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  1. Here's my advice... 1. Don't get too hung up on counting ounces... just drink as much as you can, be it 30 ounces or the "recommended" 64. 2. Use a smaller cup; it seems more manageable. 3. Use a cup with a straw. 'Nuff said. 4. If you have some spare money (and don't we all? :lol:), invest in a fun, colorful cup/water bottle. Life's too short to be drinking from an ugly cup. HTH, Hadassah
  2. Oy. My dear mother in law decided to swing by unannounced yesterday and whisk my kids and me off to a surprise lunch at a nice restaurant. Never mind that the restaurant had a bar in it (ahem? I have a 2 y/o and a 5 y/o!). Never mind that we were in the middle of school. Never mind that I actually had a really good lunch planned. I do love dmil, but sometimes she can be... frustrating. :banghead:
  3. THANK you for all your encouragement! I don't think I'm THAT much older than a Nike model, though I'm pretty sure the average supermodel hasn't experienced several pregnancies :D . I will definitely start listening to music while I jog. Wow. I can't believe I never thought of doing that before. * smacks face with palm * You guys rock! Thanks, Hadassah P.S. Just to clear up any confusion... I don't run in a running skirt - I run in a long skirt, preferably mid-calf-length or longer. Yes, I'm one of those psycho Jewish modest mamas! :lol: I actually have this really nice running skirt that's mesh and tea length with built in leggings underneath. And... it's bright pink. Yay, neon! Or, should I say, '80s flashback alert!
  4. I am trying to get into the habit of running, since I enjoyed it in my youth and I really do need some sort of regular exercise activity. However, I am a very slow/out-of-shape runner, and I find it embarassing to run around the neighborhood/in public. Also, I usally run in a skirt (for modesty reasons), and while the skirt doesn't slow me down or affect my running, it does attract a lot of stares. I do some treadmill running, but I prefer "actual" running. I signed up for a beginners' running group, but that doesn't start until springtime. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to confidently run in public? Am I the only one who feels embarassed in this way? Thanks, Hadassah
  5. Thank you all very much for your suggestions and assistance. At this point, I think I'm going to stick with "relaxed" preschool for now, which is what we've been doing - with dmmetler's ideas and such - and then start FIAR in April/May, which is when our next school year starts. Dd will be 3 very shortly so I * hope * FIAR will be appropriate for her at that point. Tracy, I will definitely keep your recommendations in mind. At this point we are planning FIAR for when she is 3 and 4, kindergarten at age 5 (possibly still with FIAR... we'll see how it goes) and first grade at ages 5/6 (the ages don't quite match up because our school year is shorter than the calender year). Of course, life rarely goes according to plan. Parenting a PG is very hit and miss :confused:... I will certainly check out TAGMAX! Sounds like a great resource. Warmly, Hadassah
  6. Everything Rose and thowell said, plus... OK, this is going to be hard to explain and elaborate on. My ideal science curriculum (hereafter referred to as MISC) would have programs from grades 1-12, thereby allowing the student to experience a comprehensive, full program, without a weird transition from "elementary school science" to "high school science". BUT, MISC would also be designed so students can start the program easily in grade 7... since I know many families who just do nature studies and eclectic/hodgepodge science in "elementary school" and then want a program running from grades 7-12. However... instead of just having a 7th grade program, 8th grade program, etc., MISC would offer its programs with recommended age ranges, so students could work at their own level and pace, and so that students within 2-3 years of age could do science together. And yes, I would LOVE an inquiry-based laid-out science program. I think a decent way to do this would be to have programs covering the same topics, but coming from different perspectives based on student interests. So for example: a student fascinated by astronomy might take a program with a title such as Middle School Physics: Focus on Astronomy which presents physics in the context of astronomy (so... uh... astrophysics, I guess). But a student who is into marine biology might take Middle School Physics: Focus on Oceans. And both of those programs would cover the same physics topics! I realize that this could quickly lead into having four million versions of each program, which is why it's an IDEA, not reality. But really. Maybe have around three or four versions of each program? :glare: Two more notes: 1. I am a big fan of a four-days-a-week science program. 2. High school science should be every bit as fun, experiment-oriented, and "living"/Charlotte Mason-y as elementary school science! Which educator decided that all high school science should be textbook-based? Sorry this answer is so long and disorganized! - Hadassah
  7. :iagree: My ds got a phone last year, when he was 12, because he started walking to/from Scouts. But my dd didn't get a phone until she was 14, when she went off to full-time residential college, because her dorm didn't have a landline and we wanted her to call home at least once a week to check in with us.
