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  1. Sorry, I meant an effective difference in modesty. The legs, arms, chest and back are showing in both a tankini and a bikini, which is a majority of the body, percentage-wise.

    As compared to a one piece? Or as compared to being fully clothed? :confused:

     

    Why is the belly the standard of modesty?
    For me it has little to do with modesty, and everything to do with not caring to expose my post-baby loose skin and stretch marks! :D
  2. The next week, she informed me that she took him to his speech therapist and she diagnosed him with sensory problems. I felt awful that he was not going to get the help he needed.

    Oh, please don't feel bad! Even at age 3, and even with what may seem to be clear symptoms of ASD, it isn't unusual to get a different diagnosis first ~ SID/SPD, PDD-NOS, etc. Then, after therapy has been initiated and the child can be observed over a longer period of time, an ASD diagnosis will be made if appropriate.

  3. The aftermath sounds a little like postictal (post seizure) state, but I think that is very common for night terrors too. Given that he had a fever last time, was he feverish this time? And is there any history of febrile seizures in your family? Contrary to popular belief, a child doesn't have to spike a particularly high fever to have one. They're considered harmless, but at 8 he's a bit old for them.

     

    Is there a history of sleep walking in your family? Night terrors and sleep walking often coexist in the same families, and both are frequently triggered by illness or other stress.

     

    In your shoes I'd have a serious phone conversation with the ped about whether this goes beyond garden-variety night terrors.

     

    :grouphug: My daughter had her first (and so far only) febrile seizure at age 4, which is pretty late for a first febrile seizure.

    I think it took 10 years off my life, so I can imagine how you are feeling now. Hang in there! :grouphug:

  4. Yep, those all sound like completely normal mispronunciations. About 6 months ago I Googled and looked at several of those charts because I was wondering about my 3 year old. My older daughter was so different in her speech development that I desperately needed a reality check.

     

    There are a lot of kids that fall through the cracks when EI would have made a huge difference, and as a result, some professionals are very quick to recommend evaluations. Their feeling is that it can't hurt.

     

    However, if you'd rather not go that route now, it might help to find a copy of Teach Me How to Say It Right: Helping Your Child with Articulation Problems. The text should help you figure out whether there's any real reason to be concerned, and if there is, it gives you a head start on what you can do at home.

  5. We think Wedgits are fantastic. They can be enjoyed on many different levels by kids (age 1+) and adults. Stacking them is just the beginning, as they can also be wedged together to make more interesting structures. My kids enjoy both free form building and attempting to copy structures shown on the cards in Wedgit building decks.

     

    The Ed Emberley's thumbprint and fingerprint books are often requested by my 3 and 5 year olds.

     

    My 5 year old loves River Crossing Jr, which is a problem solving game. There's also a version for older kids (8+): River Crossing. I'm tempted to buy that one for myself :D, but I'm trying to hold out until my kids are ready for it.

  6. If you want to use them without purchasing the whole curriculum, you really do need to buy the card games book along with the cards. It would be a huge amount of work to make the cards yourself! (If you're buying the curriculum, you could start with just the cards, and add the book in Level C.)

     

    In case you haven't noticed it, here's a link to the Math Card Games Kit. It is the same price as buying the cards and book separately, and also includes a small abacus and fraction charts.

  7. Go to page 3 of this printable book and you can see the copyright information that says that as of Dec. 31, 1977 it is in the public domain.
    No, that is not correct. The current copyright date of the materials is 2003. Feel free to check with the publisher on that. Though the creators thought they would enter public domain at the end of 1977, copyright law changed before that happened. The statement they made in that edition does not negate the extension of the copyright that was ultimately granted.

     

    Link to chart with details regarding when items pass into public domain: here. The original copyright date of these materials was 1971-72, which means they were automatically granted a 67 year extension at the end of 1977.

     

    Edited to add: partial funding from the government does not void the copyright extension.

  8. If you believe this is partly an issue of an introvert parent not understanding his extroverted children's social needs, maybe you can address that privately with DH.

     

    There's a short chapter in Kurcinka's Raising Your Spirited Child that compares/contrasts extroverts and introverts, with concrete examples. If you can't easily get your hands on that book, you may want to Google the term extrovert, and browse through the various definitions until you find something that strikes a chord.

  9. Angela, I don't think it is such a good idea to put APs up on a pedestal.

     

    AP is an ideal that some parents value, but it is not something that anyone manages to implement to the letter. And that's one reason I never use the term to describe myself, though I could mark off a whole slew of those AP check boxes. ;)

     

    Maybe this'll shock you, but plenty of MDC mamas struggle with spanking. And maybe it isn't talked about at TBW, but I'd bet cash that it's the same in that community.

  10. My oldest will be 6 in Sept, so I'm sure my opinion doesn't matter to you, but...

     

    I am just saying...it may be a good idea to sit back and listen if you have little kids and have only just begun your parenting journey....
    Oh goody! It's the "more experienced parents are doing it, so it's okay for you too!" argument. :tongue_smilie:

     

    No thanks. I've already opted out of a LOT of things other parents are doing.

    The fact that they've been parenting longer than I have is, frankly, irrelevant.

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