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    My littliest student has swine flu. Her sister, my dd, and my DH are.........

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    My dd's friend came down with the H1N1 yesterday. My dd was with her on Friday and Sat. so we are waiting to see if we get it too.

     

    Here is some of the info. from her friend's email:

     

    "Per the doctor, anyone that has come into contact with her in the last 72 hours may have been exposed.

     

    Per our pediatrician, the signs are headache, fever and cough."

     

    Also here is some info. from our co-op:

     

    Know the Difference Between Cold and Swine Flu Symptoms

     

    Fever

    Fever is rare with a cold.

    Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100°F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the flu.

     

    Coughing

    A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a cold.

    A nonproductive (non-mucus producing) cough is usually present with the flu (sometimes referred to as dry cough).

     

    Aches

    Slight body aches and pains can be part of a cold.

    Severe aches and pains are common with the flu.

     

    Stuffy Nose

    Stuffy nose is commonly present with a cold and typically resolves spontaneously within a week.

    Stuffy nose is not commonly present with the flu.

     

    Chills

    Chills are uncommon with a cold.

    60% of people who have the flu experience chills.

     

    Tiredness

    Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold.

    Tiredness is moderate to severe with the flu.

     

    Sneezing

    Sneezing is commonly present with a cold.

    Sneezing is not common with the flu.

     

    Sudden Symptoms

    Cold symptoms tend to develop over a few days.

    The flu has a rapid onset within 3-6 hours. The flu hits hard and includes sudden symptoms like high fever, aches and pains.

     

    Headache

    A headache is fairly uncommon with a cold.

    A headache is very common with the flu, present in 80% of flu cases.

     

    Sore Throat

    Sore throat is commonly present with a cold.

    Sore throat is not commonly present with the flu..

     

    Chest Discomfort

    Chest discomfort is mild to moderate with a cold.

    Chest discomfort is often severe with the flu.

    Bedwetting help needed

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    When we used an alarm for my dd, I got up when it went off and got my dd out of bed. I think the whole purpose of the alarm is to become fully awake when you urinate. Your ds sounds like me. I hate getting up in the middle of the night. LOL!

     

    Also someone suggested to me that we put a pull up on over the alarm and underware so there isn't much clean up in the middle of the night.

     

    It sounds like you are almost there. I do have to add that it was totally worth it. My dd has been dry for 5 years, never an accident. I was too lazy to use an alarm with my youngest, (I hate getting up in the middle of the night) and he still wets and I still wash 2-3 loads of sheets every week. Keep going - it is worth it.

    Ready to throw in the towel

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    Posted · Edited by Ferdie

    I think you are right to be concerned because in the early years you are building an important foundation. Thankfully you don't need to spend hours and hours in 1st and 3rd grade hs, but you do need to be consistent in subjects like reading, math and writing.

     

    If you truly think you can't meet their educational needs anymore than you need to make a change. One thought before you jump to private school, is to try a DVD hs curriculum as a way of delegating the teaching to someone else. We switched to BJU DVD's a few years ago because I personally had problems hs three children at the same time. It is much cheaper then private school and even though you will need to buy the entire curriculum you can still do your own science and history and just use their language arts and Bible programs. You will still need the discipline and energy to supervise and review their work everyday, but it is about the same amount of energy that you would spend overseeing their evening homework if they went to private. I also spend about 2 hours every weekend making their daily checklist and gathering science supplies, but I spend about the same time each weekend helping my older child with his ps projects.

     

    Good luck to you.

    What exactly is covered in 5th-6th grade math?

    in K-8 Curriculum Board

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    My ds went from RS E to BJU math 6.

     

    I'm glad we did math 6 because he really struggled with the factor tree, least common multiple and greatest common factor type problems. Math 6 covered: adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals and fractions, geometry, equations (finding n), ratio, proportion, percents, area, volume. measurements and sets. It was such a great review we ended up doing BJU math 7, too.

     

    My ds is great at mental math after using RS math. The down side of that is that he tends to work out problems in his head and guess at answers on standardized tests. His 4th grade standardized test scores, (after using RS E) were lower than I excepted due to this issue. So we used math 6 and math 7 for 5th and 6th grade as a review and to focus on showing his work on paper, which he is going to need to do in higher level math.

    What are your kids doing in math today?

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    DS 12 - at charter school using Saxon 8/7. They have a test today so I think they are finishing unit one or section one or test one??

     

    DD 10 - BJU 5 lesson 23 is two-digit multiplication. Supplement: math drills with a Flashmaster.

     

    http://www.flashmaster.com/

     

    DS 9 - BJU 3 lesson 57 is a chapter review of 4 digit addition and subtraction. Supplement: math drills with Flashmaster. We are also using Times Tales to supplement the multiplication table because I love memory aids.

     

    http://www.timestales.com/

    Adoption from foster care

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    What are some resources or books that would be good to read about attachment things, fetal alcohol or anything else? Our agency has some material for us also, but I'm a reader and researcher and would love to get more.

