I've had amenorrhea (I'm sure I'm spelling that wrong) most of my adult life. You really only "have" to have 4 cycles a year, and they can induce those with prometrium if needed. So I think that's probably why the doctor wants to wait and see. Unless you really feel like something is wrong with you, I would not worry about it at this point.

Gently, I think, since your position on vaccinations is not "the norm," that it would have been your place to inform them that you didn't want the rest of what normally accompanies the tetanus. Clearly, it didn't occur to you, as I'm sure your position didn't occur to them. Assumptions on both sides, but I do feel that the fault is yours, as an advocate for your particular needs/wishes for your kid. Sorry. Hope your child is fine. :grouphug:

My child became delayed/behind by being sent to school, so, no, I have no doubt that I can do a better job.

Get the book Memorize in Minutes: The Times Tables. It's great and fun!

Sonlight did not work for my vsl. She's mostly visual, and there was nothing to look at. Maybe KONOS kits or Evan Moor History Pockets or Draw and Write Through History? Personally, we just use Usborne First Encyclopedia of History as a spine and heavily supplement with picture books and movies and BJU Heritage Studies books (we're in Colonial America now so this works).

Language Smarts? Might be pricier than you want. You can see samples of it at Critical Thinking Company website. Amazon does have it, although not from Amazon, if you know what I mean. I personally like Spectrum Spelling. That is available on Amazon for sure. For Literature, what about Evan Moor Literature Pockets?

elearningk12 or time4learning might work well for her. Just wanted to mention that. :) I would turn to them before doing Switched on Schoolhouse. I think they are more ADD friendly.

Contact dermatitis? Did he try on any hats or something that he doesn't usually wear? My dd got something similar on her legs after trying on stretchy dance pants at the ballet store.

This is a very interesting thread. I am trying to understand the multi-generational living. I am culturally American. My mother is rather mean and controlling at times. This is true of most of the moms in my family, especially with regard to their children. So are other culture's moms not mean or not controlling? Or do you just accept their right to have control over your life, as an adult? I'm not trying to offend. I'm trying to understand. I could NEVER live with my mother. We would not get along. How are you able to get along with your parents well enough to live with them? Do you all have exceptional anger management skills? Are you always nice to each other? Do your parents treat you as the adults you are and therefore do not try and tell you what to do or how what you are doing is wrong? What is the cultural difference that makes multi-generational living possible?

My dd took that CAT test online last year (end of her 4th grade year). I just got whatever test they said (so that would have been 5th like you said.) I think it would depend on why you are taking the test as to if you want to do the "4th grade" test as opposed to the recommended one. I am not required to test, so I was just doing it for practice and to see where my dd would fall in the normed scores. I do think test-taking is a skill, and since last year's test, we have gotten the following items to work on those skills: Editor in Chief software by Critical Thinking Company, Building Thinking Skills software by Critical Thinking Company, Core Curriculum Vocabulary Cards by Super Duper Inc. That said, my dd won't be testing again for another couple of weeks, so I don't yet know how much my test-prep has helped.

It seems to me that the dinner has been brought up to you at least five different times, and you refused to say where or when you would like to go, when this is obviously needed information (maybe they felt like they were hearing crickets chirping too, waiting on you to elaborate). They have lives, too. If you're not interested enough to help them out on logistics, then it seems like you are not interested in the dinner. Just my two cents.

My only thought is... have you looked up visual/spatial learner or right brain learner? See if your dd fits that. This was tremendously helpful for me, as my dd matched the descriptions exactly. Best of luck!

I don't know if this will help you, but I wanted to mention it just in case... For years, we had a giant number line around our living room. When we got to more and less, my dd did not understand it at all until I pointed out that if it was less, it was to the left of the number. If it was more, it was to the right of the number. That's when "more and less" clicked for her. Apparently, she needed that visual explanation. That said, she still can't remember which sign is greater than or less than. We just got a cute game from Didax that I'm hoping will help. Also, the Mathstart books have a couple books on More or Less. I believe one is called Just Enough Carrots and one might actually be called More or Less. Hope this helps.

