School: Toddler

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My son is in second grade, and he is advanced in math and reading at a 5th grade level. We are having conversations with his teacher and principal abou...
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Ok ladies.. I'm seeking your help again!! My son will be 7 and is currently enr...
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i live in wisconsin and my son is having issues in 3rd grade. i had a meeting to...
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My daughter is in kindergarten, however can anyone advise me on what they teach ...
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I am faced with the decision of letting my 7 year (1st Grade) old skip the 2nd g...

Academic Performance

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OK, I was a super-nerd in school. I always got top grades and was never satisfied with less than an A ... The trick is that now my daughter is in 4th ...
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.....do you tell your child what you "expect" from them? I mean I think from ...
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Hello. My daughter is 12 and going into 7th grade(she has a late birthday, but g...
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Playing off of an earlier question... those of you who reward or punish based up...
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Would just like some ideas what to do for grades on report cards. My son is in ...

After School

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My DH picked up our son this afternoon since I was running late. This Program picks up our son after school and keeps him until we get off of work. T...
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ppcd stands for Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities: my boy has a d...
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Hi! I'd like to ask for input on having a child in the gifted program. Just like...
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My son's teacher called us at home and told us that she wants to nominate him fo...
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Does anyone know if the Yorkville School district or Oswego has a before and aft...

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After School Programs

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My DH picked up our son this afternoon since I was running late. This Program picks up our son after school and keeps him until we get off of work. T...
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Does anyone know if the Yorkville School district or Oswego has a before and aft...
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After your kids get home from school, what is your routine? Do they... Ha...
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I am starting to look at after-school programs for my son this fall when he star...
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ppcd stands for Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities: my boy has a d...

Bullying

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Hi everyone. I'm gathering info on bullies and I know you will have some good insight. Do you guys think that bullying has become more prevelant, or i...
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ok so this is my daughter's second year at this school she is in. one of the gir...
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With a brief description of my situations, has anyone ever had their child be ta...
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Help! My child is being bullied in school and I don't know what to do. He is s...
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My daughter has had a problem with a certain girl at school for 2 years now. The...

Changing Schools

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Hello Mamas, My daughter would be starting her kindergarten in a private school on August 15th this year. she is now going to a different private schoo...
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I really need some advice. At 15 months my daughter weighed 16 pounds and was di...
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Hi, Im looking for advise on my 22 month old- he is NOT verbal at all- he will s...
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my 2nd daughter is 19 months. she says momma/dadda fine...not really anything el...
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Hi moms. I have a 21 month old little girl. She is not saying any words. She ...

Charter School

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my school zone is switching up all of the school zones next year and one of the schools in one of the proposed plans for my daughter (who will be going...
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I am a little comfused... my daughter is in kindergarten, she is so smart and d...
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I have an 11 year old boy who is in 6th grade at the moment at a middle school. ...
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What is your opinion on Charter Schools? Also, does anyone know of the Parago...
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Anybody know about the treetop school or Harmony school of science- grand prarie...

Classmates

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My son is in 3rd grade. He came home today looking very sad. I asked him what was wrong. He said, "I don't have any friends". It just broke my hear...
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I have lived in Austin all my life and never really had girl friends to hang out...
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I have been struggling lately with my lack of friends. i have acuaintences but i...
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My step daughter is nine and we only have her on the weekends I tried to join he...
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So basically my question is this: Will we ever get to a point where I feel comf...

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College Preparation

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Hey Mamas, I have a senior in high school who will be attending college in the fall in a town about 3 hours south. I need to know from moms who have c...
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My son just finished up his sophomore year of high school and I'm thinking it's ...
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Are we as parents obligated/responsible for paying for our kids college? In a p...
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hello everyone, my daughter is in 11th grade. getting lots and lots of brochure...
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I have a 17 year old daughter, senior in high school. She has been accepted at a...

Elementary School

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Hello moms, can you please suggest a good private/public elementary school in Northridge area?...
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Does anybody have any information about Carlton Elementary? We're considering a...
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Hi Mamas ~ I am looking for a good elementary school. We live in NE Portland,...
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I have taken a new job in order to spend more time with my 5-year old daughter. ...
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Another question resulted in some surprised reactions when yearbooks for element...

Field trips

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Hello Mama's :) My son is in preschool and his last field trip of the school year is fast approaching. I was unable to attend his first field trip as...
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My 2nd grader wants to go on a field trip with his class tomorrow. But the class...
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My 4 year old daughter just transitioned from a home daycare to a full time pres...
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My little boy has his field trip this Friday to UCLA and he is so excited, He wa...
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I trust my son's daycare who has been taking care of my 2 year old since he was ...

Friends

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My step daughter is nine and we only have her on the weekends I tried to join her in activities that will help her make friends near our house but i am...
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My 10-year old recently had some friends over. Before her friends came I told he...
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Ok just wondering are you friends with family and everybody you know and went to...
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I currently have no "mommy" friends. I would like to find some Moms in my area (...
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Hello all you wonderful mama’s out there. About a year ago you all gave me som...

Getting to School

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we live five houses down from the bus stop, and we can see it from our front door. i'm just wondering what age/grade you moms feel like it's appropriat...
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The school my kids go to is quite a drive - about 10 miles each way - when I dri...
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I usually take my son who is now in second grade to school. Have been doing so s...
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I was just trying to get insight from other mamas who have had young kids ride t...
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Did yours? Did you send them to their very first day of kindergarten on the sch...

