Posts by Ok

You look at your shoe. Your shoe lace is untied. Your brain makes note of that, and then send messages to your leg to pick up your foot and cross it over the other leg and the brain sends messages to the back to bend over and the hands...

Quote: Originally Posted by quaz I agree with this. The one caveat.... I know someone who's daughter is capable of achieving 100% everytime, for the first 1/2 of a grade without studying... When she finally got to...

I try to train the parents that "C" is the starting and average point. Part of the problem is that if I give your child As (b/c they are cute and fun and nice children) and then they don't pass the standardized test-- I'm...

By the way, I apologize for throwing out a flippant "talking is overrated" comment. It wasn't very sensitive of me. I get tired of all the talk around me, but talking is a valuable skill and I do enjoy good talk time when I...

They won't hit you. Do you have any aug comm devices? Do you do sign language? Those will tap you into "please be patient with me" category. Since you can communicate, just not verbally, you should be OK. You can write...

Lucas Truly sorrowful news.

Early intervention preschool. 2 1/2 hrs/day; 5 days/wk. In the fall he'll do a regular preschool in the morning and EI preschool in the afternoon. Hopefully it will work. He follows routines pretty well, so we thinking positive thoughts!

http://www.amazon.com/Naturally-Play.../dp/B0000WXGL8 We have this one. Ds won't let us put the umbrella up though. We also have ours on a deck, so the pointed end of the umbrella isn't meant for us. (We could always use a rubber stop...

I love how teens are finding their sense of humor. During the elementary school years (or younger) there is a lot that we can't discuss with our kids, or take them along to. But teens can now have discussions, think politically, discuss...

I like the compromise to let him keep the phone w/o the text-picture-camera option. Parenting is work, and some adults are better at it than others. Some parents need help. I want to know if you have knowledge about activities my...