School Administration: Simplicity
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What to Give a Retiring Kindergarten Teacher?
Asked by R.G. from Los Angeles
on May 21, 2010
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Hi there,
My daughter is in Kindergarten with a great teacher and I am the classroom parent. All year, it's been pulling teeth to get parents to contribute towards th...
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- For my daughter's 2nd grade retiring teacher, we gave each child the same piece of decorative paper and had them hand write a letter to her. Some thanked her for bein...
- I have put a note in cubbies before saying...We had a great yr & I'm grateful for out teacher & all her hard work..If anyone would like to contribute to a gift see me....
- I was a teacher for nine years and I loved getting gift cards: Coffee, Restaurants, my favorite clothes place, a spa. Since she's retiring she might want a little mo...
Child Last Name Change, Need Help!!!
Asked by C.M. from Grand Rapids
on March 27, 2009
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I have a daughter who was born out of wedlock. I met my husband when she was 3 mo old and we now have a daughter together. My oldest is starting school and I want her ...
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- This is thorny. If her biological father won't agree and he has been involved in the child's life in the last 2 years, he can object. To change her name you would fi...
- I hope this helps. My Ex husband had a son before he was with me and the mother put her last name as the babys. Well as the boy got older my ex husband wanted his la...
- From personal experience and from experience of others I know...when the father is not involved or is not paying child support they don't get much of a say in it. You...
School Notes for Special Needs Kiddo!
Asked by B.W. from Kansas City
on August 20, 2008
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Hi Ladies!
Ok this is only the second day of school but, I'm not sure what to do. My son is in Special Education and he is non verbal. The notes we get from the tea...
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- Perhaps he just doesn't like to do art. All children learn in different ways. I have two sons whom we homeschoool I have a five-year old son who adores art and is ve...
- There's a website called disability solutions that has awesome resources for lots of situations you may encounter. This issue is one of my favorites and talks about ho...
- B., You need to be your son's advocate. My three years of experience with the school district has proven to be exhausting. The school district has many excellent t...
5 Yr. Old with Hyperactivity Problem
Asked by R.W. from Albany
on May 23, 2008
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Hi ladies, this is the first post for me. Does anyone have a child with a hyperactivity problem? My daughter is the youngest in her kindergarden class(sept. birthday...
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- Hi there, I've heard about a lot of success with dietary changes. I just googled "food diet for hyperactive children" and came up with the following, right off the b...
- I just started reading a great book called "Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Allergies & Asthma" by Dr. Kenneth Bock. Its very easy to read w/ lots o...
- As a special ed teacher, I has the opportunity to work with all sorts of children. Including pleanty who were labeled with "ADHD." Although your daughter does not ...
I Need Some Ideas for Christmas Gifts for My Sons Teachers and His Therapist!
Asked by C.M. from Baton Rouge
on November 12, 2007
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I would like to give a gift to my childs teacher and his therapist for Christmas. My only problem is he has 1 teacher, 2 teachers aides, 4 therapist at his school and...
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- C., Try baskets of baked goodies. That is what I will be giving this year, we're in quite the same boat (my daughter recieves physical, occupational and speech therap...
- I am in the same situation. My 3 year old daughter has Rett's Syndrome and receives therapy every day. Our therapy clinic is small, so I have decided to give somethi...
- I would suggest gift cards. Maybe from Target or Wal-mart. If you got each one a $10 gift card that would be about $70, not including taxes. OR you can have the kids m...
Suggestions to Tickle My 6Y/o's Creative Writing Bone. Help!
Asked by M.P. from Peoria
on February 6, 2012
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My son can write just fine (sentences, spelling words, lists, etc). Unforutnately, when they test him in school it is via a timed test where he has to write a story. ...
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- Your son is 6. Don't go overboard with the emphasis on structure, etc. Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Those are the only 3 elements he needs ...
- I do a version of Tracy K's idea with my grandchildren. When they sleep over we do a made up bedtime story. Each child comes up with 2 objects that will be worked into...
- Ask him to tell you a goodnight story every night. Give him a topic. Don't have him write them down yet. Just lay in his room in the semi-dark with him telling you ...
Helping My 1St Grader Become a Better Writer...
Asked by A.M. from Kansas City
on March 26, 2012
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Report cards were emailed Friday...She's above average in all areas except writing. Her sentences are correct, however, short and sweet. We sat down this weekend and e...
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- Sounds like my daughter. At her school, they had them writing stories in kindergarten and while she loved to read the most creative, fantastical stories it is very dif...
- I don't have any background or credentials (except mommyhood) to recommend this, but what about reading stories/books with her. But don't just read them. Stop aft...
- I admit: I LOL'd at this. "Writing" in first grade is all about simple sentences. As long as there is subject-verb agreement, they should be good. Good "storytelli...
Do You Have a Joint Checking Account with Your Husband?
Asked by L.B. from New York
on February 23, 2012
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I have been married for five years, and for the last year plus have been staying home with my son. Before I was a teacher, and I made my own salary, although it was l...
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- when my husband and I got married we got a joint account - had it that way for years. We had always made about the same $$.Then I took a job at a nonprofit and my payc...
- Been married almost 11 years - joint account....sort of. We each had our own money and our own accounts and just added each other's names on them, but only had 1 ATM c...
- I am also a SAHM of 7 yrs. Hubby & I do have a joint account and have had it since the beginning but I do also have a separate account that is mine & hubby set up a d...
Child Worrying About Trash
Asked by R.M. from New York
on November 19, 2011
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Hello. My 5 year old has started having anxiety since school started. It started as worrying about animals that he felt bad for in books and movies. He had me draw the...
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- Aww, your post almost brought me to tears. What a sweet, sensitive little boy. I don't have much advice for you--sounds like you are doing the right thing, following y...
- It does seem a little bit obsessive, but I agree with others who say he may be just a really sensitive little guy. My son has not gone through this exact thing, but he...
- You're already getting him in to a therapist, which is the only thing I would advise. It's good you're not dismissing his worries, however make sure you don't play int...
Happy Thoughts...
Asked by M.A. from Milwaukee
on January 22, 2008
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Tonight as I was getting my toddler ready for bed the thought struck me that I have learned so much from him about joy, excitement, frustration, and a host of other em...
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- I told my daughter, 3, that she was beautiful the other day. I jokingly asked her how she got so beautiful. She just laughed and said "I'm a girl. All girls are beau...
- Being a mother has to be one of the best things in the world!!!Watching my son grow physically and mentally everyday just shows me how much time flies. The joy he gets...
- we each child of mine grow i learn so many new thing they schould be the teacher instead of us
