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Need Advice Aboout School Fundraiserd
Asked by J.F. from Greensboro
on February 15, 2009
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I have recently been asked to organize a silent auction at my sons school. I have never attended a silent auction for a school before. I am going to do themed baskets ...
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- I actually organized a fundraiser for my children's preschool. The baskets per class are perfect. Some other ideas are game night, movie night with Blockbuster GC, p...
- They did this at my daughters school. There were bottles, bibs, burp clothes, wipes, rattles, blankets, bottle cleaners, lotion, powder, onsies, socks, nail clippers,...
- sometimes teachers will donate a tea party for girls or basketball game for a group of friends, popular teachers can bring in the bids, can be lunch with the teacher, ...
More Help with Reading
Asked by R.B. from Springfield
on November 6, 2007
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I have a daughter who is 10, and she has trouble reading. She likes to read, she likes books, but she struggles. She does well in every other subject, and is social ...
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- I have a daughter, now 27, that had trouble learning to read in school. We had her tested at the UMKC Reading Institute in Kansas City. Dr. Wheelock was the doctor a...
- Hi R., My son is virtually a non reader also. What is helping for us is to find the book on tape/cd and have him read along to the story. He has done it and was e...
- Thank you for bringing up this subject. My daughter is in Kindergarten this year and is struggling with phonics. Her teacher has noticed this and is setting her up w...
Enough Is Enough
Asked by S.R. from Detroit
on May 3, 2009
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We have had our son potty trained since July of 2008...The problem is he WON'T poop on the potty, he still insists on a pullup. We have tried rewards, we have tried ch...
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- We had the same problem with our son. He peed in the potty but refused to poop. This might sound weird but my son loves playing games on the computer. He loves the ...
- Really the more you push it the more he'll fight. He'll get it if you give him time.
- I agree with the previous entry...give her a deadline and tell her no more pull-ups after that. My son was stubborn about both peeing and pooping but once I knew he h...
They Want to Hold My Son Back in K
Asked by G.H. from New York
on March 30, 2007
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I am desperate for help. I just had a parent teacher conference and my son is in danger of being held back. I have to write a letter to the principle to ask her not to...
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- I have never heard of a 5 yo going to summer school. If her needs extra help maybe he should be in the resource room or special ed class. Is he in Kindergarten or 1s...
- Hi G., I must say that my personal opionion to keep a child back in Kindergarden is the best time to keep them back. You dont want him to strugle if he goes to 1st ...
- G., Have you tried the Leap Frog Series which is available at WalMart or Sears which make learning letters fun. The best DVD is The Letter Factory which teaches ki...
Want to Homeschool My 9 Year Old....
Asked by B.A. from Houston
on January 14, 2008
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...and need any tips or advice on curriculum. I've done so much research that now I want to hear what other mom's have to say. I'm a very organized and structured pers...
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- What Janet suggested is basically public school at home and subject to all the regulations of the schools. Texas is an open homeschool state and homeschool is treated ...
- I do not homeschool, but would love to. I go to a church that 75% of the families do homeschool. I do homeschool during the summer. I love Sonlight!!!! It is readi...
- Hi B.. Hope my response isnt too late. When I was in highschool I homeshcooled some and I used ABEKA. They are based out of Pensicola (sp?), FL are are Christian ba...
Son Constantly Hitting Little Sister
Asked by E.C. from Eugene
on November 19, 2009
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Help! Son is constantly hitting, pushing, tripping, squeezing, sitting on top of daughter whenever he wants attention for ANYTHING -- hungry, potty, sleepy, wants dvd...
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- Hi E., Keeping in mind that your son is three, while I read several suggestions that would work better when your son is older, here's what I would do for now. 1....
- this is tough and I have a bit of this too. I wonder by saying anytime you hit you will get a time out, may make it still sound like it is OK, as it is acceptance tha...
- E., Two things stick in my mind about your post. First, your comments about timeouts. They do work when used properly and consistently. My son has spent an hou...
Peanut Allergy
Asked by J.C. from Champaign
on March 26, 2008
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Hi, my two and half year old daughter has peanut allergy and it's very stressful dealing with the day to day life. We live in a small town so people are not very awar...
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- I have had a peanut allergy since I was 7. I am now in my early 40's. It has been rough due to the fact that most people do not get it or care. It is a very serious...
- my son had a milk allergy that was really serious, so we saw the Dr. and began to slowly introduce dairy to him in extremely small forms. The dr. showed us how to very...
- Have you been on the website foodallergy.org? It's sponsored by the Food, Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) and it has all types of great information and provides ...
Learning Programs for My 2 Year Old!
Asked by M.M. from Omaha
on October 25, 2007
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I just became a stay at home mom and I was wondering if anyone know of some programs to help with shapes, colors, numbers, and ext. I want to get my 2 year old as read...
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- Let her draw alot and I don't mean coloring books. Blank paper and crayons can be one of the best teaching tools. It improves hand dexterity and stimulates imaginatio...
- The best thing offered is Early Childhood Family Education classes!! You can attend with both children and pay "as a family". It is for everyone, even people out of ...
- I really wanted to reitterate what one of the moms said here, you don't need programs, flash cards, movies anything for your child to learn and enjoy learning colors a...
Seeking Advice Regarding Talking About Death
Asked by M.M. from Chicago
on September 23, 2008
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My husband's aunt is in the hospital, close to passing away after a battle with cancer. She is close with my children, 8 and 4, who visited with her about 3 weeks ago,...
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- There is a really simple awesome book called "Tear Soup"! It helped me when my mom passes 5 years ago. Aslo there is another especailly for kids called "A Place in my...
- There are alot of good responses here. I would like to add one thing and that is, if there is a funeral with an open casket I would not encourage the children to view ...
- Hi M. M I asked a similiar question back in early August. You might want to read some of the replies. Alot of research has brought me to purchase the books listed...
3 1/2 Year Old Son Will Not Go to the Potty at All!
Asked by T.C. from Los Angeles
on March 29, 2008
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I have a three and 1/2 year son who will not go to the potty at all. He will sit on the toilet and get off and pee in his pants. We have tried everything: bribery, ...
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- I am the oldest of 11, and for a few of my brothers the ONLY thing that worked was to not let them wear ANYTHING from the waist down until they got it (usually 3 days)...
- I left potty chairs out in the middle of a large room we had. (I have twins) He may be fearful of the big toilet in some way. Part of him going down the drain or som...
- Take a break, at least 2-3 mos. He isn't ready right now. M.
