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we are/have been grain-free and I don't have acid reflux...I'm thinking it is related to my cycle, hormones and/or perhaps thyroid, just wondering what it may be "saying" or if anyone else had this experience and found out the "why".
I had no idea I had acid reflux either. It never felt like anything other than sore tonsils. I hope you figure out what is causing it! :grouphug:
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My lymph nodes used to bother me frequently. I accidentally found out it was acid reflux. If I take meds, they don't feel swollen. I used to constantly think I was fighting off illness! Any chance you are changing your diet those days, maybe adding in more chocolate? ;)
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Yes, I think we have been given all the right steps for dealing with an emergency. We have a couple trainers that the kids and friends have all used. We have even had epi-emergency drills. ;) I will admit I was shocked to learn that 1/2 of the people that die from anaphylaxis die from low blood pressure and not breathing issues.
Is it really "that" bad though? She says her throat is itchy, not swelling. On the net a lot of people post about having itchy throats whenever around cats. I was assuming that she had hives in her throat. (Once, my son was having an allergic reaction and was saying that he could not breathe out of his nose, only his mouth. When I took him to the doctor, she said she could see hives in his nose.) I know lots of people that deal with chronic hives from things they can not avoid. And there was the negative blood test too.
I am not trying to be argumentative here, but this is how 1/2 of me thinks. The other 1/2 of me thinks that I should de-friend everyone I know with a cat! I appreciate you all helping me to think this through because my husband and I really have no idea what to do!
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My 9 yod started having pretty severe allergic reactions suddenly at the end of the summer. Two of them were in homes with cats and 2 were in a backyard. The worst one, was dozens of huge, nasty, blistery hives on her face and neck. She was grabbing her throat and crying. Zyrtec stopped the reaction in about 10 minutes.
I took her to an allergist who did a scratch test. She came back negative to all foods, but cat was very high. She also had some dog, outdoor mold and maple, but low. The cat was so bad that he said he had no doubt that she was anaphylactic to it. He thought she could easily have had a reaction to a cat that walked through the backyard earlier. (She had been handling cats on and off all summer, w/o even a runny nose.) He gave her an epi pen and told her to wear it on her body at all times when away from our home. He said it was possible that she would go into anaphylaxis from contact with a cat owner and this allergy "had the potential to quickly become life altering." He said if we go to a home with cats to take Zyrtec 1 hour before. Of course my thought was, "Never!"
We did NAET allergy removal, which we have had mixed results from, with other allergies. Then we did a blood test and it came back negative (.20 out of 100). We cautiously went to a friends house with cats last night and within 10 minutes her face and cheeks were bright red, she was itching her head (under her hair, so I couldn't see any hives) and said her throat was itching. We gave her Zyrtec and she was fine.
How would you handle this? Would you go to a cat owners homes on occasion and premedicate? Would you avoid cat owners as friends for her? Would you let cat owners into your home? Any thoughts on why the blood test was negative? Any thoughts on why she gets hives and an itchy throat but not the typical symptoms: itchy, watery eyes?
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I had a friend boot out the young adult that was staying with them from 9-5 every day. They told him to pack up a lunch and gave him bus money. He suddenly found a job, then got a better job a few weeks later. ;)
I would have the same expectations of my husband. There is no way my kids could concentrate if dad was having fun!
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Just out of curiosity, did this child struggle to learn to walk, talk, sit, listen to stories, engage in imaginary play, color, etc? Just as we all know that gifted preschoolers are usually obvious even before they start reading/doing math, taking CAT tests....kids with true intellectual disability are also....and kids who "seem smart" when younger, but stuggle academically are usually those with LDs.
She has always been very creative and an artist. She loves, loves, loves to listen to books on tape. She is very interested in science and history. She is my only one who does not like TV unless it is a science show. She has always had a very long attention span, except for TV. She is co-ordinated and would be a green belt in tae-kwon-do but we are holding her back for a few months. (It boggles my mind that she knows 40 step patterns, but can't remember the sight word "a" or rotely recall 1+0.) But she was speech delayed from age 2 and her vocabulary has always seemed low compared to my other kids.
