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  1. If it is hurting really bad, they can also give pain meds. The swelling May last for several weeks. When I broke my toe, I bought a pair of cheep shoes that were a couple of sizes larger than normal, so that I could wear shoes with less discomfort.
  2. I want to know more about each program first. The first may be more challenging academically, but not really do anything to help the student learn to life skill or how to hold down a job. i would be more inclined to ask for stronger academic goals on the iep and have the kid in the second program. It really doesn't matter if the kid can solve quadratic equations if he has to live in the parents basement because he doesn't know how to do his own laundry or cook anything but grilled cheese.
  3. I would probably pick #1 as well. It seems fine and being close by has major advantages. I had a student in my fourth grade class who came to us from an immersion language school. Even though she as a native English speaker, she had the same kinds of struggles in my Empnglish only class that an ELL student might have. She really struggled with academic vocabulary in English, and grammar and oral reading, because her main instruction was done in Spanish. Based on her, I would not pick an immersion school unless you are planning for her to stay there for many years.
  4. When my DS was that age, he had three imaginary brothers. There were all older than him, and were allowed to do all the stuff that he wasn't and have all the stuff that he couldn't have. He talked about them so much that the teachers at pre-school did not realize they were imaginary. Eventually, they all went away. DS doesn't even remember them.
  5. Since this is a charter school, you may want to consider waiting until after the testing is complete to pull her. The local public school should provide testing, but a charter school will most likely only be responsible to test students who are enrolled at the school. One she is withdrawn, the charter school would not test, and you will have to start the process all over again with the public school district.
  6. The problem with a book or written curriculum is that technology changes so quickly that it is out of date as soon as it is published. As far as software goes, most of the skills will transfer to a different software of the same type even if the exact places to click are named different things, so I don't think it really matters what a 4th grader starts using. The software will be different by the time that kid graduates high school. My DD who is in college mostly uses Goolge Docs instead of downloaded software. If you are looking for a packaged curriculum, that a look at Connection Academy courses. (The ones you can buy individually, not the public school program. Although the class is part of the public school part) Connections hasEducational Technology courses for most grade levels that covers exactly what you have listed. Although, I do think the keyboarding portion is weak.
  7. Usually the three months was rather difficult and we were both asking for the prescription by the end. 🙂 but the purpose was to see how she would do and how well she would manage without the med. Grades would start slipping and completing work would get more and more difficult, then she would go back on the meds. We did use a stimulant. She started out on a time release formula of Ritalin, then went to the Daytrana patch as soon as it was available. In fact she was this Drs first patient to use the patch, so she was like an informal case study. Her dr said that he preferred to use Ritalin because it has been around so long and studied so much that the potential side effects are all well known. At the time, the newer stimulants and non-stimulants had only been in use for a few years and the effects of long term usage was not known.
  8. I can only answer from personal experience. For my DD, the medication for ADHD did what ever it does and allowed her the opportunity to learn the skills she needed to manage herself without the medication. We worked with a great doctor. After Every 12-18 months on the medicine, he made us try 3 mos without the medicine. At her choice, she stopped using the med around 11th grade, and has not gone back on. Although, there were a couple of semesters in college where she would probably done better on the medication and not lost her very generous academic scholarship. Honestly, her AU tendencies cause more trouble got her now than the ADHD.
  9. There is nothing that teachers at a public school will do to help him that you can't do at home given the right resources, but I agree that you need to get an evaluation done as soon as you can.
  10. My DD had her learners permit for 2 years before she took the driving test. She has ADHD and AU like tendencies. She needed a lot of time to practice and build her confidence. Just because your DD starts practicing does not mean that there is a deadline on the other end. My DD had to have her learners permit renewed 3 times before she (and I) felt that she was ready to take the test.
  11. I didn't vote, because I don't want to skew the results. Kids here go 8:00-4:00, but the longer day is because school is only 4 days per week. That includes lunch, PE, and at least 2 recess times for elementary. I know the MS kids have 1 30 minute recess, but I don't remember if they get 2 recesses. Our school district went to 4-day weeks back in the oil crunch of the 1970's and never went back. Every few years there is talk of going to 5 day week, but most people prefer the 4-day week.
  12. I have used one called Core Phonics Survey. You can google it. Also the DIBLES can also be downloaded for free.
  13. That sounds just like both of my ADHD kids. There are too many distractions in large groups. They can't tune out background stuff, so can't figure out where to focus their attention. As a result, they don't focus on anything and miss out the important parts of what is going on.
  14. You might try a Thermarest pad. I think the thickest pad is the Camprest, but I could be wrong on the name. If you go with a self inflating pad, you will need one for each person as they are much more narrow than a twin size air mattress. You should be able to fit 3 Thermarest pads in a "4 person" tent, but I doubt that 3 cots will fit. The self-inflating pads are also rather expensive. To be honest, I found that a standard air mattress is more comfortable that even the most expensive Thermarest pad. If you can get to an REI store, they have a place where you can test out the different pads to see which you like better.
