lulubelle
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ds10 - American Kempo karate, recreational gymnastics, and piano
ds8 - same karate, piano, recreational gymnastics, and piano - baseball
dd6 - same karate, gymnastics, piano - plus, ballet and skating
We just stopped swim lessons for the school year and will resume them in the summer
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If a dictation seems particularly hard for my ds10 I will have him try it out several times, and then if it just isn't working we will put it away and try it the next day. He always does better the next day after having heard and tried it. We have taken WWE 4 very slow.
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Gooney Bird Greene! I just happened upon it at the library and it looked cute. Not only did my dd6 love it, but so did my ds 8 and ds 10. Totally funny and totally educational!
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We have been using grid paper. We started it a few months ago. He still gets lost keeping track of carrying. His writing is sloppy and he confuses his own numbers. I did find a great paper on the web that talks about organization issues with math. Hopefully we can have him read it also so he can see we are not trying to make life hard for him, but trying to help him get organized.
Thank you for you responses!
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My ds 10 is struggling to stay neat and keep track of 3 number multiplication. We have stopped moving forward in math till he can show 100%. He fights everything! He struggles with organizing all kinds of problems and tends to not complete a problem with more than one step!
Any advice on how to help him or are we expecting too much? Is he capable of doing it? All we can come up with is lots of repetition and work. How do we help him organize himself. He just can't seem to remember how!
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I've let my ds know some of the great advice I have received here. It has helped deflate the issue a great deal and I really appreciate you all taking the time!
Although, he was a bit anxious about his uncle reading it online!
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I was going to let it go, but ds 10 is going to a therapist with us for anxiety issues and he talked about his cousin in therapy. Therapist, "How was your vacation?" Ds, "My cousin..." The therapist felt ds needed more resolution and recommended I contact my brother about it. I did it for ds and the therapist.
I think it was best left alone.
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Thanks, this is all very helpful!
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I learned that my brother and I parent differently over the holidays. We haven't seen each other in a few years. We are not close.
Without knowing he was planning to visit my mom, we had planned to drop the kids off at my mom's house for two nights after Christmas. I thought this would be great to have my kids get to know their cousins. Well, the girls (5 yrs old and 6 yrs. old) got along great! But, my two boys and his one boy did not! My ds10 was beside himself when we came back. Their boy cousin, 7, kicked, lied, bossed them around and did not play fairly repeatedly. At first, I played it down because I thought my ds 10 was over-reacting, but shortly afterwards my ds 8 told me he also could not stand their cousin. Ds10 can be a bit hyper-focused on things, but ds8 is as even as it comes.
To be fair, my boys say they did do some retaliation toward their cousin that made him cry. My boys are not angels.
My mom and brother (if either were actually there or paying any attention at all) just shrugged it off or blamed my boys, because the cousin lied to save himself and my boys are older.
My kids make mistakes all the time and I tell them. They have consequences for bad behavior and I believe in conflict resolution for kids with an adult. I believe that each child needs to be responsible for their own actions. My mother and brother do not.
My boys never want to see their cousin again.
I wrote to my brother letting him know how disappointed I was with the boys not getting along and asked if we could all sit down and talk about ways to get along better before they see each other again. We were actually thinking of going to visit them, since they moved a bit closer.
He let me know that since my kids were older (8 and 10) than his son (7), they should be more responsible and kids should work conflict out on their own.
I feel like I am in a warped dimension. How do I respond to him? I don't even think I can get resolution with my brother, let alone the kids! And, maybe it just doesn't matter since we hardly ever see each other.
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I have always made a point to make sure we see the in-laws sometime after Christmas day. This has worked fine. The reason being that they way over do it with gifts. I want my kids Christmas to be special at home and the first time they get "Christmas".
They are asking us to come this year the Sunday before Christmas. Am I wrong to say no? I can't help feeling badly about it for some reason.
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Sounds like the neighbor gave his friend a dare.
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I never joined the WTM running group, but I do run. It's been quite some time since I ran a half or full marathon. No plans for that. I have a pretty good route I run now that is about 5 miles. I was out at about 5:30 this morning. Yes, it is still dark, but the only time I can get it in! I put on my mesh reflector and go.
I have been wimping out on strength training lately. My one hang up is doing legs and then having my legs not be as strong for my runs! I just can't make it work. I really need to do strengthening on the same days I run, then have a complete rest/recovery day. But, I don't have the time for that.