Everyone has convinced me to get a full eval and skip the other therapies for now. My husband is worried about the eval being a part of her medical records so he wants to avoid Children's and do it privately. I have a few calls in.
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I think this is pretty common for 2E kids. Their "giftedness" compensates for their LDs enough that they appear on target when really they are not achieving their potential.
Very true!
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If you are serious about evaluations, then start with your pediatrician. He/she should be able to get you referrals to respected evaluators (most likely a neuropsychologist or an psychoeducational evaluator). If you have insurance and a referral from your pediatrician, insurance will probably cover the costs.
A good pediatrician will work on getting you a full evaluation, even in areas that you don't suspect are a problem. They do this to eliminate any possibilities and to zero in on areas that are presenting problems.
At her checkup in January, the ped told me she needed speech therapy again. I brought up the learning issues, so she asked her a few questions and said she thought she was right on target. Her speech therapist also thinks she is right on target now. But I know the effort that has gone into keeping her "on target" and I know the idiosyncrasies of her brain. But I guess that is part of what makes me hesitate about LD testing, is that two professionals think she is fine. Should I make a sick appointment and take her in to ask for a referral or just call? I am not so sure she will do it, just because I say she is more difficult to teach than my other kids. Should I test her with the CAT to "prove" she behind as justification?
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The only other thing I might consider is whether a developmental vision evaluation is warranted while you are awaiting a neuropsych appointment, because unaddressed vision issues can significantly impact the IQ testing.
I will be taking her to a developmental optometrist after the first of the year. I know her issues are deeper than that though, so I hesitate to start at vision therapy. She has all the signs of dyslexia, not just with the eyes, but with the way she thinks and speaks.
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Thanks for all the replies.
Would a nueropsych be going through Children's Hospital or something different?
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Let's say you and I are participating in a gift exchange. I make a gift. You make a gift. Other people in the group make their gifts. We all send them to the organiser, so that she can redistribute them between the members of the group. Only the organiser knows where each gift went--it is a secret gift exchange.
But then I tell the organiser not to send the gift intended for me to my address, but to my friend's address instead.
So is it possible that the "crazy" person made the gift for you, but you sent it on to your friend, so she really did have part in it? I am a little confused too!
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I put this on the special needs board too, but am very interested in feedback from here also because her siblings are gifted.
My 7yo is really struggling. I keep going back and forth on whether testing will matter. Will I get any helpful information in how I teach her? I am willing to keep trying new approaches and new curriculums, so will the evaluation help? Are there therapies other than vision therapy that will make a difference? Where do I go for an evaluation? There is a Brain Balance center right down the street. I have a call into the local Children's Hospital to see how much that costs. Many homeschoolers in my area use Anna's House. I think she has a theory on retained infant reflexes and uses therapies that address the brain's cortex. She does not give official diagnoses, but supposedly fixes the brain.
Or do I go with the highly respected Gifted Center in my area? Her siblings are profoundly gifted, so I guess there is a chance that she is, and a LD is holding her back. Would they give better info? Honestly, I feel like she has a low IQ though. I feel like nobody is home most of the time. Then, I wonder if she is just normal and I expect too much because of her siblings. Should I do a CAT test first and see what the reality is?
Some days she does well and she has been making progress overall, but other days are just a train wreck. Monday, she was drawing pictures of 0+1 and got it wrong. (She knew all of her addition facts 6 months ago, but suddenly forgot them. Some days she still knows them.) Today, she was supposed to be reciting a bible verse, that we have been working on every day for 3 weeks. She knew most of it yesterday, but not today. So, I started saying it and she was supposed to repeat it back to me, but she kept changing the words and saying things that were not even remotely right. Then, we were doing her speech therapy and I would say, "m, n, o, p, q, _." She was supposed to say R. Over and over, she forgets to say R and keeps saying M.
She is the happiest, most co-operative child and she tries so hard. It is not a behavior issue.
Any thoughts?
