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People Are Saying Bad Things Because I Home School My Kids, How Can I Cope?
I think homeschoolers get a bad rep. for social problems but I don't think they need to. I asked the sister what her mom did. ...
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- First of all I want to say you have made a wise choice. I don't home school my kids but sometimes I wish i could with the things that go on in Public schools. There ...
- Bravo to you for sticking to your guns! My cousin, who has no formal teacher training, either, taught both her daughters at home, and the youngest has just graduated ...
- I applaud you with your decision. I do feel if you and your children are happy that is the most important outcome of homeschooling. They are learning and happy. I assu...
Son Won't Stop Spitting at His Classmates
I'd also nip this in the bud ASAP so he doesn't get a bad rep from the other kids. It will start to effect his friendships. This is hard one cuz you want it ...
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- Work with the teacher to create a contract type sheet. It clearly states behaviors that are expected. Have some he does already. One would be respect peers (no spittin...
- Hi Laraine, Your son's teacher (and other adults at school) need to pay closer attention to what's going on with your son. Maybe there seems to be no rhyme or reason...
- You might try giving him a container/jar to spit into and tell him he has to fill it up! Everytime he spits at someone, bring out the jar, sit him down & tell him to ...
Child with ADHD
If you're in Mt. Diablo School District you'll need to become a pillar of strength because it has a bad reputation for putting parents off and manipulating ...
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- Hi G., You might want to contact the school and ask for a 504 meeting. A meeting should be held at least once a year or whenever you call one. The 504 is a legal ...
- Hello G., I totally relate to your experience. My son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was five years old and like you I was very skeptical about starting him on med...
- It sounds so much like what I went through with my daughter. She just didn't care and it's hard to deal with a child who doesn't care. One thing to remember is that ...
Seperation Anxiety?
After talking to other moms who used to attend there, I realized the center had a bad reputation. I feel like the worst parent ever to send my son to such a ...
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- Hey, most likely this is a form of your child saying that he prefers you to daycare. I am a mom of a 1 year old and up until a few months ago I worked at daycare. If y...
- Please don't take this the wrong way but I think u are babying him too much to the point where he basically wants nothing to do with anyone else. My son used to be lik...
- Hard as it might be, you need to back away and let him work thru it. He knows that you are coming everytime he demands. Staying away doesn't mean you are being a bad m...
Moving to Ft Myers - Need Input Please!
I'd stay far away from pine manor if you can, it has a bad rep for crime. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share ...
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- Hi, I moved from Miami to Ft Myers 3 years ago with my then 6 month old. I do like it better than in Miami for many reasons. I enjoy more peace and quiet here, alth...
- Aside from the ungodly hot summers, Fort Myers is a lovely place, and the people are FANTASTIC. Nothing like Miami. We are the anti-Miami. There are some amazing de...
- I live in ft myers and I can assure you it is nothing Luke Miami. There is enough city to find everything you're looking for but not so much that you feel crowded and ...
Comcast Versus Qwest
I know Comcast can have a bad reputation for raising rates and poor customer service (bad blood too since they laid me off a few years ago). ...
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- Hi, S., I've been using comcast high speed internet and cable tv, as well as land line phone service for several years. I've had maybe one downtime in all those years...
- Since I have home phone service with Qwest, I opted last year to go with them for DSL service, $25 a month. No increases and it is on my monthly phone bill. I love t...
- We had Direct TV through Qwest, and it is a dish. All they did was transfer our existing (at that time) Direct TV subscription from Direct TV to Qwest for the discount...
Lice and Divorce
Even though it can happen to anyone it still has a bad rep. Good luck. Just a thought... maybe your husband doesn't want to make his kids feel bad by saying ...
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- My goodness. It sounds as if your husband really loves his kids just doesn't understand the irritation and mess it COULD cause if you caught them at your home. Can the...
- I have had the pleasant experience of having friends/family send their kids over without informing me that lice had been in the picture in recent days. I just wanted ...
- If your step daughters have been treated for the live, they should be fine. Children pass lice around like crazy this tie of year. My son used to get them at the beg...
Questions About Westhaven Elem. or Other Schools
Portsmouth gets a bad rep sometimes. The schools have really improved. Helpful? Yes | No Save This Remove This Report This Share ...
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- My son will be 4 this fall and after a lot of looking we decided on Court Street Academy in Olde Towne Portsmouth. They are a baptist school, so religion is worked int...
- My kids went to Sweethaven Christian School from K-2 to 4th grade and then switched over to Churchland Elementary. They got a great headstart at Sweethaven. By the t...
- Check out Christopher Academy on Cedar Lane in Portsmouth. The tuition is reasonable for a private school. They go from Pre k3 - 5th grade. Both my children attend and...
Kaiser Doctors and Obgyn's
We are looking into Kaiser plans (I'm not thrilled with the idea of Kaiser due to their bad reputation... I know MANY people who do not like Kaiser). ...
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- I have been a Doula for the past 28 years. I have recently done several births at Kaiser and was skeptical going in. I was pleasantly surprised at the flexibility an...
- Hi L., I am a long time Kaiser member and am happy. My son (almost three) has a great pediatrician in Roseville- Dr. Ursula Hempstead. My husband, my mom and I all ...
- I was born into the Kaiser system and still have it to this day and I think they are a great hospital system. I have had both my children through them, 3 year old and...
19 Mo Old Going for Speech Evaluation
Numbers are given a bad rep when they stand for averages. Do you want an average child, an average blood cholesterol, an average student? ...
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- I don't know that the discrepancy between the average and what your son is doing is far enough to warrant much concern yet. Then again, I am not a speech pathologist....
- Well I guess it doesn't hurt to get the evaluation but your son is probably fine. Every child is different. My son who is now 3 really JUST started talking clearly and...
- You need to go ahead and have him evaluated. During the evaluation, they will take breaks and they make it kind of fun. When my son was evaluated at 3, I did not go in...
