Third Grade: Toddler, Simmons
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3Rd Grade Dd, Larger than the Rest
Asked by S.H. from Salt Lake City
on February 3, 2008
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Hi ladies, this one is breaking my heart and I am at my wits end with how to handle the situation. The last 3 years my dd has really shot up and out. She's only in 3rd...
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- Hi S., I was reading your message and I don't have any children yet, but have one on the way due in June. I am a coach of 25 all star cheerleaders and even more chi...
- Dear S., CONGRATULATIONS! Being a Mom of 6 is great! I am a Mom of 9, 4 boys and 5 girls. One of my "boys" is 6'7". (I am 5'7", his Dad is 5'11") I was always a ...
- I recommend getting her into Tae Kwon Do or some other martial arts. I believe it really helps their self-confidence, is good exercise, and gives them the life skill ...
Daughter Cries - No One Talks to Her
Asked by P.T. from Chicago
on April 16, 2010
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Hi mom, I have a concern about my 8 yrs old daughter. She's in 3rd grade and is unfortunately with a group of tough kids I guess. She was talking to me yesterday and ...
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- Hi, Call the school counselor so she can adress the daily dramas of girls:). I too have a daughter and teach. I would talk to her about talking to the girl to mend ...
- So sorry she is going through this... the trouble for standing up for what is right - about the copying - is that sometimes no one else will, or that they are too afra...
- My daughter had a similar thing going on in 5th grade. Fortunately she had friends from other places to rely on (sports, church). See if you can find some other groups...
School Questions
Asked by M.D. from Austin
on May 21, 2009
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We just received our child's end of year conference report from her teacher. She began First grade reading well past middle of first grade level. She is ending first g...
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- Michelle, you are doing a good job to seek help for your precious daughter. I hope you get answers from moms who have recent experience with a similar situation. I c...
- It could be the teacher. When my brilliant boy started school, his 1st & 2nd grade teachers both told me he was "on level and right where he needed to be." I was qui...
- We've also dealt with similar situations. Although kids have always been cruel - it seems as if they are learning to be cruel at a much younger age. If your daught...
How to Get My Daughter Tested for Kindergarten
Asked by K.M. from Los Angeles
on July 15, 2008
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Who do I call to look into having my 4 1/2 year old tested for Kindergarten? She misses the cutoff by 10 days (will be 5 on December 12). She's had one year of Presc...
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- Upon written request your school district is oblligated to test. You missed the boat for next year because they have 90 days to get it done, so even if you ask today,...
- I had the same problem with my daughter and the school district wouldn't bend at all to let her in. So, what I did was enroll her in a private kindergarten for the yea...
- K., reading your post was like reading something I would have written a year ago this time. My daughter's birthday is December 11 so missed Kindergarten last year by ...
Kindergarten Mean Girls
Asked by V.M. from Erie
on November 10, 2010
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since the first day we've been dealing with so and so and the other so and so telling my daughter they will be her freind one day and not the next. Today my baby c...
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- One word - EMPATHY. Teach it now and teach it often. When my kids (ages 6 first grade and 8 3rd grade) come to me with the "so and so" problems, first I make sure no...
- Make sure you tell her that they are not the types of girls that will be true friends. True friends are ones that don't need anything from you, but will just enjoy sp...
- Take a look at bucketfillers101.com- their program is designed for individuals as well as the whole class and focuses on how to treat other people. Monthly newsletter...
JFF Met Anyone Famous?
Asked by C.C. from Houston
on January 15, 2012
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Who have you met that is famous? My best one is when I was stationed at Ft. Greely Alaska in 1978...Mohammad Ali was there filming a Ford Diehard Battrey commercial. ...
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- Eric Estrada June Carter Cash Brooks and Dunn Marty Saybrook and Patrick( One Life to Live)-they were at Disney World I don't consider these two really famous but ...
- Lady Bird Johnson Ann Richards Rick Perry Tommy Lee Jones Lyle Lovett Matthew McConnaghy Willie Nelson Lance Armstrong Vince Young Earl Campbell My husba...
- Joe Mauer (MN Twins catcher--grew up with him and had a crush on him since I was 5 yrs old) Pete Rose Kristi Yamaguchi Hubby met Russell Crow a few months ago w...