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Groups & Lessons

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My son is 4 and I want to get him involved in sports but he's at that age where he's still not old enough to do any yet. Any ideas would be great!!...
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What's the best age to introduce sports? I've dabbled a little with basket ball...
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Hey Mommies! I have twin boys who are 26 months. I am wanting to get them inv...
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I have two boys 7 and 9 and they are awesome kids in most respects. we just move...
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Does anyone know of a sport that is good for a 3 and half year old?...

Highschool

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How high do you moms let your kids' temps get before calling the doctor? My oldest has a fever and is tired. He was seen this morning because those are...
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My 15 year old is showing a stronger and stronger interest in going into the Nav...
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My daughter is a high school freshman. She started out loving school, but i not...
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Moving to Tulsa area and are looking for a small public high school or a great p...
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My oldest child is a Senior in high school this year. She is very active in her...

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Home Schooling

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Hi there. I need advice. My husband and I are pretty determined that we want to home-school. My son will be 5 in a week, so he technically could be ...
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i am planning to homeschool and need some help on where to start??...
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I wanted to ask all the Homeschool Moms why they decided to homeschool. Was it ...
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My daughter is 3, about to turn 4 in March. I taught in a public school for 6 y...
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Hi, I just joined the mama source I was just wanting to know if anyone is ...

Homework

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I may have posted on here about this issue before but now I think my kids are getting too much homework. I don't want to be the only mom in my sons' 1...
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My child is in the 5th grade and she has about 3-4 hrs worth of homework every n...
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I have started watching my neice after school. She is 8 and in third grade. My k...
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I have a 5yr old girl in kindergarten. She hates doing homework. When she was i...
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Hi Mamas, Anyone have trouble getting their 1st graders to do their homework?...

Middle School

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My daughter is highly anxious, very bright and extremely dyslexic. In elementary we did not get an IEP because we wanted to keep her unlabeled. She ...
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I need some advice, my daughter who is 13 comes homes yesterday telling me her m...
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I'm searching for a new middle school for 7th grade next year. I'm open to publi...
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I heard that in middle school kids do not take lunch boxes, they buy or take lun...
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I have 3 wonderful children, but I am affraid that my middle child is falling be...

Online School

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Looking for the pros/cons of online schools. Any feedback would be great....Thanks!!!...
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I am wanting to return to school. I am looking at online schools, due to the fac...
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Has anyone taken any online classes? I am currenlty talking to a few schools ab...
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I am wanting to go back to school to further my education. I can't really go to...
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Have any of you mommies out there gone to college online? I'm looking into the U...

Private school

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I will be meeting with a private school for my 4 year old son. What should I look for or ask? This is a first for me so any and all help/advice will ...
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Hello ladies, I was just wondering if any of you know of a good private school! ...
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I have posted before about the parenting complications my husband is facing with...
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I've written in the past about my 4.5 year old smarty pants girl. She's been in...
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hi has anyone heard of a private school called Viewpoint in Calabasas??? Do yo...

Public School

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My son just turned 4 and next year he will be going to kinder. I am puzzled as to the school choices and can't decide if I should enroll him in a publi...
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Hello Parents: I am frustrated with the public school system and looking for ...
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I am from Malaysia and very confuse about the education system here. Private sch...
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I was wondering if anyone has any experience with any "public school at home" pr...
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I am in the process of researching elementary schools, as my son will enter kind...

Public vs. Private School

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Have you ever had to take your child out of private school and place them into public school for a certain reason or vice versa, take them from public ...
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Are your children in public school or private or home school? Why did you choose...
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Hi Moms, It is time to decide which elementary school my son should be going to ...
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Hi Mom's Can anyone give the good and bad about St. Walter's church in Rosel...
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My son just turned 4 and next year he will be going to kinder. I am puzzled as t...

School Lunch

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I have 2 high school boys. I just found out that the school lunch price has jumped up to $2.50! It was easy to pack lunches when they were in grade s...
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Ok well my little boy wants to take lunch to school now. And I dont know what t...
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I need ideas on what to feed my 5 year old for lunch. He does not like sandwich...
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Any one have fresh simple ideas/recipes for lunch? My daughters are 6, 4, and 1...
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Hi, I got such great suggestions on my school uniform question that I thought I...

School Vacations

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What do you do for childcare during summer vacation if you work full time?...
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I don't know what to do with my daughter over summer vacation. She is only 5, an...
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Does anyone know of a church (preferably, Luthern or Presbyterian) that has a go...
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Do you know about any summer activities in Bay Shore,Long Island ?I am looking f...
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I'm looking for some type of preschool activity programs for my 4 year old duri...

Social Skills

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I'm worried about my 17 year old daughter. She spends all day in her room with her lap top. She can spend 10 to 12 hours a day looking at her laptop....
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My 4-yr-old started preschool in August and has enjoyed it. Her teachers say th...
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Has anyone ever had to deal with social services or knwo how they work. My husb...
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My daughters father passed away a few days after christmas. We have been seperat...
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My daughter is 12 and in the 6th grade. She is VERY active in church and school...

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Tutoring

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Need a tutor for my high school daughter to help her with SAT and ACT testing! S. K....
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I am looking for a tutor for my 6 year old. He will be in the first grade in Aug...
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I'm having a college freshman tutor my 7th grader in pre-algebra and english. th...
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hey moms im looking for a tutor to home school my daughter...could you moms help...
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I have a 5th and 6th grader who need math tutor does anybody have any suggestion...
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