are not quiet affairs. Audience involvement is encouraged. If I saw a kid playing a Game Boy at a professional ballet performance, I would be horrified.

Thanks for all the replies. We didn't take it, and ds did just fine. He had to go stretch his legs a few times, but there was more whining from FIL than my boy. 2 shows. 3 hours and 20 minutes each. They just keep getting longer and longer.