9th grade (We may be over doing it a little) Apologia Biology BJU Geometry BJU Geography AO-9 History, Government, Literature, Geography, Logic, Citizenship Queen Homeschool Standard of Modesty BJU That I May Know Him BJU Spanish I Mavis Beacon Typing Easy Grammar Plus Apologia Jump In Spelling Power K Queen Homeschool Copywork for Girls Piano 8th grade BJU Earth and Space BJU Fundamentals of Math AO-6 Literature, Geography SOTW 4 Queen Homeschool Standard of Modesty Awana Trek Book 2 Spelling Power Queen Homeschool Lessons in Manners for Copywork Apologia Jump In Easy Grammar Plus Guitar 6th grade Apologia Zoology I BJU Math 6 AO-3 FLL (We're about half way through level 2) FLL3 (I'm sure we'll zip through this too, then I'm not sure where to go, we had almost completed R&S 5) OPGTTR (Using this as a remedial reading text for dyslexia, over half way through) Spelling Power (We'll work on this when we finish OPGTTR) Queen Homeschool Lessons in Manners for Copywork Awana T&T Flute 3yo Queen Homeschool Language Lessons for Little Ones AO-0 (I cannot believe how long this BOY will sit and listen to a book! We've finished Winnie-the-Pooh and have started on House at Pooh Corner) Cutting, Coloring, Gluing Slow and Steady (when we feel like it)

Aw, I'm so sorry! Actually I'm not, I'd love to be having a baby! But, it really does stink when you go somewhere and people ask, "When are you due?", and you have to say, "X days ago". Now, since the date doesn't matter, have a baby today!

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There's still over 3 hours left, my time!;)

You are correct, but, contractions brought on because of dehydration will usually stop with an intake of fluids. I never though about dehydration being a result of exersize. Very interesting. Of course I wouldn't want to go through labor dehydrated.

I've wondered that myself sometimes. But that would be another thread entirely.

Um, I just read through this and the exam was NOT false. The idea that schoold have dumbed down there curriculum because most adults can't pass this exam is what they consider false. They use the example that there is no literature, algebra, geometry, etc. on the exam. And that most adults taking the test have not recently been drilled on the facts that are used in these tests. I'm not sure the curriculum in schools is really dumbed down. (Don't throw virtual tomatoes; I am a homeschooler) My opinion is that the schools are trying to give too many little snippets of information instead of any real meat. And they're spending too much time disciplining, being politically correct, teaching about birth control, assigning busy work, and trying to decipher each new teaching idea that comes along. Since Laura's time there has been more history, technology, new scientific discoveries, etc. etc. Teachers also don't have free reign to teach. They are told which books, subjects etc. They are not allowed to handle a classroom the way they see fit. Most parents will not take a child over their knee for being a problem in the classroom, but instead blame and argue with the teacher (it could be his/her fault). Personally I don't see how kids make it through public school anymore. There are just too many distractions. Just my $.02

Oh my goodness, Ladies! Labor is enough without adding vomiting, diarrhea, major heartburn, puncture wounds, sore calves! :tongue_smilie::lol::rofl::willy_nilly::ack2: So, I'll just join in and tell you what not to do. Don't pack your bags. Don't get a sitter lined up. Don't wash baby clothes. Don't wash your hair. Don't make sure your husband is nearby. Don't have a ride handy. Don't sit around for hours waiting. And for heaven's sake don't recline in a chair. Seriously. My son didn't like to stay head down. I spent the day sitting upright in a chair sewing. My contractions got closer and closer together. He was head down that day and ready to go. I decided to get up and clean up. Contractions were 1-3 minutes apart (they always start fast with no early dilation). After I got ready, I decided to sit in the recliner for a while and time them again. You guessed it, he popped up off the cervix and contractions stopped. He spent the rest of the day laying sideways. :001_huh: When finally a week later my water broke, he was head down (checked with ultrasound after the water broke), but turned into a footling breech during labor. :001_huh: Just thought I'd join in the fun!?! Can't wait to hear, or not, from you tomorrow. I really hope you get going today though!

Oh, Now I'm wanting to get this book out again. We started using it many years ago. Loved it at the time, but then we got busy with other things. When we got to the first bird picture I decided to give it a try on my own. My youngest dd was about 4 at the time. I had my back to her, but every time I laid down a marker she picked it up and took it to her desk. When I was finished I was so impressed with my bird. I showed it to dd and said, "Look at Mommy's bird!". And she said, "Look at my bird!". Very recongnizable as a bird! I was so impressed. And I wasn't even showing her how. The lessons really are simple and start with a focus, usually the middle of the face, and work outward. I believe some of us made it to the still life and others stopped at the carousel horse. We start out the school year with such good intentions, and usually finish out the year with just the basics. Hmmm, now how can I fit this in???? Thanks a lot! LOL

Yes, Yes, Yes! Thanks for sharing this article! My daughter had all the signs of deslexia, but was never tested. We tried all the "tricks". They helped somewhat, but what has really helped her was getting TOPGTTR. She is going into 6th grade, yet we started her back with the basic phonics sounds. We've worked on this since April, and her reading has improved by leaps and bounds. I gave her the K12 placement test for reading. She missed one more than was allowed for her age level! I was so pleased. Apparently she has improved 3 grade levels. She is reading so smoothly and never flips words around anymore. I read all the tips in the back of the book for using it as a remedial reading program. Two things that really helped her with flipping words was to make her sloooow down and not allow her to look at the rest of the sentence. Apparently these kids have problems when they see the words too many times. If they've looked ahead in the sentence their brain tells them the've already read some of the words. Also, when they look back to where they left off, if they can find their place, they've seen the words from right to left and their brain detects the words backward, thus saw becomes was. I'm very glad to hear about this study with the hours worked on a remedial program. We've spent so much time over the years, doing tricks and reading and rereading passages. At one point we got rid of the readers because if she was going to memorize everything she read it may as well be the Bible. Anyway, I just wanted to testify that this is exactly what is working for us! Hope it helps someone else.