For my 6th grade, highly visual "right-brain" learner: Math: oh, you said firm decisions. Nope. Maybe Key To series. Maybe PACES. Literature: BJU As Full As the World and Worktext (picking and choosing and providing lots of extra visual aids). Somewhere in there also use Evan Moor Literature Pockets Tall Tales grades 4-6. Reading: Reading lots of grade-level books. About 30 minutes each day. No questions. Just enjoying. Grammar: Language Smarts D. Possibly followed by Abeka God's Gift of Language A. Composition: Winning with Writing 2 Handwriting: Reason for Handwriting F. Followed by Classically Cursive Book 4 to hopefully transition to writing smaller. Vocabulary: Super Duper Inc.'s Core Curriculum Vocabulary Cards Level 3. Followed by Scholastic Vocabulary Cartoons grades 4-6. Spelling: Spectrum 6 - lists only, no written work except spelling test. Health: Abeka 6 - reading only Map Skills: Maps Charts Graphs D and E. Science: Interest led. Magnets for sure. And illustrated books on magnets. Bible Study: Veritas Press Old Testament cards. Reading Comprehension Test-Taking Skills: Comprehension Plus B History: Heritage Studies 3 and 4, maybe 5. Supplemented by Netflix. Spanish: Salsa (online) (by Georgia PBS) Latin: Cambridge 1 continued Social Skills: Art of Conversation for grades 4+ by Didax Various educational computer sites.

I think in your situation, I would allow him to try it. If it doesn't work out, you can always start homeschooling him again. For what it's worth, my dd experienced ps for 2nd grade (private school for k and 1), and almost every day says how happy she is to homeschool (she's now in 5th). Now, if your son was in middle school, my answer might be no. I think third grade would be all right, though. I suspect he will ultimately prefer homeschool. PS is not that fun.

Super Duper Inc. has a Saw/Seen Fun Deck that might be helpful, although it's probably not what you meant. :)

Prune juice? Cherry juice (doctor once told me it's almost as good as prune juice)? Citrucel?

Georgia Public Broadcasting has a free online video curriculum for Japanese called Isassue (I'm sure I'm spelling that wrong).

You might read some of Dianne Craft's articles. She has some good tips. I also got her "Teaching the Right Brain Learner," and it was helpful.

I think because "symbolic operations" (like + and - etc.) are more abstract, they need to be "aged into" for some kids. (PS doesn't seem to take this into account at all, but I personally have found this to be true.) If your dd is getting it with blocks, then let her use them. Actually, if you think about it, once the idea of the symbolic operation clicks, she will have a much greater conceptual understanding of it by using those blocks. Also, have you looked at livingmath.net? It may be helpful to read lots of "living" books about math to make it more real. Scholastic sells some good ones, too. Mathstart books by Stuart J. Murphy, the Mission of Addition by Brian Cleary, Monster Math books. All can be really wonderful and helpful. Finally, and I'm sure you've heard this, when kids can use math in real life, it can aid in their understanding. My dd didn't get money or adding money, for instance, until she got an allowance and started being able to buy things. She didn't get clocks until I moved the clock down to the fireplace hearth where she could see it more easily, and we talked about time a lot in a natural way (we have to leave at such and such to get there by such and such). HTH!

ACSI Math is hardcover, very much a textbook.

"Here" is an adverb (tells where), so it can't be the subject. Subjects must be nouns or pronouns, (I won't go into gerunds and things, but in general subjects must be nouns of some sort).

That link doesn't work anymore. (Too bad, it was great website!) There is a facebook page, but it doesn't have a ton of information. You can order book 1 from Amazon. It's great! Now, I'm just hoping for book 2...

MissionaryMom, if you're still out there... We are almost done with the color workbook Biblical Greek 4 Kids Book One, and I would LOVE the color version of Book 2, but can't find it anywhere. Please, please, please let me know if it's available. Thank you so much!

Now, see, when I first read that, I thought that's what you had accomplished since January 3rd, and I thought :001_huh: but then I realized that's what you had accomplished this week and I thought, sounds like a typical week for me. What's the problem? Looks good! Remember, when we teach stuff in homeschool, we are doing it so that our kids will actually learn it. In ps, they just race through stuff and so SEEM to be moving faster but in fact have much less retention that us nifty homeschoolers. How much do you remember from school growing up? That's right. Learn and dump. We want better for our kids. You are doing great! Latin roots may be a no-go. Is your dd a whole picture thinker? Mine is. She loathes roots. Maybe try a fun approach to learning Latin, the actual language. Minimus is fun and pretty painless. Skip the worksheets, but buy the expensive TM if you don't speak Latin. You'll need it for translating. The cd is fun, too, with the British people speaking Latin. Maybe allow yourself to only focus on the three R's right now? Or if you must have science and history, get netflix and watch some videos. We are currently LOVING The Universe series for science and Liberty's Kids for History. Good stuff!