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Sibling Jealousy and Fighting
It sounded like POETRY!!! I LOVE THIS!!! Let's go get ice-cream!" .... watching cartoons together. make it positive. her writing down reasons to change her ...
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- Have you read 'Siblings Without Rivalry' by A. Faber? I highly recommend it for anyone with two or more kids!
- Wow you did a great job. I have a 6 and a 2 year old with the same issue. I have asked them to praise each other for accomplishments. Also, I have a jar with rocks ...
- Hello, J., Okay. You've tried reasoning with your daughter about how wonderful she is, etc. and still she behaves negatively towards her brother. She is rather yo...
Loss at the Holidays
Oct 26, 2009 ... Write poetry to go in the album about the things they did together. ... I know one friend of mine's husband is writing things he remembers ...
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- A little Grief Counseling sounds in order. It is difficult the first year. My dad died 18 years ago and my sisters and I still purchae a bag of those stupid "crea...
- Hi T., You have many wonderful responses. When my husband lost his father he also lost his best friend. It was hard for me also. The best advice I can give you is j...
- Hi T. - Let him cry, it's what he needs to do. I lost my father 4 years ago this December 29th. He was 44 and it was a tragic car/pedestrian accident (he was crossing...
Book Suggestions for 4 Year Old
Besides chapter books, you could read poetry for kids. Like Shel Silverstein.. all of his books are good and have funny nonsense poems in them. ...
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- A., At 4-5 years old I introduced my son to Hank the Cowdog. The series is by John R. Erickson and does not have to be read in order. I read many w/ him and he also ...
- Not sure of your religious preference, but my 4 yr old and I enjoy the "Gotta have God" and "God and Me" daily devotionals. "Gotta..." is the boy version. The other ...
- Uhm... they love hearing the same story over and over! But don't worry it doesn't last and they will soon kick you out of their room and their lives, so suck it up wh...
11 Year Old Daughter with Dyslexia and Dysgraphia
For writing, I had him first make the shape of the letter with his body and ..... She also writes poetry but struggles to get it down which is okay with her ...
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- I'll add one more answer to your already wonderful answers about your daughter. I had a son who was finally diagnosed with mild dyslexia and we too had him do some sp...
- Dear C., KUDOS to BOTH you and your husband for being pro-active with this matter. My son is dyslexic as well, and I can't get his father to take the proper action...
- Hi C., Check out dyslexia.com. My husband is dyslexic and so are my two girls 10 and 14. We spent thousands of dollars on all the programs out there and finally f...
Need a Project Idea for 1St Graders for Our School Auction
One year I made a poetry book with a poem by each child. .... Each kid asked their parent for help writing the recipe to their favorite dish or dessert and ...
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- What about a cookbook with special recipes from each child's family?
- I taught 5th grade at a school that did something very similar every year. We made a cookbook one year and it was a big hit! Each kid asked their parent for help writi...
- Each child (family) could submit a recipe along with the child's illustration of the recipe (i.e "Smith Family Spaghetti" child illustrates the spaghetti). You can ha...
My Daughter's Written a Book....
Aug 26, 2009 ... Anyway, for like the past 6 months or so, she has been writing what she calls "a book" on the .... Making My Husband's Poetry into a Book ...
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- Congratulations on such a bright girl! I'm not sure about how to do what you want, but I was just going to mention that she might also enjoy the old movie, "The Unsin...
- That's wonderful that she's so driven at such a young age! www.Picaboo.com also is another option for creating your own book. You download the software for free and ...
- That's so cool! Check out this link to amazon. They have a product where the kids make their own book, send it in, and get a real book back. I haven't used it, but ...
Difficulty in School - Way Below Grade Level
Oct 1, 2009 ... a poetry book Reach for the Moon when she was 13 years old .... you expect resolution QUICKLYstate in writing within 14 days and at the ...
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- Have her threaten due process and demand an IEP (individualized education plan). If he is struggling he could get services for math, reading, a social worker.....more ...
- Good Morning, I ran into a similar situation with my kids. I have twins--boy/girl-who are in 3rd. grade. I recently transferred them from a private Christian Schoo...
- Some of the key words that she can use to talk to them are: Child Study team (this is a team of teacher, social worker, special ed teachers etc that discuss kids t...
Help with My 13 Year Old Son
Asked by D.P. from Jacksonville
on April 15, 2008
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It's funny, you know what to say and do when it's not your child.... My 13 year old son is very intellegent. He is in advanced classes, mature, ahead of most 13 year o...
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- I would definitely consider counseling, if not just to get a professional opinion on ways to handle the bullying. He's 13 which is a tough age to begin with and he's ...
- That is a hard situation to deal with for sure. I'm so worried about the world my child will grow up in. He's 2.7 years old. Perhaps, if you are able, you could rem...
- This is more common than you can possibly imagine. I taught juior/senior high for 10 years and every year stuff like this got worse and worse. Bullies are always bulli...
Poor Reading Fluency (Slow)
Asked by K.G. from Dallas
on September 18, 2009
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My daughter is in 2nd grade and was tested on the TRPI as being slow/low in the area of reading fluency. She tested at a 42 wpm (words per min.) and the minimum they ...
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- Hi K.! I would love to talk to you more about your daughter and her reading struggles. I work with many kids just like this and often, slow reading is just one of t...
- Does she know all her sight words? If not this can really help her improve her speed. Also read to her as much as you can and have her read to you as much as she can...
- Best things for fluency Have her read books that are below her reading level so that she does not have to struggle over words she doesn't know. (as she improves use h...
Has Anyone Used "Chalkboard" Paint?
Asked by S.W. from Green Bay
on July 12, 2008
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I am thinking about redoing my teen son's room and painting one wall with that paint that turns the wall into a chalkboard. I thought it would be cool for him to be a...
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- I considered this, but changed my mind due to chalk dust and not wanting that all over my house and kids lungs. Instead, I painted a wall with magnetic paint, then pa...
- we did this to our oldest daughters room in our old house. It turned out GREAT (like the other entries said). But to paint over it was a PAIN!! Like another poster sai...
- I have used the black "brush on" type...works great and I have also painted over it, totally possible, just had to use a primer first. Then I used the green spray on ...
