Homework: Simmons
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School Questions
Asked by M.D. from Austin
on May 21, 2009
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We just received our child's end of year conference report from her teacher. She began First grade reading well past middle of first grade level. She is ending first g...
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- Michelle, you are doing a good job to seek help for your precious daughter. I hope you get answers from moms who have recent experience with a similar situation. I c...
- It could be the teacher. When my brilliant boy started school, his 1st & 2nd grade teachers both told me he was "on level and right where he needed to be." I was qui...
- We've also dealt with similar situations. Although kids have always been cruel - it seems as if they are learning to be cruel at a much younger age. If your daught...
Mean Girls
Asked by S.R. from Los Angeles
on February 25, 2010
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My heart is broken for my 14 (almost 15) year old daughter. She is a freshman at an all-girls catholic school. She just hasn't found her clique and feels very reject...
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- Welcome to teenage girls! I was miserable in high school... It helped shape my character though. Don't give up on her- ever! PRAY! PRAY! PRAY! Pray without ceasin...
- I would suggest finding an outside activity away from school that she would enjoy. Sometimes getting away from the "clique" is helpful. A church group, a camp, starti...
- Please, please, please read the book "Odd Girl Out" by Rachel Simmons. I went through this in high school and there are still scars to this day, and I'm 38 years ol...
How to Get My Daughter Tested for Kindergarten
Asked by K.M. from Los Angeles
on July 15, 2008
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Who do I call to look into having my 4 1/2 year old tested for Kindergarten? She misses the cutoff by 10 days (will be 5 on December 12). She's had one year of Presc...
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- Upon written request your school district is oblligated to test. You missed the boat for next year because they have 90 days to get it done, so even if you ask today,...
- I had the same problem with my daughter and the school district wouldn't bend at all to let her in. So, what I did was enroll her in a private kindergarten for the yea...
- K., reading your post was like reading something I would have written a year ago this time. My daughter's birthday is December 11 so missed Kindergarten last year by ...
Bullying
Asked by S.G. from Oklahoma City
on September 23, 2010
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ok so this is my daughter's second year at this school she is in. one of the girls that was in her class last year but not this year is bullying to the point of pushin...
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- I read the other posts, which I agree with regarding working with the school. However, no one called you out on your instructions to push or hit back, and "make it cou...
- Bullying is a huge problem. You should definitely talk to the school about it. Especially since it's happening on school grounds. You can keep your daughter away f...
- You should ask for an immediate conference with the teacher and ask her to invite the principal, also. Discuss your concerns with them and begin immediately to docume...
Peer Problems ALREADY?
Asked by R.S. from Hartford
on March 7, 2008
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My Daughter will be 3 in May and since she was around 1, we started spending time with a group of Moms and their children, all of whom are older than my daughter by 4 ...
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- My daughter is now 9 years old and a side from her mental illness she is very tall for her age and always has been. She tries to be mother hen to the younger kids and ...
- R., I have a six year old son and he wasn't introduce to this until he began Kindergarten and I believe the only reason why is because he was in a preschool for two ye...
- I've run into the same issue, but my child is a boy. He's very gentle and tender hearted and I was shocked by how the little girl next door (5 months older) would tre...
3 Year Old Misses Her Daddy While He Is Working Away from Home
Asked by K.G. from San Diego
on November 7, 2008
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Hi Mothers,
My 3 year old daughter loves her daddy to death and they are until recently unseperable. Four months ago, he took a job about 3 hours away. He had to re...
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- Sometime our husband have to travel distances for work to do what is best for our families, mine goes to NY for 2 months every year. Our 4 year old girl misses him ve...
- I would invest in a Web-Cam, that way she can see Daddy and talk to him. Provided there are 2 computers available either lap tops or desk tops.
- HI K., Yes, it's tough, isn't it? I have a threee-year-old and a husband who travels frequently for weeks at a time. The sugggestion from SH is what we use, too: a ...
