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Daughter Getting Sick at School Every Day
Asked by M.J. from Chicago
on September 12, 2008
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Hello Moms -- I hope that you can help with this. I am really stumped. Every day my daughter goes to first grade she complains of a stomach ache in the morning and ...
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- In high School my son had the same problem. I teased his girlfriend cause he had what seemed like morning sickness. He was throwing up before school and often I had ...
- While it may be nerves, it also could be an allergy or food sensitivity like Celiac disease. Check with her pediactrician to rule out those issues. If it is a separati...
- This sounds like anxiety. I was sick for the first three weeks of high school-couldn't eat breakfast, saltines for lunch, fine at dinner, for three weeks! My daughte...
Awkward Situation
Asked by C.O. from Minneapolis
on May 12, 2008
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A friend of mine asked if I would teach her daughter piano lessons. I had planned on NOT taking on any students (I have my hands full with my 2 young boys) but since ...
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- You say you don't have the need for babysitting right now, and it hasn't worked out in the past, so I wouldn't go that route again. I would tell her the rate you w...
- What about your friend making dinner for you on the days that you teach her daughter. She can bring over a hotdish, or lasagne or something like that. You can either...
- Hi, I am the parent of children who take piano lessons and I have to say that I appreciate our piano teacher SO MUCH. I do tell her but I don't know if she really know...
Question About Piano Lessons
Asked by M.M. from New York
on July 30, 2009
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Hi mama's.
My almost 3 year old love, love, loves music and singing. As a result Hubby and I are considering piano lessons. Heres my question, is he to young? When i...
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- M., As a piano teacher and early childhood music teacher, I can tell you that three is too young to start formal music lessons, unless you have a true musical prodi...
- Unless you are willing to pay a piano to have in the house for him to practice on, I wouldn't even bother. I think 3 is a little young for lessons. Because they teac...
- I was in a similar situtaion with my son and was told that he might be too young (mostly b/c of physical development) so we were suggested he try glockenspiel (it is G...
Starting Piano Lessons
Asked by A.A. from New York
on April 24, 2008
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My son is 2 and my husband and I are considering purchasing a piano within the next year or two. I know how to read music, and can teach him the basics. What age is ap...
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- I would suggest starting piano at the age of 4 in a program that makes it fun. Both my daughters started at that age in a Yamaha program. They learned rythm by cla...
- My husband is a partner in a music teaching operation. The rule of thumb that they follow is usaully 3-5yrs of age is appropriate to start piano. The child needs to ...
- Hi there. It sounds like you've received a lot of good advice already. Just my two cents - there's a program called Suzuki which has been used to teach music for alo...
Question for Anyone Who Has Ever Been a Student Teacher?
Asked by R.W. from Salt Lake City
on February 4, 2011
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My husband is currently doing his student teaching at a high school, teaching psychology and US History. He's been at it for about 3 weeks now, and he's really starti...
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- you've already gotten many great answers, but i just thought i'd add my experience. i was a hs biology and algebra teacher before i had kids. i also coached volleyba...
- Student teaching is hard. First year teaching is impossible. Second year teaching is hard. Third year teaching is the year you realize that you can be a teacher and...
- I have not read all your responses... so pardon any repeats. Student teaching & your first several years of teaching are hard. Period. End of story. I was single wi...
Need Help Preschooling My Own Son
Asked by M.O. from Salt Lake City
on July 17, 2008
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I want to do some kind of simple preschool with my almost 4 year old son. I want to do something simple that I can do during the rest of the summer months and during ...
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- I have the perfect website for you... youcanteach.com. It is a basic, fun curriculum that teaches children letter sounds, etc through games, music, singing, etc. The...
- M., If you can find any books by Glen Doman regarding early childhood education, use them as a jumping-off point. They are really excellent, help develop your child...
- hi M., i run a small preschool out of my home, so i know how you feel about trying to get all that info organized into a schedule. my suggestions are to 1) pick a ...
Sunday School Chaos -- Any Advice??
Asked by A.L. from Minneapolis
on September 9, 2011
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I am going to be starting to teach sunday school and looking for ways to make it a calm and organized classroom. I am going to be having 14 3-4 yr olds in my class. A...
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- Yeah, I have to start teaching Sunday School too, that's what I get for opening my fat mouth! ;) I would suggest maybe having some sort or rotation of having one pare...
- Now THAT is my kind of question. I teach preschool, and on Sundays, I teach 3-4 year old Sunday School. First thing, you need a co-teacher. Without another adult,...
- 14 toddlers is way too many for 1 person! Don't expect it to be calm. Probably better to get lots of parents to volunteer with you each week. Do not attempt this al...
What's a Good Age to Start Piano Lessons?
Asked by A.D. from New York
on October 22, 2007
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My little guy just turned 4 and is very interested in music. He particularly likes the guitar and piano. I've heard the 5 is a good age to start piano lessons.
A...
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- We are going through the same thought process lately, also with a four-year-old. A friend of mine is a music teacher, and she (as well as the developmental specialist...
- Hi A., I think 5 is a good age to start. Before investing in a piano, as you said, it would be a good idea to start smaller. Most piano teachers will give lessons o...
- A child who is only 4 or 5 generally benefits most from group music situations, such as learning rhythms and singing intervals and moving to music. As a piano teac...
School Help-moms with Elementary Kids and Up
Asked by A.J. from Williamsport
on December 10, 2010
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Ok, Moms of elementary school kids and up. Our kids are young, but oldest already in Kindergarten, and we've been "preparing" ideas for dealing with the challenge of s...
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- I know what you mean. My kids are in 1st and 3rd grades, and this is our first year in public school. The schools in our area are supposedly pretty good, but I'm here ...
- We had a foreign exchange student from Germany. She was a straight A student. But coming here we found that she was behind my daughter who was two years younger in m...
- in my home town if it was available to have 2 high schools or to get a diffrent grade school with my oldest I could have used my mom or dads address instead of mine. t...
Fiddle or Guitar for Toddler
Asked by P.C. from Portland
on July 12, 2010
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My son (almost three) loves to watch and listen to Irish music (tunes and songs), and he always asks about getting his own fiddle or guitar.
(The guitar is used on a ...
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- I play and teach the violin/fiddle and have had experience teaching students as young as 2, all the way up to adults. I have to say that the violin can be a VERY frust...
- Violins do come in children sizes. Just talk to a local violin teacher and they will direct you. The fiddle (has an accomplished violinist told me) is the way of playi...
- We decided to go with a ukulele for our son. We bought it for him when he was 3 1/2. Many guitar players we know said they started with a uke. It's a real ukulele, ...