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My 7yo is really struggling. I keep going back and forth on whether testing will matter. Will I get any helpful information in how I teach her? I am willing to keep trying new approaches and new curriculums, so will the evaluation help? Are there therapies other than vision therapy that will make a difference? Where do I go for an evaluation? There is a Brain Balance center right down the street. I have a call into the local Children's Hospital to see how much that costs. Many homeschoolers in my area use Anna's House. I think she has a theory on retained infant reflexes and uses therapies that address the brain's cortex. She does not give official diagnoses, but supposedly fixes the brain.
Or do I go with the highly respected Gifted Center in my area? Her siblings are profoundly gifted, so I guess there is a chance that she is, and a LD is holding her back. Would they give better info? Honestly, I feel like she has a low IQ though. I feel like nobody is home most of the time. Then, I wonder if she is just normal and I expect too much because of her siblings. Should I do a CAT test first and see what the reality is?
Some days she does well and she has been making progress overall, but other days are just a train wreck. Monday, she was drawing pictures of 0+1 and got it wrong. (She knew all of her addition facts 6 months ago, but suddenly forgot them. Some days she still knows them.) Today, she was supposed to be reciting a bible verse, that we have been working on every day for 3 weeks. She knew most of it yesterday, but not today. So, I started saying it and she was supposed to repeat it back to me, but she kept changing the words and saying things that were not even remotely right. Then, we were doing her speech therapy and I would say, "m, n, o, p, q, _." She was supposed to say R. Over and over, she forgets to say R and keeps saying M.
She is the happiest, most co-operative child and she tries so hard. It is not a behavior issue.
Any thoughts?
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We typically start around age 3 and do one shot at a time. You have to wait from 3 to 6 months between shots in a series, so it takes a while. It used to cost $40 a shot, times 4 kids, so we only did a couple a year. With Obama care, it is now free, so we did more shots this year. I weigh the risk of the shot against the treatability of the disease and the length of time the shot has been used. Here is the order we do them in:
Tetanus (not the one with P in it) 3 shot series
Polio 3 shot series
meningitis 1 shot (age 11)
MMR 2 shot series
----haven't done yet----
chicken pox
That is it; that is all we are doing. My oldest daughter has the best immune system and she has had the scariest reactions to the shots. I can't imagine what the reaction would have been like if she was a baby and had multiple shots at the same time.
I am considering getting Hib for the baby. My older kids all got the virus between the ages of 4-9 and it was pretty bad.
I think you have to be a pretty trusting person to believe the studies about vaccines and autism. I don't. I still think there is a middle of the road approach.
I think it is difficult for people to not be black and white in their thinking about shots. My kids that are 5-11 are getting the same dosage of the MMR as an infant would. They are also getting 1 shot that day, vs 5. The chances that they will react badly are much, much smaller. My kids have had Hib and whooping cough and even if a vaccine does have a reaction, I imagine it will be much smaller than what they went through with the real disease. Though, I will admit that I find myself wondering if the MMR series we just started is what triggered my daughter's anaphylaxis to cats. It is so difficult to know!
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The OP mentioned that she has already used LL7 and 8. I believe she is asking about this product from Hewitt Homeschooling. If you scroll down you will see that they have several different packages.
Sorry, I have never heard of that series before. It looks great!
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I have certain phrases that I repeat over and over to myself:;)
Everything will be perfect when they are all grown up. (Of course, I can't bear the thought of them leaving home, so that puts it in perspective.)
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results. (If something is not working, try something new, until it works.)
If you don't like to be around your kids, no one else will be able to stand them. (Make them enjoyable little people.)
It goes by so fast.
That you love them and they love you is what really matters.
I think back to when I was on bed rest and could truly do nothing to clean the house. I am thankful for what I can do!
I try to put my perfectionist energies into doing things that will benefit us in the long run and not be undone in 10 minutes.
Hire maids, eat chocolate, get out of the house, get them and you lots of exercise.
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Neighbor issues?