  8. Good for you! :party::hurray::cheers2::biggrinjester::thumbup1: ^^ just to be clear... that's root beer, NOT beer :)
  9. So just for clarification - if I wanted to teach "secular" Latin, then I should go with Classical?
  10. IMHO the most important factor is an adult readily available in case of energency... such as a neighbor.
  11. * Please be gentle; I know very little about Latin * What's the difference between those two types of Latin? Is there a benefit to learning one over the other? Is there a third Latin "type" that I don't know about? Thanks, Hadassah
  12. My family did a four-night Disney trip last year - myself, hubby, 12 y/o ds and 14 y/o dd. It was not our cup of tea. The logistics were crazy, the park was chaotic and frenzied, and the trip was really expensive. I mean, we did have fun. But I'd rather spend my vacation money elsewhere.
  13. Oh, by the way - I'm not sure if this matters or not, but dd has taught herself to read, so a phonics program isn't necessary.
  14. I'm looking for a good, secular, one-year general science program for an advanced 7th-grader. He will be starting the high school science sequence next year because he is very science-oriented. Up to this point, we haven't used a formal curriculum, but we have done a lot of exploration, nature study, recreation center classes, etc., and I feel that he has a strong science foundation.. I just want to do a formal general science program before moving into high school science. Any recommendations? Thanks, Hadassah
  15. I think the sequence you have been thinking about is just fine. Another suggestion might be to do physics, chemistry, biology, and zoology as your science courses (that listing isn't in order) and have behavioral psych as an elective, or as her social studies class for one year.
  16. I'm getting the impression that you really want to fit the loop into one week. IMHO it's more important to nail the subject frequency then to focus on fitting the loop into a time frame. If it makes you feel any better, the preschool loop schedules for each of my three eldest kiddos were about four times as long as yours. They took us about three weeks to get through. But they worked well for us. Edit: Yes, I am addressing Halcyon here. Sorry about any confusion!
  17. I think one of my issues here is that I've heard so many great things about FIAR that I'm basically determined to try it, whether or not it seems like it'll work for dd. Have any of you all felt similarly about a curriculum? Can someone please talk me out of FIAR? :glare: Thank you all so much for your helpful suggestions! Hadassah
  18. :iagree: The only advice I have is that because your loop is so long, any subject that appears on the loop only once will be more of a "special treat". So, for example, it's ok for mythology to appear only once if you don't consider that to be a "core subject" (and I believe most of us don't :bigear:) but you might want, say, science to come around a bit more often.
  19. Nope. I'm fairly "feminist" but I strongly believe that my children should learn the difference between appropriate and inappropriate interaction between the genders.
  20. * I apologize for all of the threads I have been posting about this topic. This is the last one, I promise! * I have a "profoundly gifted" (eek, I hate labels, but we had to get her tested to rule out Aspies) 2 y/o dd who needs a preschool program. For my other kiddos I have not used a structured preschool program, but for this child I think a structured program would be more beneficial. Background info: we need a secular program. We are looking to start formal school with her around age 4/5. Anyway, I need to choose between FIAR, B4FIAR, and Peak with Books. Thoughts? Recommendations? TIA, Hadassah
  21. I've never used HOD, but some members of my homeschooling co-op do. Their general consensus is that it is PERFECT... if you are looking for a school-at-home type of setup. True, there's not an overabundance of textbooks, but there are other aspects that do make HOD quite school-at-home. The families in my co-op who used HOD who didn't want sah overwhelmingly did not like HOD. So it depends on your preference: sah or non-sah?
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