First Grade: The First Years
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Is First Years or Evenflo Breast Pumps Any Good?
Asked by D.P. from Indianapolis
on September 4, 2006
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When my son and daughter were born premature, the WIC offices where I lived provided a motorized Medella pump supplied from a medical supply store. Obviously this was...
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- go with the Avent Isis!!! i had a premie.. and twins that needed more then what I could produce on my own... so i had to pump to build up! and I tried them all... the ...
- Those pumps are fine and would probably do the trick, but the Medella is the best that you can buy, and worth the money especially if you are planning more children an...
- D., Medula Pump in Style and the Ameda Purely Yours are the two best breast pumps out there. In my childbirth classes, we were told that the other off brands were no...
1St Grade Homework
Asked by C.S. from Chicago
on September 17, 2009
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Hi-
My son just started first grade and is getting a lot of homework. I just wanted to check with others to see if it is just us or if the teacher is being unrealis...
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- Seems like too much. What are they doing in school all day that they can't complete this there? And 60 words written? What if he already knew the words? He still had t...
- That does seem like a lot because that is what I give my fourth graders they go home with math every night. They have three times each on Mondays. Also, sometimes they...
- Hi C., When my daughters first grade teacher was asked this question at the meet and greet, she said first graders should NOT have more than 20 minutes of homework a ...
Picking Friends in 1St Grade
Asked by J.M. from Chicago
on September 17, 2009
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In my daughter's first grade class, there are two helpers per day. One of their privilidges is that they get to pick a friend to sit with them in a special chair duri...
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- I agree with the teacher. I think our society is really not doing a good enough job teaching children coping skills. Life can't always be fair to everyone and children...
- I actually think a better way would be to have the teacher pick who they sit with ( someone new everyday), then you get to know everyone better, and maybe make an unex...
- "Rug time" is either reading or calendar, in both cases a direct academic activity. The kids are probably distracted by the social implications or being picked or not ...
Should I Hold Her Back in Kinder or Move Her up to First Grade?
Asked by H.M. from Dallas
on July 21, 2010
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Okay, I have seen a lot of posts on here about skipping a grade or holding a child back....but, here is our story.
Any and all advice is appreciated.
My Daughter ...
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- I taught kindergarten for 11 years and our feeling was you are Never sorry if you wait another year, but if you don't you will probably regret it in time. Now is the t...
- My daughter started Kindergarten when she was 4 because her birthday fell 2 days before the cut off. She was and still is advanced for her age as far as academics go. ...
- I'm not 100% positive, but I believe that Texas State Law says that, "a child MUST be six (6) on or before September 1st of the year that they start first grade." ...
2Nd Grader Doing 3Rd Grade Work
Asked by T.J. from Cincinnati
on September 9, 2009
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Hello,
My sister has a child in the 2nd grade and he is doing well but the work that he is getting in his classes is too easy so the school placed him in some 3rd gra...
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- My son is in 2nd grade but he is in the gifted & talented program at his school. He's in a classroom with other gifted children - all are 2nd and 3rd grade students. ...
- My oldest daughter was just like that in kindergarten and first grade. It was frustrating because she was bored and unhappy. We moved to another city and she is now i...
- The options are to have him "skip" and be promoted to third grade or to keep him in second with his peers and let him do the split classes and continue at the correct ...
First Years Compass Booster Seat
Asked by D.H. from Dallas
on November 13, 2010
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I am looking for a first years compass b540 booster carseat . They have them everywhere for sale online but I want to see it before I buy it. I have called Target, Wal...
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- I just bought this car seat, and like you, looked ALL over for it, it seems to only be sold online, as far as I could tell. I just switched my daughter over (she's 3, ...
- Just like you, my son was in a marathon a few years back and in winter we realized he was just too squished, so we purchased a compass. I'm sorry, I don't have the m...
- LOVE this booster! We had to order ours sight unseen as well with absolutely no regrets.
Seperating Twins in School- One Grade Higher than the Other
Asked by C.P. from Denver
on March 28, 2010
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I have twin 4 yr olds- B/G...also a daughter 6 yrs old. My girl twin is VERY smart..she can read most of what her big sister- 2 yrs her elder reads in her Kindergarten...
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- my twins are b/g twins and the girl is naturally smarter than the boy...DON'T Separate Them!! You can do extra things to challenge your girl and you can work with you...
- As an educator and parent I would not start ANY child early in kindergarten (regardless of ability) a good teacher always levels their class, she will still get what s...
- My feeling is that if you're really worried, put them in different schools, where it won't be an issue at all that they are in different grades. Or, better yet, put y...
Eight Year Old Needing to Repeat 2Nd Grade
Asked by J.S. from Madison
on May 21, 2008
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I was told that because of my son not being able to concentrate in school and not learning well because of ADD and now recently been put on medication that he needs to...
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- Hi J.! When you talk to those "experts" next week I would try to learn two things: 1. Even if his ability to concentrate and learn has improved, how much catching u...
- Any time a child needs to repeat a grade, the earlier it's done the better. Kids can be vicious when they find out someone has been help back, but moving on when you ...
- J., See if your son can go to summer school or tutoring first before holding him back. If these two things are not an option, have the school provide you with some c...
Switching Schools, Private to Public School, Switching at Start of 3Rd Grade
Asked by F.W. from Portland
on February 4, 2008
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My daughter is devastated to be leaving her school and her best-friends. We will be moving her from a small private school (10-12 kids per class) to our local public s...
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- Although we've never gone from private to public school, we have switched schools in the middle of the year, or a new one in the fall. We went from Kinderkarten at on...
- Hi F.- Due to divorce/grad.school/moving ETC, my son(8) has changed schools EVERY year (I know, ugh) He is SOOOO resilient though, and makes friends well....he is at B...
- I don't know of any special tricks to make the transistion smoother, but I wanted to say that I had to switch schools in the middle of 2nd grade. I know what it's lik...
What to Do About My Daughter's 2Nd Grade Teacher....
Asked by L.A. from Chattanooga
on August 21, 2011
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We have had 6 days of school so far. My daughter has a teacher whom I met at the open house and first day of school & she seemed nice. Every day since school has star...
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- This is so sad!! I taught elementary school. I think that if one of my boys had a teacher like this, I would take it to the principal first. The principal needs to kno...
- I agree with LBC, schedule a meeting with the teacher and the principal. This is the intermediate step between the board of education your friend recommended. It's a...
- I had a teacher just like her when I was in 5th grade. In 5th grade, kids don't really tell their parents anything. Then two years later, that teacher was fired for do...