I did manage to do the 30 minute shred video yesterday. At least it is a quick workout.
Injury free at the moment!
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My oldest has been doing karate for close to five years now. It has been a long road. He has many different issues, ranging from characteristics of ADHD, coordination disorder, Asperger's and sensory processing. I would say that karate and piano have given him the most confidence.
It has taken him a long time to become good at it. There were times I wanted to have him stop because it was frustrating for him and he was one of the worst kids with focus issues. But, I am very glad we stuck with it and he is about a year away from his junior black belt. It has been worth every penny for the skill and confidence he has gained.
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The therapist just introduced this phrase to us. My ds 10 is deep into this thinking and it makes it very hard to get him through his work. The therapist said it's good to remind him of his thinking pattern and try to re-direct it. I think it is going to be a long, hard process.
He was tested. No LD's. ADHD with Asperger tendencies and some sensory processing issues. Oh, and co-ordination disorder. He has a hard time fighting towards anything! He prefers to do his own thing. Does not like to be told to do anything. It is very, very, very difficult to get him through his work.
Any experience would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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I look forward to not having my Odyssey in about 6 or 7 years (if it lasts). The steering wheel has always vibrated on the highway. The tires wear out quickly. It can't handle as much weight as we would like it to for camping. I am totally paranoid that the transmission is going to fail from what I've read about it. They didn't change the defective transmission until 2007, we bought in 2006.
We had one of the sliding doors repaired 2x in 5 years.
The car has been making noises on initial acceleration for awhile. We took it in to Honda twice and they clamped the heat shield 2x, which made no difference. I think they know it's the transmission and want to avoid the problem. We need to bring it in a 3x.
I would not recommend the Odyssey to anyone.
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I have struggled a bit with WWE. My ds 10 is on to level 4 and is progressing better than I thought was possible.
Your child does not need to have the sentence word for word. It should be close to the original sentence, but more important is just holding a complete thought (sentence) in their heads - with the same general information or idea.
Try not to get stuck on the exact wording.
I went to a talk by SWB and she explained this. It helped me to relax about it.
I think dictation is a crucial component to writing. It allows a child to know what it is like to have a complete thought in their head and then write it down. Those steps are very important in the writing process.
Dictation is gradually teaching your child to write a paragraph. It is building confidence in writing a complete thoughts repeatedly, broken into multiple sentences.
I am certain it will help them be better writers in the long run.
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I was about 9 and have strong memories of those two weeks off of school. It was such a blast! I remember walking about a mile down to the highway and seeing all the abandoned cars. It was amazing. We had a lot of outside adventures.
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oops! wrong board!
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I got my mother hooked on to watching her and she sent me an email that the baby was born at midnight and she watched the whole thing!
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Anyone considering this? They just made homeschoolers eligible!
I am considering trying my ds 10 for this year. He loves history.
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I've been watching her so much, I know that was not her that just left.
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With my oldest ds 10, we have started to introduce it several times at one sitting and let him try it on his own a few times. If it is difficult we let it go for several hours and come back to it. That has helped.
We just did the WWE 4 dictation that SWB did with her son in the video!
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Just had our third appointment with a psychologist. My emotions have been all over the place. Last weeks appointment wiped me out. Today was much better. Next week we hear the therapists input of what she has observed and read in all the questionnaires and a previous neuropsych report from 2 years ago.
One step at a time. It is all for the better.
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I changed running shoes, after wearing Saucony for quite some time. Never had a problem with them. I went to the type of running store that watches you walk and suggests shoes for "your foot". Well, I went with one of their suggestions. Big mistake! These shoes have been awful! Mazuno wave! I have heel bursitis in both feet! I didn't know a shoe could do that!
I went out last night and got a pair of Saucony. My run was much better this morning!
ADHD DX and working with a more natural approach
in Special Needs Board
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Crimson Wife,
I just want to thank you for your information and link! It was just what I needed to push me to act! I've been wanting to do the dietary changes for awhile now. DS10 is more willing to try as well. I started the fish oil and D3 a week ago, and diet changes today with DS10. He liked the gluten free and dairy free waffles! I will update in about 3 weeks as to what changes we find. Already, after a week of D3 drops and liquid fish oil I think there is a slight positive change in behavior!!!