How long have you taken that maintenance dose?

I frequently shared a room with a particular mom and her daughter for gymnastics meets. We shared rooms several times over several years. I think the last few meets, we didn't have to pay for anything because she always got free rooms for future stays. Other people in our groups never asked and they didn't get comps. The experience taught me the value of requesting compensation. I am the personality, though, that will probably not ask, even now that I know.

I work for a private school for students with learning disabilities (reading/language/ADHD) and we get students coming in from schools reading (math/writing) anywhere from slightly above grade level to 6 or 7 years below level. We get students from local private, public and homeschools (we have a half-day program for homeschooling parents), and they have had a variety of educational experiences and in the end, learning has been very challenging. The older students definitely experience secondary issues, including low-self-esteem, related to the difficulty learning. Learning disabilities are no fun. The earlier these students can get help the better it is for them. The older students need additional supports because many of decided that learning is not for them. The first goal is to change that thinking. I'm glad to hear that you're interested in helping because much help is needed.

Digraphs can be tricky. I don't know how Phonics Pathways teaches but i would recommend that you teach one at a time until he masters each one and then add the next. i would separate ch and sh because those are the ones that are most confused. Some ideas: use salt tray or crayon and paper and have the child "write" the letter and say the sounds use flashcards and have him give you sound and a word; you give him the sound and he gives you the letters and a word practice nonsense words with the particular digraph you are working (work beginning and end words before you get to two syllable middle words) Basically, take 20 minutes (maybe less) a day and practice only the rule you are working on and see if that helps. Good luck.

NCIS (the original) -- I have watched it 3 times since last summer Criminal Minds -- at least 2 times Flashpoint -- 2 times CSI (all of them) When Mash was on in the 70s I watched that show sometimes up to 2-3 times per day so that counts. Brady Bunch and the Andy Griffith Show

I give Zinc to my teen girls. Not daily but hopefully enough to minimize any issues. They've been taking it for a while (several times per week) for several years so I don't know if they just have good skin (I don't have a big problem with acne but my husband did as a teen) or we were able to head off problems by adding zinc. I also have my 11 year old son taking zinc. Also, tumeric is supposed to help. I take it, but due to the taste (even in the capsule) I can't get them to take it.

My dh has glass in his leg from an accident 30 years ago. About 10 years ago, pieces worked there way out. He probably still has some there. you can't see it on x-rays because it is clear. (I have a pencil point in my knee from over 30 years old).

My kids (14, 11) are required to go 2 days per week and i have a requirement that they go 3 days a week for fitness. In reality, they are both on Demo team so they have 2 extra classes per week on top of their regular class and spar 1-3 times per month. My 14 year old is an assistant instructor and also teaches 4 classes per week. So, we are there 4 days per week 2-3 hours per time.

Children/adults with language processing weaknesses (I have difficulties myself) are usually not diagnosed until later because they can read the words on the page very well. I really don't like using (I am a reading tutor) reading tests with students unless there is both a word recognition score and a comprehension score. Without both pieces of information you don't get the full picture as to what is going on. Memory, attention and language are the three pieces that are usually the cause of comprehension difficulties. Word retrieval, difficulty comprehending and selecting simplistic words causes me to think that he is having language problems. Some things that you can and should work on. * Make sure that he has really fluent in phonics skills and that,missing phonics skills isn't the cause of the reading/comprehension problems. Does he read fluently, and accurately? Can he decode new words fairly easily? If he has difficulties here, you need to strengthen these skills. * If you can, determine about what books that he does like, that he is comprehending. work with that level book for a while and have him do lots of narrations with your support. If you can get someone to test his levels that would be wonderful. * Can he comprehend when he reads aloud as opposed to reading silently? If he has more problems reading silently, work on having him read short passages silently and then talk about them? * Build up his speaking vocabulary. Also, his reading vocabulary. Start with where he is even if it is a couple levels below where he is working now. I really like IEW. Keep using it but stay on those KWO until he gets them. Make sure that he comprehends the story (talk about it) before he has to create the outline. Choose easier reading passages if you have to. Also, play games with building sentences. The boy ran. Quickly, the boy ran. The boy ran quickly across the field. Make it fun. Sorry, I have a lot of thoughts but I have to run out and pick up a kid.

My daughter went to IGC, which is in the Poconos, and had a great experience.

Percy Jackson v. the Olympians series Heroes of Olympus series Trials of Apollo Kane Chronicles series Magnus Chase series My 10 year old prefers this order. I haven't looked at the true order so I don't know if it is the same. I separated the last 2 because he didn't think it mattered which one you read first (at least he couldn't remember). He absolutely loves all of the books.