Have you ever done a picture study? I know it seems off topic, but have him take a good look at a picture, and then turn the picture away from him and have him tell you what he saw. If you do this with more than one child, ask the youngest child first, then ask the older one if he saw anything else. Even my three year old can participate in this. Anyway, this becomes really fun. Then when you've read a short passage, you can say, "Remember when you told me about that picture yesterday? Let's see if you can do the same thing with the story. Tell me everything you can remember. Some people prefer their child give short narrations with just the most important details of the story, others like long narrations with as much detail as possible. I tried having them tell the story in as few sentences as possible, but found they enjoy it much more if they can just tell the story in their own way. It really is amazing how accurately they can repeat descriptions, and dialogue! Narration really is a great way to cement the information into the child. The teacher has learned so much by teaching, and the child who narrates is doing the same thing because they are teaching it back to you! Short stories, or chapter books? We narrate everything except books from their free reading selections. With a six year old you may not want to take a whole chapter, but break it down into smaller chunks. Good luck and have fun!

Praise God! (sign of relief too!)

If your child doesn't get bogged down with writing you could try Math Facts for Copywork from Queen Homeschool.

Hi, I don't have an LD child, but I do have one that has trouble with math. We used Saxon successfully with every child except her. She really needs more practice on the ideas she learned than what Saxon offers. I'm sure someone can give you better suggestions for curriculm and especially for your child, but this is what we did. We repeated one year with Rod and Staff. There multiplication drills are drawn (or bought) on brightly colored bees. The bees have all the multipliers on the bees and the product on a flower that the bees surrounded. For example the flower had 9 and there were 2 bees by it. One had 3,3, and the other had 9,1. We taped the ones we were working on to the entertainment center and worked on them throughout the day. Now, several years later, after going back to Saxon and still having problems, we're using a Bob Jones book that someone gave us. It is a review of 7/6 for her, so we are jumping ahead to the chapter reviews. After I check the review, I go back to the lessons for the problems she missed. (The books tell which lesson each review problem is from) We really concentrate on those problems and what is going on. For instance she was having problems estimating decimals. Well, come to find out she wasn't even reading decimals correctly. We concentrated on that first. I would have her explain to me how to read them. Once she could tell me how to do it, she was able to read them. We are working on this over the summer. One little bit at a time. I'm sure you will get many tips and curriculum ideas throughout the day. Good luck!

It is WAY too easy to pull up something graphic. Dh was looking for information about what to do for our problematic septic system. Yeah, well he found the sewer for sure. Things that ought not be. We had a terrible time clearing it from our history, it wanted to stay to the top of the drop-down box. UGH Anyway he finally found what he was looking for and called the company to ask them a question. After answering his question she gave him the web address, then said, "Better read that back to me to make sure it's exactly right." He said, "We already know!" Truely I think sights and imagines should have to be labeled xxx. Filters don't always work, and sometimes they block medical sights and info about pregnancy and nursing.

Just wanted to add something to this. (WAY past time). I bought an old used book recently that really smelled musty. We have a child with allergies so this is a no no. After trying several things I set it, with pages fanned out, in front of the air purifyer. Worked great!

Okay, I'm going to go the opposite of the ice pack/swelling theory. I've recently heard that hot water pulls the "poison" out of the mosquito bites and spider bites too (including brown recluse). Basically run hot water over the bite for a minute or two. Be careful not to get it too hot. You don't want to burn the skin. Repeat if itching or pain starts back in. My daughter (11) has been doing this when her's itch and it has worked well. When it starts itching again she repeats it. It usually takes 2 or 3 times and then she's set. It does seep when she does it. She also used to have terrible reactions to mosquito bites. When she was 4 or 5 she got one on the back of her hand, and her entire hand swelled. We gave her benedryl then. All of my girls swelled pretty bad with mosquito bites, but Kaylee was the worst. Oh, they all outgrew it too. Anyway it's worth a try, and doesn't cost anything. It's probably just a reaction to a mosquito or spider bite. Some people are more sensitive than others.

I was where you were about 9 months ago. DD had turned 14 and nothing. I started at 12 and my sister at 10, so I was concerned. However she started spotting off and on several months later, and now has normal cycles. Whew! My next daughter is 13 and nothing yet, but I'm not worried this time. The weight thing is too funny, I'm not sure oldest DD will ever hit 100 pounds! She still only weighs 80 something. She lost her first baby tooth late too! hmmmm;) I don't think doctors know as much as they put on. Anyone have a dr. know when she would deliver? It's just an educated GUESS. Anyway, not to worry, some don't start until 16. You don't want her to grow up too fast anyway! Hope you're feeling better.

This has been a really helpful thread. It got me to researching anyhow. Hits: The ones that really got us excited. OPGTTR - I think this saved our homeschooling career. We've been using this as a remedial program since April for my 5th grader and her reading has improved by leaps and bounds. Finally I feel like we're going to be okay. I thought I had tried everything. My older girls never had any trouble with reading, so this was surprising. I'll use this with my son too when he is ready. Spelling Power Saxon 65's mental math section Janice Van Cleave's Chemistry for Every Kid Misses: Saxon Algebra I R&S English 8 - We've loved Rod and Staff, but we've been diagraming for far too many years, and are ready to be done with it. Need to concentrate on writing.