Academic Performance
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Appropriate for School or Not?
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on March 22, 2013
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We homeschool so I'm out of touch with what's appropriate nowadays for schools.
My daughter (age 11) was invited to a Fun Fair at her friend's school. She wanted to...
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- You did right. It's fine for home but it's in bad taste for public.
- I think my daughter needs that shirt! It's so her! I would have let mine wear it. But, hey I'm not too worried about what others think of me. If you want to base your ...
- A fair is not a formal school day. I don't think you needed to worry about it.
Guns at School
Asked by E.B. from Seattle
on May 2, 2011
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When picking up my son today at school I was confronted with kind of an alarming thing. I guess I honestly had not noticed it before. There usually is a group of par...
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- I do not think play guns should be allowed at school. However, do you NOT let your kids play cops and robbers? Play guns never killed anyone and it does NOT teach chil...
- When my daughter was in kindergarden, she drew a sword since she liked the movie Aladin. She attended a private charter school. I was called by the principle who sai...
- Our schools don't allow any type or guns, real or play on the school grounds. It is posted at all of the buildings. I would have been bothered had I been in your shoes...
Moving and School
Asked by A.M. from Seattle
on April 18, 2009
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Hi ladies!
I am interested in what your opinion on this is: We are putting our house up for sale and moving out of state. My son is 6 and in kindergarten. If by so...
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- A. - I am the mother of a Kindergartener as well. I would let your son stay and finish off the year. It is not being silly at all! He has made friends in his class ...
- You have already figured out that if you want/need to stay until the end of the year you have the option to do so. Good work on your part to figure out how to make th...
- This is a hurry up and go world where little things like kindergarten graduation ceremonies don't seem to matter any more. I say stay for the ceremony. Enjoy and take ...
I Don't like School
Asked by G.A. from Chicago
on January 22, 2009
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My 4yr old son is in daycare and he doesn't want to go i have to bribe him all the time the only time he'll go to school without any problem is if theres some type of ...
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- I would switch him. It may not be a good match. As kids grow that happens sometimes. N.
- From a teacher's perspective, I would talk to the teacher/school first to see if they have any insight. If that doesn't work, then I would look at your other options.
- Good for you for listening to your child! and respecting your child's feelings!! You sound like a great, caring Mom :))
School Dances
Asked by M.M. from Hartford
on January 7, 2013
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My fifth grade daughter is looking forward to attending a school dance at her elementary school for fifth and sixth graders this spring.
This is something that start...
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- No boyfriend but I would let her go. It's practice. I have to tell you about a friend of mine with 2 older daughters and a younger son. when the daughters went for...
- Dances, yes. Dates, no. I understand your hesitation, especially because some of the parents are encouraging this be a date situation. I remember that was true for...
- When I was a kid (in the 70's) community club dances started in grade five, and they still do here. That is the age kids generally like to start listening to popular ...
After School Care
Asked by M.M. from Miami
on June 11, 2013
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I need to find out where my grandchild can go for after school and summer vacation.My son is a single dad and needs to work to afford rent, he does not make enough to ...
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- How old is your grandchild? Is he in school? I had my daughter in Sunflowers Academy, which is in Little Havana, and she was there for VPK. I believe they go up to 5t...
- Check for assistance with family central. It's an organization that's assists with getting the child into a daycare but on a fixed or sliding scale basis for the fee
- We love the YMCA. They do both after school and summer long camps. The child must be school aged, however. The prices are by week and are different by program location.
Summer School
Asked by G.R. from Dallas
on June 2, 2011
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since there's no summer school this year howcan i keep my 8 year old reading writing and also having fun?
any summer programsin arlington tx that are no to expensive
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- My mom (who is a teacher) always had workbooks for us to do. She had us do about five pages a week, sometimes less or more depending on how big the work book was. This...
- Check out a question that I had recently on this. I work part time from home and am setting up plan for my kids for while I am working. I plan on keeping up with rea...
- Go to the library every week! My kids loved that. They knew they only had a week to read the books before going in to trade them for new ones. Have one day out of t...
School Lunches
Asked by S.L. from Boston
on July 10, 2008
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Hi there. I got great ideas for lunches for this summer while the kiddos are home, and now I'm looking to those Kindergarten moms that have sent their first baby to s...
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- I sometimes give my son (now in second grade) the cheese sticks that are individually wrapped. 2 of these with the small containers of fruit are a good lunch for him. ...
- Hello First off I'd like to commend you for the lunch variety search. I'm the same way. My son just graduated from Kindergarten in June. And I"ve had so much fun ge...
- my son's school is completely nut-free so i know how you are feeling. what we use when he needs to go on fields trips etc and cannot buy school lunch which he like to ...
Kids Out of School
Asked by B.V. from Kansas City
on December 21, 2011
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Since I'm a new kindergarten mom facing a school break I am at a loss as to what to do with my 6 year old all day. Any suggestions? I think I could find something to...
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- You may be overthinking it. The kids have only been in school for 3-4 months. Summer wasn't too long ago, so whatever they did then, is good now. I have found our 6...
- We have been having the best break. I usually have a routine, of chores then fun. Ithink while they are home is a great time to get them more involvd with chores. T...
- Last year I took off the one full week that my kids were home. We did TONS of stuff. We went bowling, to a jump yard (indoor bounce house place), The Melting Pot, t...
Is the School Wrong Here?
Asked by R.D. from Richmond
on May 24, 2011
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My friends daughter is a straight A student and has never gotten into any trouble at school. She excels in her extracurricular activities. My friend just called very u...
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- Eh... I don't think I could get really worked up over this one incident to the point of calling it "unjust." The girl's past history is a moot point, first of all. S...
- If this was me, at the time I picked up my daughter I would have demanded to know what was wrong with the clothing. Because regardless of how punishement changed, it d...
- My gut instinct tells me that the mother is leaving something out of the story BUT...if this was her outfit then it sounds like an okay outfit to me.
