Posts by Wild Lupine

Update: I spoke with her teacher yesterday. She (the teacher) was really surprised to hear how much frustration DD has been expressing at home. Apparently, she's happy and engaged during class time.    Her teacher did say...

I don't usually post in this forum, but I saw this thread on the homepage.   I highly recommend the Sugar Plum Ballerina series. It is about a group of girls who are take dance classes together at the dance school in Harlem....

Quote: Originally Posted by beanma      It could be too much too fast and your girl is on her own timetable and just needs some respect for that. It could be an early sign of some real reading...

Quote: Originally Posted by Linda on the move      I spend about half my day in Kindergarten (I'm a TA and assist a kindergartener with a physical disability). What they are doing is common core,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Geofizz  Ohhh, poor kid.  Starting the hate school this early, and thinking that she's stupid predicts a long, hard road unless you can turn these around.   I'm glad...

Quote: Originally Posted by Fortune Teller  Sorry to hear.     Reading your post, I couldn't help but think no wonder she is frustrated and dreads school ... My goodness that seems like very...

The first few months were great, but now she dreads going, expresses frustration about her ability to learn and is starting to call herself stupid. It is starting to be a battle to send her to school.   She did two years of...

It must be so sad to see such a change in your daughter. I don't have a nine year old but it doesn't seem like such a big change would be typical. Everything you describe sounds like depression, the personality change, mopiness,...

We live in a complex so it's hard to segregate the kids. When kids are out playing, they are altogether; there's no separate space or yards.   My DD is 6 and there's a girl several years older than her (10); I'll call her...

OP here. These are all such really good thoughts... waiting until closer to the time... considering services for not just for extra help, but also for giftedness.   I haven't had him tested to see if he is gifted, but I wonder...