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FWIW, he did take medication this morning and he keeps complaining of his legs feeling like lead. And he just LOOKS worn out.
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Oh he exercises plenty! And he always comes back happier and even keel. But his swim team practices in the evenings and I can't seem to motivate him much on his morning walks. He's too busy looking for giant icicles. :P
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I use the app Lose It to track my calories. I set it to 1.5 pounds a week and it gave me my target caloric intake. Between maintaining my calories, I picked up walking for an hour a day. I was not hungry while losing thirty pounds over the course of four months. I just made conscious choices about what I was putting in my mouth.
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We have dropped dyes and processed food and no difference without them or adding them back in.
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So what sort of things would I see with impulsive action? It seems like once the impulse has already dawned on him, he can't backpedal easily enough or apply brakes efficiently. I genuinely feel like he wants to control those impulses but he just can't do as well as he wants to.
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His pedi upped the dose because it was wearing off quickly we thought.
The tired I'm seeing is that he felt like it was exhausting for him to lift his arms to do his math.
We do have a referral in for some behavioral therapy and I'm really hoping it will work out for the best.
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So... my son is 9. We had a full neuropsych eval done and she raised concerns of ADHD. He is pretty impulsive, which is why I sought out the referral. His impulsivity was causing some issues with relationships in the family and I believe was the root of a lot of temper tantrums. So we decided to try meds. He was given 18mg of Concerta. The first day I told him it might help him focus or pay attention more. It was a great day. (Now I wonder if it was somewhat psychosomatic?) On the meds, I noticed that he listened to me a bit better. He did impulsive stuff still but was willing to slow down and talk about things. He was more open to correction. He did have trouble falling asleep and was more irritable in the afternoons after a couple of days. His doc upped him to to 27mg and told us it was fine to give him melatonin.
Then we realized that his swim time at meets were getting longer and longer. When I asked he said he was just feeling tired. So I wondered if it was his meds. So we dropped the meds and at the next meet (3 weeks from dropping meds) his times were back to where they were. We did give him meds when he wasn't swimming and now I'm starting to see him get worn out when the meds kick in. Besides being tired and maybe a stomach ache, he doesn't seem to have any side effects. He doesn't give consistent answers to what his meds feel like or when they work so I'm not even sure he knows. He does get a bit meaner when they should be wearing off.
Obviously we need to try something else but I'm not quite sure where to go from here. The doctor mentioned adderall, but I'm hesitant to try that since it was so hard to tell the bad side effects until the results had already happened...
I just want him to stop and listen to instructions without rolling his eyes and doing what he wants anyways because his brain is already three steps past being asked not to and it's easier to follow those steps than to stop the steps that are already in his mind.
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Yes. When our kids learn clocks, they earn their very first watch and I make sure it's analog. They also have to watch for their own break slot on the school clock, which is analog. :P
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Welcome back!
I'd definitely do some Singapore Math with c rods or an abacus.
Story of the World
Mystery Science and lots of library books (or just lots of library books)
FLL/WWE
Spelling Workout and/or phonics (Ordinary Parents?)
But we are pretty happy with the WTM sequence at that stage.
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I got a little over three miles on today. Audible has the first books in almost all series for $5. Any recommendations? Today I did a lecture by SWB and it was much more enjoyable of a walk.
Thanks for the yoga/Pilates links and ideas. Anything cardio is probably out but I'll weed through them and try them out. I just feel ridiculous with all of the deep breathing stuff since my inhale/exhale pattern is dramatically different than most.
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I am losing motivations on my walks but I think it's because I'm listening to a drab audiobook (Smart, But Scattered). It's one that I feel is important, but there's no plot so I'm not excited to listen or finish. *sigh* I still did 2.7 miles on my own and then 4.8 with The Hubs so I guess that's good.
I am feeling guilted into doing some strength training...but I really hate weights and push ups and planks and junks. I'm thinking some gentle or fun yoga that doesn't make me feel ridiculous? Also short because I don't have a ton of time. Any recommendations for a beginner like me who really doesn't want to do it? Something motivating? It can't require a whole lot of heavy breathing stuff because my lungs can't take that...