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Knock on every door and make sure no children live nearby.:glare:
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LL7 made writing click for my 5th grader. He said it was his favorite subject of the year. I thought he would balk at some of the genres, but it really widened his horizons and he loved the selections. I have nothing negative to say! He is doing LL8 now and finding it more challenging; so in retrospect, I might have waited a year to do LL8.
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These are all excellent thoughts. Candace, I read half of it but have not yet finished the sample chapter. I will finish it. My point is however, that unless it is reinforced thoroughly and reviewed consistently it'll be forgotten, just like anything else; however important it is.
My children and I use the grammar we know, everyday. It is impossible to properly punctuate complex sentences w/o knowing grammar. I frequently say to my kids, "Imagine how you would diagram that in your head." I only learned the basic parts of speech and almost no punctuation, so I am learning along with them.
(Reading what SWB said in that previous link, frightens me, because I think all the sentences she is talking about are fine! I also got A's on every paper I wrote in college, but it goes to show that I have a lot to learn!)
We have been using R&S every other year. So we will do book 4, 6, and 8. We usually spread it over 2 years, or take a long break in between. Book 9 and 10 are mostly writing, so we will do those too. My kids spend far more time writing, than doing grammar. (I require a half hour of writing a day starting in about 4th grade.)
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I think that's a bit hyperbolic. I was left alone at that age. I was babysitting other people's kids alone for hours at that age. Girls here get CPR certified here at that age and can have it for their 'babysitter' license. If they can take a CPR class and babysit without legally (they don't HAVE to have the license) I think a kid can stay two hours alone at a hotel. If I were that age I'd be taking a great bath and watching movies.
I was a latch key kid from 2nd grade up, but I don't think that is "allowed" anymore. I think typically something has to go wrong for you to get into trouble and if something went wrong, social services would likely be the least of your worries anyway.
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If there are no laws and something happened, I think it is more accurate to say that they will leave that up to the social worker that gets called in to investigate the case and then up to the courts to decide who is right and whether or not you get to keep your children.
I wish it were not like that, but I believe that it is.
:iagree: I think in states that do not have clear cut laws, age 11 is the standard for staying home alone, with no siblings. 12 is for staying home alone and watching siblings and 13 is for babysitting other people's children. I would think 13 would be the age where social services would not get involved if something went wrong on the trip. I know several people that have gotten tickets and social service visits for leaving their 11 year old in a car while running into a store. A friend of mine got abandonment charges for leaving 4 children (4-11) home alone with her 14 year old! :glare: Social services thought it was too much to ask of a 14 year old.
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I would not try to discourage you from using MEP, it is a very interesting program, I would just urge you to not neglect the Lesson Plan side of the program. These help give context and activity based lessons that round out the student Practice Books. As workbooks alone the Practice books can appeal to mathy kids as "suppliments," but they might be tricky (and hard) for a child that is struggling a little I might think.
If the MUS blocks had any value to her you could try to incorporate them into the mix yourself. MEP is one of those programs a child (and parent) either takes to, or doesn't. I would go a little "exploration" with it first to get a feel if it is right for you.
Bill
Thanks Bill. I think she will get a lot of value from the lessons. She seems to need to discuss things in order to process them. The only thing I could not figure out is where the rhymes are located. That is right up her alley!
She dislikes the MUS blocks so much that she asked if she could use cubes instead of the blocks yesterday. I let her and she got done in 1/4 of the time. (She has been spending 1 hour to do a simple page of addition facts.)
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I think it's good that you are recognizing it just doesn't work for her. Try out something more traditional and see how she does.
Thanks for the encouragement! I sure hope this works for her.
best way to get rid of cradle cap - for good?!
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One of my kids had that for years. We used all sorts of dandruff shampoos, including T-sal and they all worked fine. (Nuetrogena T-sal that you can buy at any store.) He also has it in his eyes. His eyes started getting infected and the pediatrician diagnosed it as Seborrheic dermatitis. If he gets build up in his eyebrows, eyelashes or around the ears too, it is probably Seborrheic dermatitis. Sadly, it won't ever go away. :glare: