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1. The Shining - Scary because of the sense of loneliness from being stuck in a huge, empty, haunted hotel with no where to go all winter while husband descends into the depths of madness. 2. It - Scary because I watched it way too young and of course the clown. 3. The Others - Scary because of the shocking scenes from the Book of the Dead. 4. The Ring - Scary because of the intense imagery. The way the girl moves is so grotesque. I hope my daughter doesn't enjoy scary movies as much as I do.

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Thanks guys for all of your advice and support. We do live in a major metro area so there are tons of activities and things, but many of you have touched on the bigger issue of making/developing lasting friendships. I am going to think long and hard about what to do for her 2nd grade year next year. I just don't want loneliness to be the primary theme of her homeschooling experience due to a lack of connection with other children. I realize that school may not be the solution to these issues, but I do think I may need to consider it as a valid option.

About Homeschooling my Only Child. I don't post much on the boards, but I do read daily and have gleaned so much advice from all of you experienced hs'ers on these boards. I have a dd6 who is extremely extroverted and adores ALL types of social interactions with either kids or adults. We started hs'ing for various reasons including diet issues and some health concerns, but now we really love the academic benefits and the free time for other creative outlets that she also enjoys. However, I feel like she would adore school, spending all day with other kids her age and really having a ch

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safariLive on youtube! It has inspired my dd6 to start an animal tracking journal, bird list, and she's learned so much about the wildlife from the trained guides, it's amazing. She's desperate for a trip to Kruger National Park. Someday :) We love that it is live and interactive.

We are using both WWE2 and MCT Island for my dd6 and she likes the variety. I did discontinue FLL2 when starting MCT to avoid overkill. We have the ibook versions of the MCT curriculum and my daughter really enjoys the interactive exercises and listening to the poems and stories read aloud.

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My dd6 hates memorizing anything, so we tried memorizing tables by rote but when that failed, I came here and found multiple suggestions for Times Tales. She watched the video once and has her times tables down.