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Cyclic vomiting syndrome can wax and wane. My 7yo goes through months and moths where she's fine and then a spell where it's really bad. If she tells me, I can give her some ibuprofen and it seems to lessen. I'm operating on the assumption that hers is related to silent migraines.
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Can you try letting him focus on something else at breakfast so he's almost mindlessly eating or would it be too distracting to eat and listen to an audiobook or something?
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SWB has a lecture (Science in the Classical Curriculum) that absolved most of my issues with science being meh while we're hitting everything else. This year, what's working for us, is a combination of mysteryscience.com and Quark Chronicles with outlining, vocabulary, and summaries for my oldest. HTH
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I agree. Punctuation problems are grammar-related. Pick up a good grammar program and the things that you point out for dictation ("There's a comma in this sentence, listen for it.") should be easier for him to figure out since you'd hit in grammar. If he's never hit on items in a series need commas between besides the occasional reminder in WWE, I'd totally expect him to miss them.
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Oh, and as for grammar, I'd stick him right in 3. You may have to pause a bit between lessons to memorize definitions and lists, but it's definitely do-able.
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The Complete Writer is the WWE explained. WWE 2 or 3 is it all pre-done for you. If your child hasn't done dictation much, I'd start with 2 or at least in the middle of it. Or you can definitely pick up with your history and science selections. It's called writing across the curriculum. SWB has a few great lectures on WTM Press's website that explains the methodology behind teaching writing that's very helpful.
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Look up the YouTube video "Dictation with Dan" to watch how SWB does it with her older son.
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I don't know... I think that CLE is fairly self-directed. There's a difference between actively teaching a lesson all of the time and then teaching a small portion and letting them review the rest of their stuff.
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We're loving Killgallon and it's mentioned in the newer WTM as a good middle ground between WWE and WWS.
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I'm not sure what you'd expect to cross over? Can he answer questions about what he's reading or had read to him? Can he take a sentence or two from dictation? That's crossing over. FWIW, I don't make my kids do much more writing than WWE work until 4th or 5th grade.
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I'd get a new band too. My leather band is much better than the silicone it came with.
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Sequential Spelling is striking a chord with my horrible speller. And they just came out with an online/app version.
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I'm not so sure why Saxon gets a bad rap. We are very conceptual with our math so I teach the Saxon lesson, we worked through the lesson practice together and then they do ten problems from the mixed review. It doesn't have to be drill and kill. At least check into it.
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My son got a kid-sized Garmin tracker for Christmas. He has a history of losing watches in the locker room at swim practice so we intentionally got the Garmin because it was swimmproof and he could wear it all of the time. Except at his championship meet this weekend he was told he'd be disqualified if he swam while wearing it. So he took it off and put it in his swim bag. But he didn't zip the pocket so it probably fell out and is nowhere to be found in our truck or his bag. I am constantly hounding him to zip the bag and he's always rolled his eyes or been annoyed that I ask him to stop and zip the bag. I'm always telling WHY he should zip it.
Anyway, the tracker is gone. I had plans to buy my daughter a Fitbit tracker since they are only $20 at our Target (older style).
My son seems pretty bummed about losing his fracker and the Fitbit would be a downgrade. But I'm worried he'd lose it because it's not waterproof. And I also don't want him to think that we can replace whatever if you lose it. I'd like to get him the cheap Fitbit but I feel like it would cheapening the reinforcement of the natural consequence of him losing it and waiting to get a new one. I just know he'll be even more disappointed because his sibling is getting a new one and he won't be.
Am I doing the right thing?
ETA: I feel it important to say that has ADHD and was not medicated so I knew that he would have a harder time staying organized. I had been keeping track of the device all of the other meet, but in the rush of things I forgot. So I'm partly at fault here too. (Even though I feel like at 9yo he should remember to zip a stupid pocket. :001_huh:)