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  1. Do you all have any ideas and/or advice on how I can help my son with his attention span, listening and skill of following directions? He goes to a classical school. His teacher said that he is incredibly obedient. He just does not do well with listening and following directions. He is not advanced in the area of communication. He was a bit of a late talker. He is now in speech therapy for a mild stutter. He has been evaluated by his speech therapy and there is no delay or signs of ADD/ADHD. :confused:

  2. When I lost my baby girl, Faith, my mom and sil bought me a simple silver bracelet that had the initials of my baby girl on the front and the date she went to be with the Lord on the back. It is a nice token to remember my baby girl that I lost at 28 weeks. Not sure about her experience, but it was very traumatic to go through childbirth when giving birth to a stillborn.

  3. Today I went to my Tuesday Bible study. One of the moms stood up and shared about a friend that had a 3 month old. She went grocery shopping with her 3 month old. She had the infant car seat in the top part of the buggy. When the bag boy brought out the grocery cart, he hit a speed bump hard. The infant carseat went flying and the baby hit his head. The baby passed away at the hospital. Just wanted to pass this on. BTW I put the infant carrier on the top part of the buggy with both of my babies. So sad....

  4. I am so sick of being sick. I spent a week in bed with a chest cold, migraine (possibly the flu). Ever since then, I have had a horrible chest cold. Last Friday I went to a minute clinic and they referred me to urgent care since it sounded like I had congestion in my chest (fluid in lungs). They did an x-ray and diagnosed me with bronchitis. I was given a strong antibiotic and cough syrup. I still feel pretty weak and congested.

     

    Any advice? Folk/natural remedies?

  5. My 5 year old ds finished TYCR 100 easy lessons last spring. I worked with him a bit on Wesbster's speller and syllabary. I lost interest and so did my son. I am thinking about purchasing HOP: Master Reader. Do they use sight words at this level? That would be a deal breaker. Also do you think he would be ready for this program even though it is meant for 7 yo? Any other suggestions for a fun way to move towards fluency? He loves computer games! :)

     

    FYI, he is in a half-day kindergarten class that is using Abeka K.

  6. My 5 year old ds finished TYCR 100 easy lessons last spring. I worked with him a bit on Wesbster's speller and syllabary. I lost interest and so did my son. I am thinking about purchasing HOP: Master Reader. Do they use sight words at this level? That would be a deal breaker. Also do you think he would be ready for this program even though it is meant for 7 yo? Any other suggestions for a fun way to move towards fluency? He loves computer games! :)

     

    FYI, he is in a half-day kindergarten class that is using Abeka K.

  7. We do spank in our family, but we have achieved obedience without really spanking (except for serious offenses).

     

    We are consistent. We ask them to obey all the way, right away and with a happy heart. I have repeated that millions of times. We do a lot of planning sessions before we go places, "I expect that you....if not, you get one warning then we go home without complaint." I am one of those who believes in taking away the child's currency. If they love to play xbox, watch a show a day, paint for free time, that is what I take away one of those for disobedience. These are not rights but priveledges (sp?). The Well-Behaved Child by John Rosemond is a GREAT source for good common sense advice without spanking. The key is consistency to the point that even if you do not want to be consistent you are. You just need to keep in mind the "end game". Having who Children obey their parents, so they can obey God's word, so they can have a good life since they respect authority (boss, police officer, professor etc.) Oh and realize that the world does not revolve around them or owe them anything. A lot of adults still have not figured this out :)

  8. My child is 5.5. He is a very bright little boy who was a late-talker/early reader. He has been in speech therapy (with the school district) for fluency issues (mild stutter). He started school 2 weeks ago at a Classical Christian school.

     

    I have noticed that he has issues with following directions. He can do 2-step commands, but his retention of what is asked for him is not the best. Also when I am reading to him, his comprehension level is lacking. His teacher mentioned that during math time (using manipulatives) he needs a lot of one-on-one help with following directions. She said his counting and ability are great but the classroom skill of following directions is lacking (not within normal range, it is not an obedience issue but more of comprehending the directions). A "yellow flag went up" with me when she told me about this.

     

    I am concerned that there might be a delay in receptive communication. Do you have any advice on exercises to work on comprehension and direction following? curriculum? blog? advice?

  9. My child is 5.5. He is a very bright little boy who was a late-talker/early reader. He has been in speech therapy for fluency issues (mild stutter).He started school 2 weeks ago at a Classical Christian school.

     

    I have noticed that he has issues with following directions. He can do 2-step commands, but his retention of what is asked for him is not the best. Also when I am reading to him, his comprehension level is lacking. His teacher mentioned that during math time (using manipulatives) he needs a lot of one-on-one help with following directions. She said his counting and ability are great but the classroom skill of following directions is lacking (not within normal range).

     

    I am concerned that there might be a delay in receptive communication. Do you have any advice on exercises to work on comprehension and direction following? curriculum? blog? advice? :bigear:

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