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Something about the hormones kicking in ... the middle school years are so frustrating. I just sent all three of mine to my parents for a week and am enjoying not having to bang my head against a brick wall. unfortunately, that leaves my raging extrovert with nobody to talk to ...
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If you're going to call her Ann, I'd put that first -- using the middle can get really confusing later in life.
If you just want both in there, I do have a cousin named Karen Ann, who was called by both growing up (and still is by many family members, 30 something years after she went to just Karen as she left for college).
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Definitely. I saw this on Pinterest, and it explained our house:
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They self-regulate. It's common for there to be weeks that the TV doesn't go on, but then one day, they'll start a marathon of a particular movie series or TV show, and for a few days, they'll watch a few hours a day.
Same with the computer and the Wii ... they'll not touch it for two, three weeks (well, the older two usually check email, and the oldest takes online classes), and then they'll get into some game, and it will be on a lot for a few days.
I'd say it averages to about an hour a day, but over 2 weeks, that would probably look like 12 days with no TV and 2 days with 7 hours.
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Shaving, waxing, dyeing he knows about. I don't necessarily share every detail because he's not really interested.
He could figure out my passwords, but I don't go out of my way to provide them, usually. (And vice versa.)
The only things I keep from him are things that others tell me in confidence that don't concern him (usually things that he wouldn't be interested in anyway). Like stuff that my 3 best friends and I would sometimes discuss over coffee that they didn't really want spread around, but they were all things that he wouldn't care to know anyway.
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We didn't do the eye ointment, but did do the vitamin K since dh has a genetic clotting disorder (not hemophilia, but similar though not as severe), and it was impossible to tell at birth if any of the dc had inherited it.
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Yep. A few years ago, we did have it go around the homeschool community, and both vaccinated and unvaccinated children were involved. If the parents of the vaccinated children hadn't known that their children had been exposed, the doctor probably wouldn't have tested for it.I think part of the issue is that docs are more likely to suspect pertussis in someone who is unvaccinated. Lingering cough that goes on and on in a fully vaxed individual is often labeled something else (atypical bronchitis for example). -
The between. They're not entitled to it, but we'd like to help them some toward being able to build a good life for themselves, which means a good career, which almost always means in today's market a degree or trade school certificate.
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The only children the practice I worked in saw with pertussis were unvaccinated (it is possible for even vaccinated children to get it, which is why I generally avoid having my children around unvaccinated children). While scary, most of them got through ok. One child did die of a secondary pneumonia (1 or 2 yrs old).
Even if a doctor's office doesn't routinely carry separate vaccines, they should have the ability to order them. This takes some discussion and coordination with the doctor's office, but it can be done (the same office did this on occasion, as we did have a portion of our patients whose parents chose to selectively vaccinate and/or separate out vaccinations).
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Geometry. I can DO proofs, etc., but teaching them is another story. I tried to pass it off to dh (MA in math), but he's just not consistent enough to be of any help. He'd pull out unrelated board games and leave math undone for weeks at a time. Getting back to Algebra and Trig, I've been much more in my comfort zone, though Calculus is coming for ds1 and Geometry for dd1 and I'm not looking forward to either.
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We'll cover as much as we can, but will also expect them get scholarships. They'll probably have to work, too.
Living at home is probably not realistic for the majors that they are going toward right now. They can get part done at the local community college (hopefully while in high school), but after that, admissions rules will work against them because they're homeschooled at the main local state school (the big one, since we're in the capital), and it's not necessarily the best school in the state for the majors they're likely to go for.
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We use it as a change of pace, but all of my dc use it independently, even the 6 year old. She's actually the one most likely to watch the videos.
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I have a 5th grader who is doing SOTW, but at this point, he's not as interested in a lot of the activities or extra books, certainly not the coloring, etc. And he's definitely more about moving at a faster pace. He does the reading, some mapwork, and the tests. He also takes it at a faster pace, at least double the pace that we did when he and his older siblings were younger (he was pre-K age when they did it and did participate as he was able, including in two co-ops). If you put it off, you'd probably either want to supplement heavily and/or pick up the pace so that the 4 books take 2 or 3 years.
