Snickerdoodle
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But . . . I don't know. This seems to be overthinking it a bit.
When someone expresses concern for you, you answer. Maybe you don't "confide," maybe you decline to elaborate, maybe you just say, "I'm okay, thanks." (And if the person continues to press, then she's the one being rude, not you.) But you don't snarl. Answering with a snarl is rude. If you did that in your office, classroom, church, grocery store, whatever, you would owe the person at whom you snarled an apology.
Don't you think?
Yes, I think the boy answered rudely. But I think not getting an immediate reply and then forcing the issue wasn't the best plan for getting a polite reply. It was *in my opinion* a set up for the rudeness. Not that it excuses his rude reply.
The boy is a guest, and no matter how much you don't like someone else's parenting, you mustn't take it out on their kids. If the boy didn't give an immediate reply, probably best to let it go in the heat of the moment. Later, when the mood is changed you can talk about how "in our house we do it this way."
If the boy and the host have an issue between them that puts the host in a position where she feels ill will towards him, then perhaps she should reconsider hosting him. I know I have feelings about one or two potential guests that preclude me from inviting them without their parents. Do you know what I mean?
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I didn't even really know that anything was wrong until I looked over and saw that he was sitting there pouting. When I asked, "Hey, are you okay?" I received no reply. Now obviously, he was mad/sad, but in my house, I expect my kids to answer me when I ask a question.
This is the part that confuses me a bit. I'm not trying to be confrontational, this is a genuine question. If the boy was pouting, and in an emotional moment, when you asked him your question and he did not immediately reply, why did you not give him a minute and then come back to it?
I mean, perhaps he was processing a moment of anger, frustration or what not. Do you think that if you gave him a minute of space he might have responded differently? Perhaps he didn't know exactly how he felt right that minute and moreover to explain it to a person who isn't his normal confidante was a bit overwhelming?
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We have people dropping by all the time and we don't have an unlimited food budget. I have one child with multiple food allergies and oral motor issues so I am used to not everyone eating the same meal.
That doesn't mean I always prepare a whole new meal, but if someone doesn't like what I've prepared, I am happy to make a pbj or a cheese tosti or a quesadilla, or serve some yogurt or something like that. I have one little guest who likes mayo on bread. I keep a can of hot dogs around for those kids who like them (mine don't).
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My son is definitely an audio learner and so we listen to lots of audio books. One nice thing is that he often listens to a favorite section of a book over and over again. More often than I would be willing to reread it. He often memorizes sections of books verbatim. I think the audiobooks are very comforting somehow to him and I know that when he's grown he will look back at his time listening to audio books with great fondness.
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Whenever we have guests I go out of my way to prepare food that they like, even if it's something we wouldn't normally eat. I wouldn't prepare a dish and say, "eat it or leave it" to any guest young or old.
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Is there a single adult here who would eat *anything* handed to them under any circumstances?
I think my husband would fit this bill.
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One of my children is the orally sensitive, overactive gag reflex, would rather starve than eat, multiple food allergy type.
It is a tough row to hoe and I wouldn't wish these kind of food issues on anyone.
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Was there any way that she could have gone under the supervision of a friend's parent?
Perhaps the younger children could have an exception to their bedtime now and then to accommodate their older sibling's schedules.
Parenting is hard isn't it?
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For second grade (starting in July) I will have my second grader doing
Singapore and Miquon Math
Lively Latin
Logic Links
SOTW 2
HWOT Cursive
Read aloud to Mommy for ~10m his book of choice.
We aim for about an hour a day excluding history. History is my son's favorite and it has a life of it's own in this house.
ETA: I was going to start with spelling but have decided to wait until the handwriting becomes more fluid and second nature for my son.
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Totally ok. At that age, I wouldn't expect them to play "together" very much.
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We just take breaks when we need to. I don't do a "weeks on - weeks off" thing.
Same here.
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In addition to the great ideas previously mentioned, I would like an area with a large sink and counter for wet projects.
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Most people like to talk about themselves so I would start by asking questions. ;)
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Your son sounds like a dream friend for my 7 yo if he's willing to talk on an on about history and science.
I don't have any advice, but I think I'll be in your shoes in a year.
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No. My reasons for homeschooling reach far beyond being "against public school".
The necessities of group institutional learning, the social dynamics of undersupervised minors and the changes that would result in our relationships and lifestyle are a few reasons that come quickly.
I'd homeschooling if I lived near the best private or public school.
Me too.
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I don't measure my child's success with school standards. My son is exactly where *he* should be. We keep his work level just at or a little above to provide challenging yet attainable goals *for him*.
Period.
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That was my favorite book of all time when I was young. I can't wait to share it with my kiddos.
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How about a really nice pasta bowl or a really nice bread basket?
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I don't think there is a pc aspect to dealing with bullyish behavior. But I don't think it gives a parent the right to be a bully back to the child.
I don't think there's anything wrong with telling a child to stop. Our children need to see that we will advocate for them when they feel it's out of their hands. But our children don't need to see us being bullies to even the score.
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Thank you for posting that.
I'm the mom of a 6 yo "human mosquito". He has a range of developmental and behavioral issues (including ADHD and sensory-seeking SID), and it would break my heart to hear him called a "bully" because he can't stop moving/touching/talking. Absolutely he needs to learn to keep his hands to himself, we work on it every day--but it simply isn't going to happen all at once, he's going to need repeated correction to keep from getting in people's faces with his words and his body. Now, perhaps the behavior you described is indeed meant meanly, I wasn't there, but if my son blows on people, touches their faces or hair, sticks his feet in front of them, etc, etc, it's because he really likes them and wants to be friends. Doesn't mean he shouldn't be corrected, but I would be very upset if a grown woman started screaming at him due to his disabilities! I just want people to take a step back before characterizing some of these kids so negatively.
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I have a 3 year spread between my kids and I've decided to wait until the older starts again with the ancients before starting the younger in history. That way they're in sync with each other. So the younger will be 7 when he starts his history rotation with the ancients.
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Naxos Audios has some Greek Myths and the Illiad and the Odyssey. My kids love their cds. Actually, I buy them from audible.com as downloads. You can also listen to samples of them either at the naxos website or at the audible.com website.
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That's what neighbors are for ;)
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I don't have a mac but are you clicking the "print" function in the open pdf window?
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