[Great learning videos for 3yo?]

Why don't you let him watch cartoons in a foreign language?

[Phrases that mean "it's impossible to do"]

It's like shoveling snow during a blizzard.

[What is the weirdest thing your kids like to eat?]

My 4yo likes raw fish. He also likes that salty creamed roe in a tube from Ikea.

[Rome-Obsessed Beginning Reader DS Wants to Study Latin]

Kelly, we are doing lively latin and my son likes it although he is reading now. He's 7 and Rome and history obsessed too. Can they meet for a playdate? Seriously. Do you know about this audiostory?

Horatius at the Bridge

 

from this blog

http://girottifamily.typepad.com/eugraphia/

[Any ideas of what to do with fajita seasoned chicken brst meat]

YOu don't have to have green peppers for fajitas. Zucchini, mushrooms, spinach, or chard are great or what about adding chopped cooked potato with onions?

 

Or if you don't have any veg at all, just make red rice and chicken burritos.

[Please don't blast me- parenting help with a 6 yr old- no spanking suggestions please]

This kind of talk doesn't bother me in the least in that it doesn't get my blood boiling at all.

 

However, I do say each and every time, "You are speaking rudely. Try again."

And I make him keep trying until he can express his anger or frustration using more appropriate language. Sometimes I have to lead by saying, "I'm angry because....."

 

Then whenever he does, I say something like, "So what I understand is that you are angry because ....." But I do NOT try to fix anything. I remind him that it's OK to be angry, but it's not OK to be rude about it.

[How does one go about starting a blog? Sometimes I think they are things people do]

We live very far from family and I blog just so the all the grandparents can see what the grandkids are up to. We are so not cool and our blog is very boring. Nobody but family and a couple of friends see our blog.

[When does your school year officially start?]

We go year round. The new year begins July 1st.

[Sweaty hands, smooth pencil, sensory issue]

 

could you glue fabric to the pencil?

That is a great idea and I was just thinking that a minute ago. Great minds think alike, eh?

[Beware, Galore Park no longer necessarily has free international posteage]

http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/WEBSITE/WWW/WEBPAGES/search.php?key=galore+park&by=title&Button1.x=0&Button1.y=0&Button1=Go

[Beware, Galore Park no longer necessarily has free international posteage]

I thought the free shipping was when you ordered from Book Depository?

[Sweaty hands, smooth pencil, sensory issue]

Christina, thanks. That's very generous of you. I am going downtown tomorrow so I will look around there first.

 

I think the felt tip pen idea wouldn't work for my son. He really needs to be able to erase his mistakes for math and spelling.

 

 

If only they had moss covered pencils...

[What is a really fun latin program?]

We are doing Lively Latin and my son likes it. He is a 2nd grader.

[Sweaty hands, smooth pencil, sensory issue]

Oh, pencil grips, I had forgotten about those. We live abroad and many of these wonderful little gadgets are practically impossible to find. My kids were in complete awe when my husband brought back some erasers that fit on top of the pencil when he went to a conference.

 

I need to find someone traveling to the US this summer.

[Sweaty hands, smooth pencil, sensory issue]

Well the title says it all. My son has some sensory issues and he says his pencil feels wet because it's smooth. He does have warm, sweat prone hands. I don't know what to do. It's driving me nuts that he needs to stop and wash his hands every two minutes to help the sweaty, smooth, wet feeling.

 

Are there any special pencils? Maybe some gymnastics hand chalk? Help!

[oven roasted Chick peas]

I use canned ones. I put olive oil and salt on them and bake them in one layer in a pan at 200C for about an hour. Every 15 min or so I give the pan a good shaking and rotate it 90 degrees.

 

My kids love them.

[WWYD? A friend dilemma--how do I say this kindly?]

Sorry, I don't have any ideas for you but I will be watching this thread. We are also in a neighborhood situation where there seems to be a higher standard that my boys are supposed to adhere to whilst the neighbor kids are as rude, destructive and bullying as a handful of kids can get.

[I just got spam from my own email address. How is that possible?]

http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/58666

[Excessive blinking.]

I think if he had a tic that's been going on for a year, even if it started as one tic that morphed to another tic, then I would probably take him in to get checked out.

 

HTH

 

I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on tv.

[Excessive blinking.]

I think you would become worried about a tic if they continued with it for 6 months to a year.

[Excessive blinking.]

I think most kids develop a transient tic during their young years. I wouldn't worry about it.

[The worst thing about coming home from]

And worse if you don't have a dryer....

[Help me switch our main meal to 1pm]

We have dinner at 4pm. Sometimes 3:30 to accommodate an activity. My kids definitely have to have a substantial meal before activities.

 

I usually start prepping dinner right after breakfast. We eat breakfast around 10am.

 

I start cooking dinner somewhere between 2 and 3 depending on how involved the dish is to make.

 

 

Then sandwiches at 7pm or so (after activities) for those who need it.

[Car booster seats in Europe - questions!]

I agree with Colleen from personal experience.

[Runners check-in 7/21]

I forgot to take a hanky with me me and I had to blow my nose on my shirt several times. Ugh. The windy weather makes my nose run when I'm out running.