Posts by AAK

Quote: Originally Posted by incorrigible  The same secretary called back a couple hours later with an entirely different attitude. I don't know if she just needed time to process the info, was set straight, or saw...

I don't know about your specific questions, but wanted to respond about the facebook.  My dd also has a facebook account.  For this priviledge, she needed to "friend" me.  She also knows that I will log on to her page (I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Linda on the move  FWIW, I think you are doing the absolute right things. Me too. . . you have a good game plan.  I hope everything works out and your son is able to heal and move...

Quote: Originally Posted by EarthRootsStarSoul  Holiztic, he sounds like a fantastic person!  :)  Sounds like maybe mild sensory issues and he's definitely smart.  What I hope is that you can find him...

Quote: Originally Posted by sesa70  also, is the transition from public school to homeschool something you discuss in detail with your child? I asked her if she wanted to leave school and work at home with me, and she...

Quote: Originally Posted by Emaye  I am, however, very sad to hear that they only get 15 min recess.  That is just not enough.  I had no idea kids got so little time to play in school.  Is this just her...

Quote: Originally Posted by KCMichigan  Other ideas:   play crawl tunnel (my older kids still play with it!)   tent   small ball pit (very good for sensory and easy...

My dd (nearly 10) also seems to carry the weight of the world on her shoulders.  We seem to be handling world issues ok--we do a variety of things listed above, but we are really stuggling with close to home stuff.  She seems...

I bought a couple workbooks for my youngest prior to kinder. . . not because I felt she needed them, but because she was saying "Me too" when the older girls worked on school.  When, if, and even How she used them was up to her....

And if none of that works, we found the Student Writing Intensive to be great.  Video teaching, basic assignments. . . and it really seemed to help with the writing process.   Amy