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Two Middle Names?
Asked by B.J. from Kansas City
on April 20, 2011
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My husband is the fourth, and I've gotten by not naming our first two sons after him, but he is really pushing for this last one because it probably will be our last c...
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- A friend of mine named her son after her husband, so her son is so-and-so-the-fifth, but they call him by his middle name because she really doesn't like her husband's...
- Our daughter has two middle names. We named her after a Great Grandmother, my mother, and the third name starts with the letter E which covers the first initial of sev...
- if he's the fourth, the new baby would only be the fifth if it's exactly the same as his, right? so "name" him that, and then come up with a nickname. will you love yo...
Teachers... How Is Your School Teaching Reading??
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on January 25, 2012
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My daughter is in kindergarten.. and I have to say I am very unimpressed with the curriculum. When we went for meet the teacher night.. I had one question.. "how do y...
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- I'm not familiar with DISTAR, but our local school district uses Houghton Mifflin's reading program. It's phonics based, not whole word. We moved here when my second ...
- Kindergarten isn't really for teaching reading. Your expectations are a bit high. They learn letter sounds and sight words. They might be able to recognize a word he...
- We use teach your child to read in 100 easy lessons. And we also have used something called Phonics Museum by Veritas Press. I believe the phonics method of teaching r...
The School Says My 6 Yr Old Has A.D.D. Not the Hyperactivity Type
Asked by S.C. from Daytona Beach
on September 20, 2008
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Hi my son just turned siz at the end of August and started first grade at the same time. He struggled thru kindergarten and then we found out he needed his tonsils, a...
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- Legally, I don't believe she is allowed to actually say that. I am a teacher and I can hint at the fact that a child has issues focusing and attributes suggesting it b...
- I don't want to take away from whatever experience this teacher has, but not all teachers are right whether they like it or not. She's not a licensed physician and if ...
- Hi S. I would suggest calling dr miles at progressive pediatircs on beach and parental home road. ###-###-#### Both are female Pediatricians who also practice homeopa...
People Are Saying Bad Things Because I Home School My Kids, How Can I Cope?
Asked by C.F. from Dallas
on February 1, 2008
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I've been homeschooling my kids for the past 2 weeks, and it has been going well, but the comments I'm getting from friends, family and other people are so harsh. Las...
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- First of all I want to say you have made a wise choice. I don't home school my kids but sometimes I wish i could with the things that go on in Public schools. There ...
- Bravo to you for sticking to your guns! My cousin, who has no formal teacher training, either, taught both her daughters at home, and the youngest has just graduated ...
- I applaud you with your decision. I do feel if you and your children are happy that is the most important outcome of homeschooling. They are learning and happy. I assu...
Marlee
Asked by M.F. from Albany
on December 28, 2011
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I just asked about unique girl names. But, I am not sure how to add to that question. So, I will just ask another one.
What do you think of Marlee (pronoucned like...
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- Actress Marley Matlin (sp) . She is hearing impared and made quite a name for herself in the '80's and '90's. She occasionally appears a guest in weekly shows. Sh...
- I like it - spelled as Marley :)
- I don't like it, but then, I don't like the last-names-as-girls-first-names trend. I also think that -ee ending names are cutesy. I have also rarely heard of women wi...
Next Step for Reading Readiness
Asked by J.W. from Rochester
on April 20, 2008
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My daughter just turned 4. She knows all her letters (upper and lowercase) and the sounds they make. She loves reading, us reading to her or reading the books she has...
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- I would be careful not to push. My son and I had a game where I would point to the little words that he knew as we were reading and he would read them. It was not my...
- Tell her there are two kinds of letters, vowels and consonants. Consonants have one sound. Each vowel has many sounds. So every time you see the letter b, it says Buh....
- "Teach your Child To Read in 100 Days" is a book that I would highly recommend (amazon.com). She will be a fluent reader before kindergarten! It takes 5-10 minutes a d...
4 Year Old Cut Her Own Hair
Asked by A.R. from Knoxville
on December 23, 2008
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I woke up this morning to my daughters once all one length blonde hair that has taken over 4 years to grow in chopped off in a big chunk on her bangs. I am really upse...
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- my daughter had beautiful brunette long curly hair, I came in the bathroom one day to find her with absolutely no hair in the bangs area... it was awful! It will grow ...
- Oh, my goodness, did this bring back memories! At four years old, my first daughter had thick, beautiful, waist-length blonde hair. Unfortunately, it would tangle ve...
- Just before My daughter turned 3, just before Christmas, and thankfully Just after we had some sears pix taken, she decided to use her craft kiddy cutters, and they DO...
My 1St Grader Is a Struggling Reader: Need Suggestions
Asked by A.R. from Houston
on February 24, 2008
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I have a 1st grader who is struggling with reading. He is falling behind in this subject only. Every night he has assigned books to read to me. He hates it and its a...
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- The main thing is to read, read, read. My daughter struggled in reading in the 1st grade as well so I made it a point to read with her for 1 hour every day and I mean...
- Hi, A.!! I own a tutoring company in Waco, TX and am a certified Phono-Graphix instructor. You have a lot of great advice!! I think getting testing done on eyes, t...
- I have a daughter in first grade that was struggling to read just a few months ago. The teacher at her school put her in a special reading group with kids at her readi...
Are There Things That "Take You Back"
Asked by C.O. from Washington DC
on November 20, 2011
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My boys love all different types of music...country, classical, rock, current top 10...
well today they went to YouTube and played "The Final Countdown" by Europe -...
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- Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics reminds me of my senior year when my father was battling colon cancer. Whenever I need to cry, I fire up the iPod. On a happ...
- Bradley Cooper just became People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, which I celebrated by playing the Alias Soundtrack my friend made me a few years ago. Suddenly I was re...
- This has nothing to do with music - but I volunteer in the elementary school library and whenever I see a girl check out a book by Judy Blume, Beverly Cleary or a Nanc...
Name Dilemma... Running Out of Time!
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on May 18, 2009
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I am having a dilemma regarding my son's last name. My son's father and I are not married, but are in a relationship of sorts, although a somewhat unconventional one. ...
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- Just food for thought, someone I went to high school with apparently used a different name in school than what was on her birth certificate. When she went to college ...
- If you only want to use one last name, it is traditional to use the father's last name. You could use your maiden name as part of his middle name for future uses.
- I know its a tricky situation, but personally, I'd go with allowing my son to use my last name. Chiefly because he lives with you full-time and you are his mother, an...