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We got it for our aspiring chef, sci-fi fanatic teen. It's clever and cute, but the actual recipes, meh. He's made one or two that were ok, one or two that were pretty bad, not really interested in making the rest. The book was a good joke, but it's not particularly a good resource for actual recipes.
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Definitely an ER visit, probably in an ambulance to be safe, unless you can get him there in less than 5 minutes. These things can turn bad, fast.
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I wonder if the authorities are re-thinking the original arrest of the parents and removal of custody of the boy? Sounds like they were spot-on - "he runs away and gets into trouble" was their reason for tethering him to the deck when they were locked out of their foreclosed house... I wonder if there were any other issues that would cause them to remove the boy?
The marijuana they found on the scene is probably another part of the picture. And if they weren't still the ones paying the electricity/water, etc., they were in effect stealing it, and that could be a factor as well.
But yeah, the putting him on the tether, while unusual for children that age, CAN be a protective measure. That alone, I don't think would have resulted in removal. There seem to be multiple factors in this case. Poor little guy, I'm sure he doesn't understand any of what is going on. I hope they find him safe, soon.
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Yes. It's a table that my great-great grandfather made for his youngest dd when she married.
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My brothers used their dressers, put side to side, as room dividers. One face one's side, the other faced the other's ... I think they put posters on the back of each other's dressers.
It seems like PVC pipe would be easy enough to form into frames that could be covered with fabric.
We're starting to run into some issues like this with out 12 and 6 year old daughters. We might split them to different rooms, but I'm more in favor of a compromise like this.
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Chicken Nuggets
Fish Sticks
Mac and Cheese
Pancakes
Tortilla or English Muffin Pizzas
Quesadillas
French Toast
Canned or frozen ravioli
Spaghettios
Chicken Alfredo (alfredo sauce out of the jar)
carrot and celery sticks (for sides with any of these and/or snacks)
apple slices (see above)
orange wedges (ditto)
All of these are out of my 10 and 12 year olds' lists of things they make for dinner, along with the spaghetti and the eggs and toast that you already mentioned.
Another favorite treat is Banquet TV dinners (usually $1 or less at Harmon's or Albertsons).
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Ugh. It's so hard when they make those decisions and you and they KNOW that they know better. :grouphug: You'll get through it, he'll get through it, and hopefully learn something in the process.
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Algebra I in 8th grade is pretty common here, so it wouldn't show up on a transcript. It is even assumed for the International Baccalaureate programs around here (they take Geomettry, Alg II then need to be ready for IB Math beyond that). For Geometry in 6th grade, I did go ahead and get it documented and awarded credit by a cover school in case he wants to use it, but he's likely to go to community college (there will be placement exams for Math and English) and have enough credits there that anything before won't matter for 4 year school admissions, especially with his ACT scores.
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Some might. My ds was in a fourth grade G & T magnet class whose teacher made this assumption. She insisted on keeping them pretty much at grade level with more worksheets. She had 25 bored, frustrated 9 year old HG and PG kids on her hands, and then complained that they were difficult. (She got mad when they would all read something harder under the desk). The year before, this same group had a teacher who understood gifted dc (and asynchronous development and the idea that gifted shows up different ways in different children). That year, they were perfect little angels because they were being challenged appropriately (within the parameters she was forced to -- none of them appreciated the 3rd grade state testing prep 5 hours a week, but she explained her constraints to them, and they appreciated her candor and her acknowledgement that the district were treating them like idiots because they were 8). That teacher had an extensive library of 5th through high school level books in her classroom because the library couldn't adequately supply the needs of the students in her class.
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LOL I wish that my local newspaper would hire an editor like her. I finally stopped subscribing because the urge to take a red pen to it every day was too great, but wasted too much time.
SAT for sixth grade?
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If you're looking for useful info, then yes it seems like it's time to bump the level of testing up. It can be intimidating that first time in the room with all of the high schoolers, but it may well still give you a better idea than a test that she's ceilinged out on. And we did it (ACT in 7th) partially BECAUSE it was an environment with older kids, huge school, etc., since this is likely a situation that he'll continue to face, whether it's community college at 14 or 15 or a 4 year university at 16 or 17. A few hours at 11 or 12 can start setting the stage and desensitizing them to that.