Yes, I may consider one of the classes. And he wouldn't be totally independent. My husband and I have the ability to help him but he tends to have some pathological demand avoidence tendencies so I try to help and monitor in discreet ways.

Well there was a thread called "AoPS woes" in the general educational forum, not sure how to link it on my phone, Which made it sounds like it might be hard for a student to do independently. I am willing to try AoPS and see how it goes through. Actually here's the link 😉

I'm not sure what math program to move on too. We are finishing up Rightstart. We have been doing Beast Academy as well and he will be finishing up 5 too. We will be done in the next couple of months and I don't know where to go from here. He is independent with math at this point. My husband and I are willing and able to help occasionally but with some personality dynamics it would be best if he was basically independent. I was thinking about starting Art of Problem Solving but recent forum topics have caused to me to hesitate. Thanks!

It's not a totally benign vaccine and heath care workers are seeing reactions in their coworkers. My husband has received both doses and he is glad to have gotten it but he also would not be comfortable with our kids getting it. It is pretty much expected that people will miss work after their second does. In the first 800 doses at my husband's hospital 3 people ended up in the ER. It's not surprising to me that some heath care workers, especially young heathy ones, are waiting. But it does not appear to be a different rate from the general public around here.

We have been doing Compass Classroom Visual Latin with a 9 and 11 y.o. And it is fairly gentle and my kids haven’t had any issues with it. I watch the videos with them and then we go over the worksheet together. The videos are only about 5-10 mins and then we spend another 10-15 minutes on the worksheet. Itseems about right for them and you can try the first 4 Lessons for free.

We have really enjoyed using TalkBox.mom. Depending on the age of kid, he could be in charge of it. Basically, you pick a couple of phrase that use use in your everyday life and add them in French. There is an easy to use app and book and a homeschool phrases supplement that we use all the time. If you like the book/app and you learn all the applicable phrases you could try the boxes. As far as communicating, it definitely gets you communicating right away. We also watch videos in our language.

I have searched the forums and I am not finding anything less than a few years old, so I thought I would create a new topic and see if anyone has any recent experience. I am moving and I thought while I am packing up books I should catalogue them and then organize them once we move to our new place. I was trying to find an app that I could use and scan in the ISBN code and something my husband could also use on his phone and sync with the computer. I'd love to hear experiences and recommendations. Thanks!

Oh this is a great idea. Between camping and my kids’ once a week forest school I bet they are getting up there. I will have to start tracking. Also my son does his school work outside all year round now that we have a covered porch. I just give him a heated blanket.

My husband has one. I have used it and it’s fine. I guess I prefer other forms of exercise personally but I have no complaints about it. He uses it everyday and has for 7+ years. He loves it. Wish I could tell you more but he has had a great experience with it and like I said he uses it daily. He has to replace a few things that wore out like the hand grips and such but other than minor wear and tear it has held up well.

My husband got his this morning. His arm is pretty sore and his partner was saying he has quite a headache but there is a lot of relief and joy that It’s available and his hospital got a whole lot of people vaxxed today.

There is a history of severe osteoporosis in my family so I have spent a bit of time reading in this area. I would get my Vit D up as high as possible and also add K2. Those things would be my priority and you could also look if your area has an Osteostrong you might look into that. It is a once a week program that has some pretty good data on improving overcomes.

My husband is vegetarian but I am not. So the kids and I have meat when he is out of town or they might get a hamburger if we go out to eat. I was vegetarian for a while but being pregnant and nursing I starting craving meat sometimes. A great book that is pretty convincing about eating a plant based died is How Not To Die or How Not to Diet by Dr. Michael Gregor. He also has a podcast and a website nutritionfacts.org. Everything he says is evidence based and he backs it all up with studies. All profits from his book go to charity and he tells you to check his book out from the library. Because rice and beans are a staple protein for us, when I do buy meat I budget for humanely raised/ grass fed /small farm etc.

TalkBox.mom is Charlotte Masonish in approach and they have about 11 languages. It is fun and easy to implement. You could start with the book or the homeschool phrases and see if it what you are looking for and then move on to their boxes if you like it. They have an app that comes with the book that has a native speaker speaking each phrase.

I have been looking at purchasing this for a while and this thread made be what pushes me to do it now. What age would you said I could watch this with kids? Thanks!

https://partypantspads.com party in my pants pads. They are very thin but very absorbent and comfortable. I have had them for years and years so I know they last a long time.

Can’t wait! I’ve been wanting to start Latin myself before starting me kids on it.

Residential solar panels don’t kill birds. The only solar panels that are problematic for birds are huge solar farms, particularly thermal solar that concentrates the suns rays and attracts birds. As far as the OP question, we have solar and we produce basically all of our energy needs in the summer, most in the spring and fall. We have tesla battery backup when our power goes out. We have two and they fit easily along the wall in our laundry room. They will power everything in our house if the electricity goes out. We live in the Pacific Northwest so a fairly rainy climate in the winter. They have been a great deal so far for us. I was pretty neutral on them when we got them but we have been very pleased with the results.

Absolutely, don’t burn poison ivy, you don’t want to breath that. It sounded like just your average flower bed weeds.

The easiest and most effective way I have found to get rid of weeds is to burn them. Our local nursery had a little propane torch. Obviously you have to be careful what time of year you do it and you need someone next to you with a hose but it doesn’t damage your soil, you aren’t dealing with poisons, and you don’t have to use gallons and gallons of vinegar (I have never found the vinegar method very effective.)

I have had two pieces shatter /explode recently, one was just sitting in the sink but it had been chipped for a while so maybe somehow it was compromised. But there was no temperature change. The other one I set on the counter from the oven and it exploded. Older might be better but avoid the vintage painted stuff because it generally has super high lead content https://tamararubin.com/category/leaded-pyrex/

Not pounds, Tons. And yes very very toxic. https://tamararubin.com/2019/04/as-notre-dame-burns-please-think-of-the-children-of-paris-the-potential-tragedy-here-is-far-worse-than-flint/

I'm not clear where the data about Oregon is coming from, but as far as the MMR is concerned for school age children in Multnomah county the rate of children up to date is 95% + The map you linked looks like it only looks at non medical exemptions not the MMR. The "exception" rate is higher because there are people who have skipped one vaccine, Hep B or chickenpox and they have to fill out the exemption form just like the totally unvaccinated child. Also, Oregon has had 10 measles cases this year. 5 related to the group in Clark County WA and 5 unrelated and brought in from outside the country. Sure, it would be preferably not to have any, but not exactly an out of control outbreak. We will see what happens, but so far it has been several months and it's one case here and one case there, no ones been sent home from school. Sure, lots of press, but more like click bait than actual news. Here is the data from the health department for Multnomah county: https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/VACCINESIMMUNIZATION/GETTINGIMMUNIZED/Documents/CtyData/MultImmData.pdf Here's data for the whole state https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/VACCINESIMMUNIZATION/GETTINGIMMUNIZED/Pages/SchDataCounty.aspx

They have very similar training to MDs. 4 years of medical school (after college) and then several years of residency depending on specialty. They can apply to many of the same residencies that MDs apply to. I have had OBs that were DOs, family practice doctor that was also a DO and a dermatologist that was a DO.

It worked for me and it helped my kids because they helped me with the kitchen and they saw how it worked on stuff that was more mutual or my stuff before we started in on their stuff.

I would definitely get an evaluation by a speech therapist. I would never count on something like this resolving itself. The older a child gets the harder it is to correct. A 7.5 should be easily understood.