"Great. I did not want to discuss it with you either." :lol:

Ah, that is a tough decision. Our schools are not good here so I would discourage but I am not sure where you are located. If he chooses to go to school, I would make him commit to the entire year. This could be bad though, especially with the bad influences.

This is not my child so I do not have a bunch of details. A friend has a son who is now in 6th grade who was diagnosed years ago. He seems to keep to himself a bunch and sort of has an attitude. You could say this about most teens but he was diagnosed in second grade I think. He also has a thing about clothing. It has to be comfortable with no poky seams. The keeping to himself thing was really extreme when he was younger.

They must have hit us all. I had never heard of them until recently when I was complaining about American Girl. I love the Bity Babies recommended for 3 and up but I wanted a blond with brown eyes and that is not an option. I did not like the fact that My twin goes up $40 in price from September to December. I know they are trying for advanced orders but geese. Just a pet peeve. I am normally early anyway. $170 for a doll seems a little pricey to me. To see pricing: http://www.mytwinn.com/help/shipping.html

I am pretty sure it is old news. I did email the site to let them know that I thought they were sharing old news.

One of the mom's in our homeschool group did this at our summer celebration and my kids cherish theirs. They sat perfectly still while she traced their shadow.

Have you considered REAL Science, Earth and Space? Here is a link on it: http://rainbowresource.com/product/R.E.A.L.+Science+-+Earth+and+Space+Level+1+(Looseleaf)/042768/1221701376-1661425 It is recommended for 1st-4th grades.

Our church has the middlers and the highschoolers separated into different groups. The middlers are called stepping stones, pretty much 5th through 8th grade I think and then the youth group. Is there a reason they grouped them together? Have you considered "starting" the middlers group? I know a lot of times, there just is not enough people to help to have the kids divided up. Good luck. I know this must be stressful for you. It would be for me.

Food Detective is one of the shows that my son absolutely LOVES. He has informed so many people that there is not a "5 second rule" when you drop food it is not even funny. He will also tell you about passing gum in your stool and what will catch on fire in the microwave. GREAT SHOW. My daughter (4.5) will watch Pinky Dinky Doo on Noggin. She creates stories and then questions the kids about it. It also has a vocabulary word with each story. Here is a link to information about it: http://www.noggin.com/shows/pinky.php - It really helps with reading skills. Another GREAT show.

You Thank GOD that you do not have to make any changes! I am glad everything is working out for you so far!

When dd broke out in them, our nurse's line said to put her in an oatmeal bath or cool bath and give her benadryl.

Oh, and I did not even mention the part about the secret. Geese.

I would not only be on the phone, but I would follow up my complaint in writing. I would also mention it to other adults who have kids taking the course with that person. What was he thinking? Geese.

I recommend Wedgits. They are great building blocks: http://www.wedgits.com/ OR Kapla Blocks. We spend hours playing with them: http://www.kaplatoys.com/ If you do not want blocks, I would suggest First Act Discovery instruments. They sell them at Target or Walmart: http://www.firstact.com/Products/FirstActDiscovery.aspx Hope this helps.

Children will need to be fluent in computers and there are plenty of games recommended for that age. My daughter is 4.5 now and she watched her brother play games when she was three and I assisted her. Her brother also "helped" her play games on it too. Learning how to "point and click" for example. She currently has hooked on phonics lessons on the computer where I do not have to assist her in doing them. She also does her starfall.com lessons. I think a computer foundation needs to be learned at a early age. I also think that 15 minutes a day is plenty of time on the computer. Keep in mind though, my house will only have 30 minutes to an hour of screen time every day. I think a computer is much more engaging than an television.