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My boys (11 & 7) will happily listen to any audio book while playing w/ Legos. They have listened to all four of the SOTW audio books multiple times, often all of them w/in a week, while playing w/ Legos. I say, get a subscription to Audible.com or thoroughly investigate what's available from your library system, and use that time to fill his head full of history, science, biographies, classic books, *quality* literature.
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My "other" is a frog.
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I'm looking forward to reading both series!
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A family doctor or pediatrician isn't qualified to diagnose ADHD; you need a referral to a psychologist. Once/if you have a diagnosis, the doctor can prescribe medication(s), but might want you to see a psychiatrist for that. There is a LOT of paperwork prior to diagnosis. After a diagnosis, it is common to test medications for months or even years before finding what works. Best of luck to you!!!
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We aren't home from tae kwon do classes until 7:15 at the earliest and 8:15 or 9:15 3x a week so we eat later than most. I do give my kids a filling snack/small meal around 5:00 so that they're not starving through the evening. Even if we didn't have tae kwon do every night, dh doesn't usually get home until 7:00-7:30ish so we still wouldn't be eating early.
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Mine enjoyed listening to the whole series.
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This is great. She solved it for me by bringing her own crochet! And she did say that she would lob any questions my way. :001_huh: I'm kind of self-taught and trying to figure things out myself! :lol:
That is so awesome! I *need* something to do with my hands unless I have remembered to take my ADHD meds (catch-22 right there!), otherwise I can't focus on the conversation. How cool that you found a fellow hooker! :001_smile:
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Sadly, most minimalists ditch the books and are heavily dependent on electronic devices.
I enjoy reading various minimalist blogs, but agree that most of the bloggers do not have children, or only have one young child.
I was actually just thinking about this today. In the last year I have removed 700+ books from our house...and that was not my largest book purge. I can tell you exactly which three books I wish I either still owned or still DO own but don't know where they are located; all three of those are available from the library and really aren't necessary to daily life.
We (meaning my family) are heavily dependent upon electronic devices and we have no problem with that. Dh and I read books, magazines, and blogs on our iPads (to the kids and for our own enjoyment) and I also have a Kindle that the kids can use when they want. I'm genuinely curious as to why you wrote that it's sad to do so? I have wondered if, when our younger kids see us with our iPads or Kindle, they think we're playing games when we're actually reading. We still have hundreds and hundreds of books in our house, it's not like it's all electronic all the time!
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I have the same situation, except it's 3x/week. One kid's class is at 6:15, the other's is at 7:45. We usually don't eat dinner until after tkd, but I try to get a solid snack into them by 5:00 rather than trying to feed them dinner before.
A few things that hold mine through those long evenings are:
--hummus & crackers
--popcorn & cheese cubes or slices
--english muffin pizzas
--tortilla chips w/ guacamole and/or salsa
--frozen homemade waffles toasted and spread w/ nutella or peanut butter
--boiled eggs and homemade (GF, of course) biscuits
I also throw into my purse a couple of Kind bars, which could be any sort of on-the-go bar (my kids are gluten-free + vegetarian, so our choices are limited) for an "I'm SO HUNGRY emergency."
I hope something there helps!
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My dh has his own relationship with the kids. He took over bedtime as soon as nursing etc was done. It seemed to take forever with each boy, but it was really only until each was about 4. Now, he is in charge of the evening pick up and bedtime routine.
On weekends, he does almost everything with them. Not because I 'make' him, but because that is when he is around and he wants to be with them. That is how you have a relationship with someone, you spend time with them.
That is exactly how it is here! Our boys are 11 & 7 and he STILL reads to them for at least an hour every night. On the weekends he spends all of his time with them, no matter what he's doing. Just like I do, every Monday-Friday. ;)
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Every weekend and evening dh takes the kids with him wherever he goes. They go camping without me, to his parents' without me, to the park, Six Flags, movies, etc. It wasn't always like this, but I sure do love it now! He often takes them to work with him for the day, as well. Now, a lot of the time when they are away I'm still doing household stuff, planning, researching, etc., but I do take a lot of breaks. :D
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I lovingly call it the "sneeze and squeeze" :lol:
That is hilarious! I have to cross my legs when sneezing as well. Thanks to everyone who has posted suggestions for exercises to help!
