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Anyone Have Any Insight on the "IB" Schooling Program?
Asked by T.M. from Tampa
on March 4, 2011
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My son will be starting kindergarten in the fall so I am just starting to look at schools. I see that there are gifted programs and there are IB programs. Does anyon...
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- You are hearing from a lot of people talking about the high school IB programs, but there is a such thing at the elementary level. For high school, you have to test in...
- If you are talking about International Baccalaureate (IB), then that is for high school, not elementary school. If you are talking about something else, please update...
- At our public school, they offer the International Baccalaureate just in junior and senior years in high school, and one of my children did it. It was an excellent, ch...
Having Trouble Weaning 1 Year Old Son(engorged Breasts)
Asked by D.B. from Cleveland
on June 30, 2008
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My husband and I decided to wean our son, when he turned 1, he turned 1 June 2nd, but we didn't start trying to wean until two days ago (doctor said to start reducing ...
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- It took about 3 weeks before my breasts stopped hurting. I don't know of anything to take to ease the discomfort. I did let warm water from the shower hit my breasts...
- D., Weaning is supposed to be a gradual process, and children do not develop on a strict schedule of "ready for weaning at exactly 1 year." First, ease your pain...
- I am just curious why you are so adamant about weaning your son just because he turned a year. There are many benefits to nursing past one year. In fact, the World H...
Is It Possible for a 16 Month Old to Have Nightmares?
Asked by G.P. from Norfolk
on October 27, 2006
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Hi, I just wanted to know if its possible for my son to have nightmares. He is only 16 months old. The thing is that in the middle of the night he starts breathing and...
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- From what i have experienced with nightmares is if you can console him when he is crying it is nightmres, if you can't console him it is night terrors. My son had the ...
- it is definately possible to have nightmares at that age. However it is probably growing pain. The streching of the muscles and other changes that can at times be pain...
- Hi, I'm 23 years old and have a 14 month old daughter. During the night, she has been having fits and waking up crying. I think she has been having nightmares. I ha...
Could My 4 Month Old Be Teething?
Asked by M.H. from Cheyenne
on February 22, 2008
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My 4 month old daughter chews on her hands constantly. She also is drooling very heavily. I can't see any budding teeth, but is it possible that she is about to cut ...
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- This is so crazy! When I was reading about what you were going through, I thought I was reading about my own life:) I have a 4 month old little girl, Abigail, as wel...
- Some babies can... it's not likely that any of those teeth will actually pop through yet. But its possible. My 2 1/2 mo old does the same thing. She drools like she's ...
- Absolutely! My soon to be 8 month old has 6 teeth already and started getting them really early. It's definitely possible. I recommend Hylands Homeopathic Teething ...
All the Sudden 11 Month Old Won't Sleep!
Asked by C.P. from Jacksonville
on July 11, 2007
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My 11 month old daughter all of the sudden will not just lie down and go to sleep. She has always been a pleasure to put to sleep. Starting Monday night she cried an...
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- My son is turning one this week. He started having trouble sleeping also and is getting two of his molars at one time. I couldn't really tell until I stuck my finger i...
- Have you taken the baby to the Dr. lately she could have an ear infection but lets just hope its the teeth if so its ok to go between tylenol and motrin it wont hurt h...
- Hi C., If it's not physical pain... Maybe she's just overwhelmed by all the new stuff she's doing during the day. My daughter is the same age and seems to have a h...
Daughter Has Had a Fever for Almost a Week
Asked by K.S. from Denver
on January 1, 2012
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My daughter is 2 and a half and has had a fever for 6 days, it hasn't gone above 100.6 but even with tylonal it hasn't gone below 99.2. She wouldn't eat or drink an...
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- Sounds like what our daughter did with strep. All three of my kids ended up with it because we didn't know. The doc we saw said that most kids are just getting heada...
- My daughter was 2 1/2 and we went through this. She had an ongoing fever for almost 7-10 days (maybe more...hard to remember....I had a newborn that was less than a m...
- My sister had mono for most of the 2nd grade. It was a tough year. Every time our Mom thought she was over it and started going back to school she'd come back down w...
International Baccalaureate School
Asked by C.M. from Dallas
on March 8, 2010
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Hi Moms....another education related question. One of the public elementary schools is an International Baccalaureate Candidate school. I looked at their website and...
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- My brother went to Sturgis High School in Hyannis MA. It too, is a BA high school. BA high schools demand a lot more of their students - it is like a high school, but ...
- I used to work in an IB school, and plan on sending DD to one when she starts kindergarten. Simply put, the International Baccalaureate system in internationally reco...
- IBS is awesome. If your child is an amazing student she will likely be accepted. This is an extremely intense and accelerated school. We have an IBS school here in Aus...
Deciding Between High Schools and Son's Unwillingness to Listen
Asked by S.T. from Denver
on May 24, 2011
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Hi,
Please provide some insight even if you are unfamiliar with schools. You probably have some suggestions on how to work best with my 14 year old son.
We feed i...
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- I wonder if he's told you the real reason he has a preference for the other school. I would really doubt that his preference has to do with how wide the halls are ;-) ...
- I had to laugh at Sue W.'s response b/c my mom would ALWAYS make me drive her places "so I could have the car" but she really wanted to lock me in and talk to me about...
- Mom, he has to attend the school and be there 5 days a week for 4 years. If he is not happy, it will be a very long unhappy 4 years. Listen to ewhat he is telling you....
Ahead of Curriculum - Need Options
Asked by S.C. from Dallas
on April 8, 2007
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Hi Mamas,
My daughter went to a Montessori / daycare since she was three years old. She is now in Kindergarten and the "work" they do is a repeat for her (we are at...
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- My experience with the Texas Public School System is you have to yell and scream A LOT to be heard. I used to work for it and found it to be a very undesirable atmosph...
- S., My middle child was designated GT in Kindergarten in the TX Public Schools down in Belton, TX. Her teacher there was fantastic. We too experienced the same si...
- Hi S.! This is exactly what happened to my daughter, but in MI schools and over 9 years ago. We have homeschooled ever since. Since I'm not sure what is available...
What to Do with school/Or Child?????
Asked by M.M. from Chicago
on February 24, 2011
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My 13 y/o (7grade middle schooler) was in IB program last year with very vigorous curriculum, strict accountability and a lot of homework. He did very well at that sch...
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- I basically think you are over-acting...Remember he is 13. I think that's an age to start giving him some responsibilities. What's he really doing? If he's looking ...
- I come from an extended family of computer geeks - I have two Computer Science degrees. Most kids in our family have their own computers well before 13. My 13 and 15 y...
- Why are you too late to apply to a new school next year? Anyway, then sadly here is what you have to do. You sit there, wait for him to finish his homework away and ...
