School: Older Child, Puppets

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6 Year Old Daughter /1St Grade / New Classmate.

hello, second week of school new classmate at school who tells my daughter she doesnt want sit right next to my daughter or trade stickers or share snacks with my child:( at todays pick up my daughter told me her new friend is not speaking nice to her and its hurting her feelings. it breaks my heart....but i keep on telling my daughter "to still be nice at all times, maybe your new friend will come around" i understand last week the new friend had few warnings from the teacher already. What bothers me when a six year child has so much...

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Second Grader Struggling in School

I just got my son's second semester report card...YIKES!! His reading grade dropped from a C to a D+. I read with my son all the time but it doesn't seem to be helping. He reads very slow and doesn't have very good fluency. Because of this he can't comprehend what he is reading. He didn't even get a score on the last reading test they had because he has to read and then answer the questions. If he has a hard time reading the story I am sure he can't read the questions that follow either. He lacks confidence. He has lots of confidence when...

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Birthday Party at Home for 9 Year Old?

I have never hosted a "kid" party. I am considering hosting a (BBQ or pizza) party at my home but am not sure about entertainment, games and I am nervous about having so many children in my back yard.(about 25 - 30) Should I hire entertainment? What kind of games are best? Should we open gifts at the party? Perhaps I should just go with the Chuckie Cheese or Boomers party, the kids seem to love that. Any advice?? Thank you

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Teaching an 8 Year Old Reading Comprehension

My son struggled all year with reading/writing activities. He can read about 2 levels above grade level, but cannot comprehend anything he reads. He "guesses" on all the answers to his tests and does OK at school. I talked with his teacher, but she said the scores on his tests are fine, so there wasn't much they could do. I just left it, since he was there all day. Homework is always a battle in our house! Since school has been out, I've been working a lot more with him, and he really doesn't understand anything that's going on in the...

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Looking for a Church

I haven't been to church in years but lately i've been feeling the need to...

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