  15. Went 2 yrs ago. Yes, my DS did panning at one of the campgrounds where we stayed. We did not do a dinner show or horseback ride. My DS was 11 at the time and was not interested in those things. His favorites were Reptile World, the Homestake Gold mine tour, and the drive through Custer state park and stopping to feed the donkeys/burros/what ever they were. He enjoyed Wall drug and the Miniute Man Missile national park which had a self-guided tour using a cell phone. He said Mount Rushmore was boring, but he did not really seem to mind.
  16. I had been thinking similar thoughts about the MIL playing the middle man, because of personal experience. For years, my mom would tell me would tell me in a pained way that the only time we could have the big family Christmas was xxxx because that was the only time my sister (and family) would come. Then, she would tell my sister in the same put out tone, that it was my fault that we had to have the family Christmas at an inconvenient time because I insisted that I was going to attend mass on Christmas Eve. This went on for years with both of us believing that the other sibling was being difficult. It wasn't until we had the opportunity to have dinner together without my mom that we discovered that mom had been the one manipulating us both. I wonder if MIL is the one who thinks your husband did not act properly and is adding fuel to the fire.
  17. What age kids? Many, many years ago, I taught a day camp type cooking class for 5-6 yr old (I can't remember the actual age range, but it was something like 5-6) using the book Cup Cooking as a starting point. It was mostly single serving recipes with picture cards for directions. I can remember doing mini loaves of yeast bread.
  18. I agree that Spaulding would be the gold star program, but it would require teacher training and would take some time to get going. A more immediate solution (or at least a band aid) could be computer based instruction such as Headsprout or Reading Eggs especially at the k-1 level. Reading A to Z is also a good resource. While most of the downloadable books are sight word based, it does have a phonics based series. It is also good if the school has limited resources for actual books. Teachers can download and print out multiple copies of the books that could be sent home with each kid. If most of the parents do not speek English, the the kids really are english language learners. Many will not have the English vocabulary to go with a reading curriculum designed for native english speakers, so a curriculm designed of ELL might be good.
  19. Christmas ornaments? You could get specific one for each family, or find one that represents where you live.
  20. What game platform does he have? I just got told by one of my kids that there is a new Pokemon that was just released. My son is excited about the amiibo figures that go with certain game for the wii u. The Harry Potter books are now on audible. I signed up for the free trial just to get the Deathly Hallows. Amazon has Kindle Fire on sale for $35 this week.
  21. I love mine too. I spent 20+ years with a cheep hand mixer. I bought a new hand mixer 4 yrs ago when we moved, and I have never used it. I don't have a food processor, but we do use some of the KA attachments frequently. We will grate 3-5 lbs of cheese at a time (not worth the hassle for small amounts) and the meat grinder works great to grind up elk and buffalo. I have been meaning to try homemade sausage, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Funny story(sort of) - A friend has a business at the bottom of a multi-story building with apartments above. One day a couple in the building was having a fight, and someone threw a brand new in the box KA mixer out the window. Could have been bad if someone below had gotten hit, but luckily that did not happen. My friend went outside and picked up the mixer. The couple did not want the mixer back. The mixer was damaged from the fall, but he called KA and sent it in for repairs. Instead of fixing it, they sent him a brand new mixer.
  22. My husband has a shed in the back yard. It is one of those pre-fab ones that comes already built. He added insulation, Sheetrock, heat, water and Internet. It doesn't have a bathroom or I think he would never come in. We did pay to have an electrician do the electrical, but he did the rest mostly by himself.
  23. This is a very common occurrence in day care settings. This happened many times both while I worked in daycare and while my kids were in day care. A parent or child takes the wrong bag of stuff home and the stuff is never returned. That is just one of the costs of daycare.
  24. I vote that there is no correlation. My DD was 9 lbs 13 oz. I'm not religious and wasn't when she was born. I did not have gestational diabetes but I did get close with my second, and I had no plans to homeschool. dD was usually on the low end of the weight charts. In fact she did not become overweight until college. I would guess that is is more genetic factors in play. My DH was over 10 lbs when he was born, his brother was close to 12 lbs at birth. Both my DH and I are from families of tall people. In my family I am the short one at 5 ft 6 inches.
  25. In the Houston area you have so many option that might not be available in other areas that I woulnt be too concerned about the quality of the local high school. Have you looked at some of the charter schools? Unless you have other reasons to move, I would not do it just to change high schools, because so many factors go into making a "good" school. You might move and the principal of the school could change and change the whole atmosphere of the school. There are several strong community college programs in the Houston area. Lone Star College even has programs specific for college age students with disabilities. Univ of Houston my be easier to get admitted to than the more "popular" Texas universities, but I would not say that the course work is "easier". While not as huge as UT or A&M, even 25 yrs ago it had the super large 250+) freshman lectures that you would find at any big university. Some programs are quite competitive. It really depends on what he decides to study. University of Houston Downtown (which is actually a different university) has open admission and more supports for non-traditional students. One benefit to.UH is that he could attend part time living at home if he can't handle a full time load of courses
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