Posts by oaksie68

Quote: Originally Posted by sbgrace  How many do they take and how often. My 8 year old (55 pounds) wasn't helped but I don't know if I didn't give him enough. He's back on zyrtec and singulair now but I'm willing to...

I second putting it in orange juice.  And also second spreading the doses through out the day.   My now 4 year old has been taking SA, especially when sick, for the last two years!  It can be done, but maybe my DS is...

My twelve y/o DD and four y/o DS take a product called D-Hist Jr. that their ND recommended. It has helped their seasonal/environmental allergies. http://www.pureformulas.com/dhist-jr-60-chewable-tablets-by-ortho-molecular-products.html

So I thought I’d post an update: after a couple weeks delay (end of the year activities/work, DH’s hospital stay…) DD finally sat down yesterday to take her Algebra readiness test. It took her less than ½ hour to do the 50 problems....

Quote: Originally Posted by Bekka  This is a bit late, but I'll chime in with my 2nd daughter's experiences in math  She actually wants to be a writer, but she HATED math through most of elementary school and...

( Quote: Originally Posted by Linda on the move      http://outreachcollege.arizona.edu/ec2k/catalog_youth.asp?heading_id=200   Those classes look AWESOME!  There are...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Geofizz  Yay!   There are lots of algebra readiness tests online.  I'd just have her practice on a few, help her learn topics that might be gaps, and give her...

So I met with the MS counselor today. Overall, I think it went as well as I could have expected.  After talking for a while about the kind of person/student my DD is (and after looking at my DD's statewide testing scores), she was...

  Quote: Originally Posted by pickle18    I agree, and I am concerned that she already sees things that take effort as frustrating, and she just gives up.   I'm concerned that she is...

  Quote: Originally Posted by Geofizz  With the details you've included and her motivation, I'd push to have her on a track that will get her to calculus by the time she graduates from high school. I'd start there...