I would highly recommend only taking Green Pastures Fermented Cod Liver Oil if you are wanting to take fish oil. You body can't really effectively use fish oil that hasn't been fermented, and they are the only brand making it that way.

With all due respect, the eczema would not come even with the heat if there were not something going on in the gut.

I didn't read all of the posts. I did find it interesting to see people say they wished they hadn't waited. I am really, really happy I waited until 34 to have my first. I was way too immature beforehand, and it gave me just the right about of time to wise up and be a lot less selfish and more focused on doing what was right for my baby. I had also come into my womanhood, and was comfortable in my own body. I had not wanted to have any at all until I found out I was pregnant with our first, and then I was thrilled. Had my second at 38, and sitting here age 42 at 39+6 possibly with twins. Happy with one or two, my primary focus being all of us healthy. I had always thought definitely none after 40. I have nursed both of my first two for over 3 years, and was grateful to have the pause from nursing before another pregnancy. Hubby is older than me, and still up for having as many as I choose. I am pretty sure we are done, yet I said that before, so we see. It seems to me it gets pretty complicated going over 4. One can still fit all the carseats in an SUV with a third row. I saw someone mention about longevity. My husband's mother was playing with our oldest in her nineties. Worrying about how long one is going to live will definitely not extend the time they have.

Has something changed in her diet ? All eczema is caused by gut health issues. It is really important to look to the cause, and not just suppress symptoms. Wish her well with it.

I think it depends on the individual. Ours are first language French, second English, third Scots Gaelic. We started very early with Latin (like 2 years old). They can also study whatever languages they choose additionally. My oldest knows some spoken Mandarin and Russian, but is much more conversation in Spanish, and the 2nd is interested in Spanish because the oldest is, so they speak it to each other some during the day. I am conversational enough to still be able to keep up with them in Spanish at this point. My oldest can read both French and English at the same comfort level, and quite a bit of Latin. Only writes in French at this point, though. There are many, many cultures around the worth where families speak 4 and 5 languages a day. It seems to be a North American idea to think one should put limitations on them.

I would pick either English or French to incorporate more into the day and then choose a couple of weeks immersion per year in the other language. Summer camp somewhere or family travel for the immersion.

I only skimmed this, but I find it fascinating that anyone thinks multilingualism is difficult. There are MANY, MANY cultures where children grow up speaking four and five languages. Sometimes children speak a different language with every grandparent. I talked to many of these people daily on polyglot groups, and they are not rare at all. Multilingualism is as difficult as you make it out to be. In my opinion, it is easiest if they have a basis in several languages before age 7 or so. My six year old already knows extensive Latin, is fully bilingual in English and French, is almost conversational in Spanish (because we are looking at started to spend at least half the year each year in South America), and just because we all have a love of languages, likes to tinker in Russian and Chinese. AND none of us speak the local language, which is (almost too horrendous to be able to call it) a dialect of French. And I am a single Mom, so there is none of this one parent one language nonsense. It is all about putting enough time in on each language and making it fun for everybody.

Not there myself, but there is a really nice group of people on Facebook. You can do a search for Maritime Unschoolers. From what I have heard, New Brunswick is super easy. You ultimately decide whether you are going to play the system game or not. If you do, there is one form to mail in every year, and lots of people seem to refuse to sign part of it that is a waiver and still receive their "permission" letters without difficulty.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/bilingual-babies-benefit-from-faster-learning-9713028.html

My only suggestion is ride it out. I think the less of a big deal you make out of it, the less of a big deal it will be in the long run. Especially since you have a 2-parent household and other bilingual siblings. She will be fine. :) My oldest (age 5) is refusing to speak any english. She hears me speaking it fairly often or sometimes will sit with me when I catch a bit of TV here or there (not that there is much time for that)... If I can catch her off guard, she will answer me when I ask her a question in english. If she has time to think about it, she says it is just too difficult, and I should really just speak French because it is much simpler for everyone.

You really want to be clear on your French goals when you choose materials. I am continually amazed at the level of discrimination between European and Québec French speakers. Where you plan on using it and what kind of immersion experiences and whatever else you will be looking at down the road should be a major factor in your choice between the two significantly different dialects.

Anyone who is frustrated with anybody needs to take a look at themselves. It is not about what other people are or are not doing. It is about what is going on in your own head. Say hello shadow...

It is so simple, you don't really need a cookbook. There are dozens and dozens of blogs online overflowing with recipes.

French http://www.lesalphas.net/ only available from their website Méthode Boscher would be the other one. Those books are available on lots of websites.

Children usually learn languages best from other children. Here we have groups children can go to for English of all different levels.

Bilingualism is thought to improve cognition and delay dementia in older adults. While prior research has investigated the impact of learning more than one language, ruling out "reverse causality" has proven difficult. The crucial question is whether people improve their cognitive functions through learning new languages or whether those with better baseline cognitive functions are more likely to become bilingual. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140602101204.htm

Now if only people could understand the difference between bilingualism and 'teaching their children a second language'. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/02/multilingual-benefits_n_5399980.html

We are teaching French because it is her first language. I would probably teach whatever style you expect to be most likely used later in life regardless of price, because the cost to them could be high later for being cheap now. Whatever you choose, there are mental and coordination benefits to learning how to write in cursive. For myself and most other people I know, we have all developed our own sort of style of writing through our lives that is nowhere near perfect cursive.

Article for those of us raising our little ones in multi-lingual environments. Hope you find it as interesting as I did. Understanding How the Brain Speaks Two Languages Hablan dos idiomas? You should, if you know what's good for you http://healthland.time.com/2013/04/23/bilingualism/

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When they called to cancel, I did wonder why it was just cancelled instead of calling to suggest we find another student. After reading all the posts bashing me this morning for what I said, I did call. We are not allowed to look for another student or pay the extra money. It is cancelled, period. I don't think she really wanted to teach the class anyhow. Thanks for teaching me a lesson about venting in this forum, though.

We just received the call yesterday the spring introduction to music class for 3 to 5 year olds is cancelled because there were only 5 signed up. The minimum was 6. Shame on her for disappointing 5 little boys and girls. What happened to the days where music teachers were so devoted they would be there if there were only one ? This was only an 8 week class. It was $54 for residents and $69 for non-residents to sign up for it. If they were all residents, she was still making $35 or so for each one hour class. We won't try to sign up for it if they offer it again. Just felt like complaining.

Patience, and remember when the cravings get really bad, it is the candida craving, not YOU.

Anybody having anything negative to say about that boy just looks like jealousy. It really is not that he is black, but more so that he is first generation American, which could be any colour really. Also, the reason for the test scores being what they are is to have variety in the student population. Asia (including India) has a massive population, which means a massive number of students applying with higher test scores. They cannot have the schools ending up only Asian when they admit only by who has the highest test scores. Especially in graduate school, Harvard gets more flexible on different things to try to have the biggest variety of students possible, including taking into consideration your political views. They want students who look at things differently because it improves the discussions & debates that are an important part of the learning environment. Princeton is forcing vaccines now. Philthy is not the town for me. Dartmouth... I just can't say anything nice about the alumni I have known, so it is better not to say anything at all. (I am sure there are some great Dartmouth people out there I have never known.) I actually like Hanover, though. Having been to both Harvard and Yale, I would pick Brown first, Cornell second and Columbia last.

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