     

    For attachment disorder we used Holding Time, by Martha G. Welch and Mary Ellen Mark. I got it from our library, so you can probably find it on an interlibrary loan. We adopted three foster children and only one had attachment disorder. He was only one years old, but I knew right away that something was wrong.

     

    All three of mine were drug exposed, but I haven't seen any obvious issues from that.

     

    I am so excited for you. Please keep us posted.

    Adoption from foster care

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    I am glad I ran across this thread. DH and I have been discussing foster/adopt for a while now. My best friend works for Child Social Services, and is in charge of the adotpion process. So I have spoken to her about the process.

     

    My question is, has anyone fostered and then adopted a teenager? A girl specifically.

     

    We want to adopt a pre-teen. Probably around 11-13 yo. We have raised two teenagers(well I still have one dd that will be 17,oldest son is 19) and our youngest is 11, a girl.

     

    We did have lots of trouble with our 16 yo, but we got through it. Even with all the issues, my husband and I think teengagers are terrific. Yes, they have their problems, no question. But they also deserve a family.

     

    Because I have a younger daughter, and a teen daughter, I would only foster/adopt an older girl.

     

    Any experience in the teenage adoptions?

     

    The advice we were given was to respect the hierarchy in your family and adopt children younger than the existing members of your family.

    Adoption from foster care

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted · Edited by Ferdie

    We looked into it up here ~ but I don't know how we'd ever get approved because my dh took one look at the miles of forms in the application packages and said 'yeah right'. All the questions about your "parenting philosophy" and stuff, along with tonnes about your relationship with your *own* parents - he has no relationship with his father and does not care to discuss the whys of that with anyone, never mind a social worker he doesn't know from a hole in the ground. His attitude about it is that it was long ago and who cares now. Not up for discussion. Y'know? I could manage to traipse through the forms and give the sorts of deep self-analyzing answers they want (even though I'm kinda the same - my early childhood background is a mess - I was in foster care as a young teen myself - and it has nothing to do with who I am now) cuz I know how this works, but he's supposed to do the same forms. No. Way. In. Winter. will he ever fill all those out - parenting philosophy? His parenting philosophy is "Go ask your mother". :lol:

     

    Seriously. All the questions! They'd want *him* personally to explain things like why we homeschool -- think they'd accept "because the wife does these strange things" as an answer? :tongue_smilie:

     

    Don't get me wrong, he's a wonderful husband & father ~ he works long hours to provide for us and he loves us very much.. he's just not the sort to go digging deeply into things, y'know? ;)

     

    If you guys are serious about foster adoption, please don't let the forms and paperwork derail you. I'm not exactly sure how it works in Cananda, but in the states they are looking for loving, caring homes to adopt these children. My dh was from a dysfuntional family and we both did drugs when we were first married. We put all of that on our forms. They are really looking for truth and honesty and are not expecting perfection. My imperfect home is way better than letting a child be raised in a group foster home.

     

    I know the questions are very personal, but they aren't going to release a child into a family without asking those type of questions. KWIM? It is for the good of the child that they delve into the parent's upbringing and parenting beliefs. I know it is a pain and can be emotionally exhausting to revisit the past and define your beliefs on paper, but it is really about the chance to shelter another child from the system. We adopted three foster children and it was worth it each time, (even when we had to redo most of the paperwork because they changed the forms, ugh!!)

     

    Tell your dh that your internet friend respectfully says, "Do the paperwork. Save a child."

    Would you think less of me...

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    No. Would you think less of me if I told you that I love to eat peanut butter out of the jar?

     

    Nope. Don't you have a meerkat cake to bake tonight?? What are you doing on these boards?

     

    Would you think less of me if I told you I was hopelessly addicted to Dancing with the Stars and we don't have a TV so I end up staying up late on Mon. nights and watch bits and pieces of it on Youtube?

    what bag to use at Disney?

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    We usually bring a backpack because I love to bring water bottles and snacks for the kids. I take the backpack on the rides with me with no problems. Disney is great about that.

     

    The last time we went to Six Flags I was so disappointed because on many of the rides you can't wait in line with backpacks any more. They have lockers outside the main ride area and expect you to pay $2 each time to store your backpack. Even though I don't ride most of the rides I usually wait in line with my kids and then pass through when they get on the ride. They don't let you do that anymore. Ugh! So I think I am going to switch to a fanny pack for Six Flags.

     

    Have fun at Disney!!

    Do you have a FAMILY BIBLE VERSE?

    in General Education Discussion Board

    Posted · Edited by Ferdie

    We are ordering from "Wall Words" for one of the walls in our living room and we want to put a family Bible verse on it. But we like so many verses that we can't decide! So do YOU have a family verse? If you were going to put a verse on your wall what verse would you pick?

     

    We have Duet 33:27 on the wall in our family room:

     

    "The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms."

     

    I would love to put 1 Chron 16:34 in my kitchen because it is a great reminder to be thankful:

     

    "Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."

     

    ETA: My friend has Philippians 4:8 in her front entry way:

     

    "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."

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