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Spell to Write and Read made all the difference for my struggling reader, which he often acknowledges.
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My son who turned 11 a few days ago wears a 9! My 7yo wears a 5. It is RIDICULOUS!
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Mine aren't even dressed yet and it's a few minutes before 10 a.m.! I'm just letting them go at their own (argumentative, snail-like) pace and then when they realize their school day will be ending much later than anticipated maybe tomorrow will be faster.
Or maybe not. :001_rolleyes:
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I still don't have planned precisely what we'll do tomorrow, our first day back doing "real" schoolwork. I think we'll take this first week just doing the basics since we also have a day-long Not Back To School Party with our HS group and a couple playdates scheduled as well as our regular life. I have spent so much time trying to prep and it just hasn't come together!!:confused:
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Me too. :blush: And, I keep posting threads that talk about motivatign for planning. You would think I'm actually getting something done, but it's going very s l o w.
I have loved reading the threads you have started!! So many inspirational and motivating posts on those. :bigear:
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Kind of OT, but as I was helping my daughter pack for college yesterday, I was folding her clothes. I was astounded to realize that she has at least fifteen pairs of jeans, 6-7 pairs of denim capris and 3-4 pairs of denim shorts. No wonder she only does her laundry once a month!! :D I was also regretting the two pairs of jeans I bought her a few days ago, thinking she needed more to pack for college! :lol:
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Some people get their clothes dry cleaned in order to avoid ironing them.
Yes, this. On the rare occasions when dh or I needs something pressed (maybe once a year) the dry cleaner does a much better job than we could hope to do.
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I just re-read the OP's post and am thinking I posted wrongly. I wouldn't voluntarily stay anywhere w/o internet service, but IF I were stuck...yes, I would still bring a laptop/iPad/whatever. Even if you don't have WiFi there, you might find a place where you could use it and download email, podcasts, movies, etc.
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A question for those of you who don't take electronics (other than phones) with you on vacation--do you regularly use electronics for relaxation? Dh and I would never go on vacation without our iPads; that's where our books and games are. Our kids have their iPod Touches where they have the games they play with dh as well as games they love to play with each other, but often WiFi is needed. Dh reads to our youngers every night for at least an hour, usually more, but the book is on his Kindle app on his iPad.
I could NOT imagine relaxing somewhere I couldn't access the internet, I'm honestly surprised there are many others who are. I should mention that dh and I both have phones that can operate as hotspots, so if we should end up in an area without wifi we could still access the internet. If I knew I would be stuck somewhere that I couldn't download something new to read if I need it, check email (or the hive!)...well, let's just say, it wouldn't be pretty! (My Kindle lives in my purse only because I might forget to put my iPad in there. Yes, I have a serious case of ADHD and, yes, I am on medication.)
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I love summer. It's the sigh of relief after jeans with holes in the knees.
:iagree: And where we live, in Texas, I breathe that sigh every April and then have to suck it back in when October arrives. My problem is that my boys are skinny and TALL, so it is difficult to find jeans that fit well on their bodies. I attempt to have at least seven pairs of jeans for each of them each winter, hoping that at least a couple will survive from the older to the younger. My girls only needed a couple pairs since they had other options, but there just aren't as many for boys.
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No, definitely no. We do own an iron...somewhere? I bought it about 15 years ago to press hand-made paper and haven't seen it since.
ETA: I'm seriously wondering WHY anyone would need to know how to iron now?
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:bigear: This month both of our teens (a.k.a. live-in-babysitters) will be gone so we are having to interview sitters for the first time. We are offering $10/hour to watch our sons, plus plenty of snacks. Our daughters have babysat for many years and have always been paid $10/hr or more; usually the amount has been rounded up to the nearest $5 or $10 (sometimes $20!).
ETA: They have babysat for pay for OTHERS...I didn't pay them!!
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:iagree: I spend a LOT of time cooking from scratch (everything must be vegetarian, dairy-free, and gluten-free) and am more than a little klutzy, so I have found that the best way to spare my clothes is an apron. My favorite has two front pockets: one for my phone and the other for my iPod. When my family sees me in an apron, they know I am in serious work mode and will leave me alone, knowing that good stuff is happening in the kitchen.