This wasn't my cooking but I was in the room. We were at my parent's house and my dad, the main cook in the family, decided to make some biscuits. He looked up a recipe and we got everything into the oven. When the timer went off we pulled the biscuits out and realized they looked funny. They were far from tasty. After dad thought a little bit, he looked at the baking powder box and realized that it had expired 11 years prior. In case it isn't' obvious, he rarely bakes.

My daughter was a competitive gymnast (level 9) and had to quit due to injury this year at almost 16 years of age. She spent about 20 hours per week in the gym. She never had her period prior to quitting. Once she started cutting back and then stopped her cycle is now considered normal. Her doc told us not to be worried until she turned 17 or quit and if it wouldn't start up.

I work in a school and mostly we are seeing the nasty intestinal/stomach virus thing. Dh got it two times since October -- missed a vacation/family reunion because of it. I never got my kids the flu vaccine (although I got mine at work) which I try to do because of dh's heart issue. Here's hoping to no flu or anything else.

We used the cassette kind (or rather my daughter does) with our old car. it worked really well but not well, if you don't like what she's listening to but that's another issue :glare:

My kids are in a Mixed Martial arts that utilizes pieces of Tae Kwon Do and this would not fly -- AT ALL. The biggest requirement is control. Each person must have self-control or they won't be sparring at all. He will stick black belts against lower ranks because he knows that they have control.

If she wants to... 1) etsy shop run by you. It is easy to get started. She'll be able to do most it herself. 2) creating a social media page (facebook, instagram, etc.) wherein maybe she displays her dolls in their outfits. Does she have enough dolls to set up some war scenarios, of the time? Spread the word and she could get some followers. That may or may not lead to something else. This is very easy to do, also. 3) talk to war reenactment societies to see if they have ideas. If I think of anything else I'll post here.

Younger dd was 13 when it was obvious that she needed a bra and period at 14. She started wearing a bra at 12 though. My younger dd was 14.5 when needing bra and period at 15. She was wearing a bra at 12 when her peers in the gym started wearing one. She was a competitive gymnast which I think delayed things significantly. She's now almost 5'8" and fully developed at 16.5 years old. Basically, they developed right around the same time given the 19 month age difference.

My young cousin (8.5 months pregnant) was in the mall yesterday, in Chattanooga, where youth lit fireworks inside the mall.When they first went off, it was thought it was gunfire. She's now scared to go back to the mall. http://patch.com/tennessee/nashville/shots-fired-hamilton-place-mall-near-chattanooga

I had severe cramps like that for the longest time. Ibruprofen, sleep and heating pad helped the most. A few years ago I started supplementing with D3 and noticed a decrease in cramping. It was enough that I started supplementing my girls in an attempt to reduce cramping possibilities for them. So far they don't have the same issue that I have. I also noticed that regular exercise helps a lot. I would not go to the ER for it. I hope she feels better soon.

I am one that likes zinc for acne. My kids don't have a big problem with acme but when they don't take their zinc I do notice that mild break-outs occur. Once they get back on it, things improve again. I use to have thick callouses on my elbows and ankles. They go away when I take my zinc regularly. I use Vitacost Zinc (and other products) as I have used their products for 12 years.

Thanks so do It. My instincts say that there is nothing that seriously wrong but I know I can't trust that. She is definitely looking better and she says now that the pain is gone and I know the fever is gone. In case you didn't know, I really don't want to be here. :)

I'm here. Just tired of waiting. If she looked and acted really sick I wouldn't have any hesitation in staying. I wish there was an easier way to tell.

Have your children ever had it or do you know of anyone? I'm curious as to your experience. I took my daughter to the local urgent care clinic and he wants her in the ER because she has some of the symptoms of meningitis. She's on Tylenol, fever is down and headache is better and she still feels bad. She doesn't look like what I think a meningitis patient would look like. Of course, I really want to be home in bed so that is coloring my thoughts. Thanks, Well, I didn't do what people said. I did go home before seeing the doc. I.just.could.not.stay. Given her symptoms and her overall behavior, we went home. The next day her fever fluctuated throughout the day and my husband took her to different clinic (Monday A.M.) . Strep was negative but when they did the eye exam she almost passed out so, they wanted to back in ER. So, my husband spent the afternoon there (he works nights) and in the end both docs said that she has a virus. She doesn't have enough of the meningitis symptoms and they saw no signs of the bacterial meningitis infection. He saw no reason to do the spinal tap. We are to follow up with her pediatrician in a day or so. I do feel that this is the right diagnosis but we'll go back if something changes. Thanks everyone for the help.

In 2008 we bought a car with 146K miles ($1000) off of Craiglist and traveled about 2.5 hours to get to it. It finally died this year after reaching almost 300K miles. Our replacement we found about 3 miles away off of Craigslist and paid about $1100. It had about 130K miles. We are hoping to get the same amount of miles this time -- not counting on it but hoping.