Third Grade: Tween
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Skipping a Grade
Asked by S.B. from Cleveland
on February 21, 2008
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I have posted on here before about my son and the situation I was having with him and school, now some new developments have brought me back to get some more informati...
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- I have no had this issue, but a friend of mine did. It was much like yours...early in their education. She chose not to put him ahead because he was already small in...
- Hi Setphanie. I'm not sure if this information will help you but it might. I had my IQ tested in first grade because the teacher thought I was very smart but had als...
- Hi S., First, congratulatons and commiserations on having such a bright little boy. Having had the same experience with my own son, my oldest, and also many years of t...
Skipping a Grade
Asked by K.B. from Kansas City
on May 6, 2009
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I am faced with the decision of letting my 7 year (1st Grade) old skip the 2nd grade. He was going to the 2nd grade for reading and math time, so he could continue to ...
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- Only you know best, but when you said you would hold him back in a heartbeat, that needs to be thought through. If you would hold him back, he may not be ready to mov...
- I was faced with a similar situation. My oldest is "too smart" for her age group so I moved her up where she would be the youngest. I had had her eval to make sure thi...
- You have sooo many responses and I am very late in my response, but I just made this decision this past fall. My son is also in 1st grade. He went to 2nd grade readi...
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 ...
14 Year Old That Has a Lot of Headaches
Asked by D.J. from Tulsa
on April 7, 2008
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I have a 14 year old son that has headaches quite often. He wears glasses, so that is not the problem. He comes home from school daily with a headache. I have taken...
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- I'm a firm believer in dehydration being a cause of headaches. How much water is he drinking each day? Whenever I feel a headache coming on I have a large glass of ...
- I had headaches at this age. Every afternoon they would come on and I would be in bed all afternoon. I saw a a doctor and they ran many of test. Nothing would show up....
- You might try taking him to a Chiropractor. If his axis isn't aligned, it can cause headaches. Go to one who uses an activator instead of bending & popping the body. I...
What Grade Is Cursive Writing Introduced?
Asked by C.N. from Dallas
on August 5, 2011
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My son is skipping the 2nd grade and will start 3rd grade this fall. I noticed in one of his 2nd grade workbooks it had a section on cursive writing. We have been prac...
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- My daughter is going into 4th grade this year and she did only a little cursive writing in 3rd. We are in Minnesota, so there may be some differences between states. I...
- At our daughters elementary school the more advanced 2nd graders started cursive in about March.. But it was more of an introduction and during the summer the kids we...
- At Bethesda Chrisitian (Haltom City, Tx) they start in Kinder and the kids only use cursive, which I think is awesome! The principal had done a lot of research on han...
To Skip, or Not to Skip (First Grade)?
Asked by S.L. from Boise
on September 17, 2010
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Our son is 6 1/2 and just started first grade. He's quite a bit ahead of his age peers. His teacher last year was frustrated because, while she considered having him v...
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- Wow. My twin family! Except we have a girl. We almost moved my daughter into first grade last year from kindergarten. Ultimately, we did not because my husband wasn't ...
- My son is a year ahead and has an IEP type thing for being gifted, and gets lots of services even though he is not in the gifted program. It's worth getting him evalu...
- What does your son want? There are definitely emotional concerns. Does his teacher think he is mature enough to skip? On the other hand if they are bored in school ...
Reasons for Skipping a Grade
Asked by J.S. from Springfield
on September 12, 2012
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I have a bright and fairly mature 10 year old 5th grade boy. Most people who meet him think he is 11 or even 12. More and more my son has been making close friendships...
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- 5th to 6th grade is a huge adjustment even for advanced students in general. It is about maturity, self responsibility, socialization, organization as well as subject ...
- Your son has had some fitting in issues with the current kids in his class and my gut is telling me he has kind of given up trying to find friends. He has found kids ...
- This sounds like a question you should address with the administration at the school. Skipping grades has its proponents and opponents. There are problems to addre...
Repeating the 1St Grade
Asked by L.W. from Atlanta
on May 12, 2008
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i got the letter on friday. the meeting is on thursday but i know what's going down. she has struggled since kindergarden. she has adhd with odd. i've had so many ...
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- My sister's 4th child has ADHD, ODD, is severely dyslexic, has Asperger's with sensory integration, etc., and other issues/problems as well. Although her son has never...
- I have a son that started life with a developmental delay because he couldn't hear and it was horrible getting a doctor in Florida to ref us to a ent for him to have e...
- L.- It seems like you've gotten a lot of good advice here but I wanted to add one thing. You may want to see if it's a personality conflict with her teacher. One ...
Retain a Young 1St Grade?
Asked by M.D. from Tulsa
on April 8, 2009
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My daughter has a late August birthday and we had always planned on starting her later. We put her in preschool at 3 and since then we have just pushed her along with ...
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- I held my son back from the begginning- on my own. I put him in pre-k at 5. Instead of kindergarten. (All-day program). He has a June b-day. I think kids are pushe...
- Hi M., As a teacher, if your daughter is not struggling or failing, I would recommend moving her on. That's great that she is reading and doing the math work. It would...
- As a mother of 2 with late birthdays and a grandhild who also will not meet the birthday entry requirment, at first it upset me. Later I saw that they were much better...
Supervising Instant Messaging of 12 Year Old Girl
Asked by A.H. from Washington DC
on February 18, 2008
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My 12 year old daughter has been on IM for for a few months. Before this, she was on email, which I told her I was supervising (reading periodically). There were sever...
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- Hi A., what a yucky situation to be in! Our media is sexualizing kids younger and younger these days. It doesn't seem like suspending priveledges is going to lead to...
- Hello, A.. My heart went out to you when you explained what you've been going through with your twelve year old daughter. It can be quite disturbing to find out ...
- Hey A., I am experiencing something similar, not quite that bad, with my stepdaughters. They LIVE on the internet, myspace, IM, etc. I am a friend on their myspac...
