Posts by Cassidy68

Oops, you're quite right, Miranda.   Quote: Originally Posted by moominmamma  Cassidy, doesn't KG start in September of the calendar year in which they turn five? So if you had a child turning five in June...

I wondered about that too... but have so little experience with schools that I thought maybe our experience was the unusual one :)   My son's kindy class was very play-based, and only a couple of kids out of twenty were...

Quote: Originally Posted by Galaxymom  So aside from academics, in my opinion it is much better for a child to be among kids that are the same age, this might seem not such a great difference when you are talking about...

We took my son out of kindergarten for 10 weeks, to travel, and no one seemed to be concerned. We let the school know and tried to find some ways to stay connected during our travels... We are also in Canada for what it's worth. I...

Our pack-and-play was pretty much unused, as my son would start protesting within about thirty seconds. The Jolly Jumper was a hit for about two days at around 4 months and then rejected. I carried him a lot but he was heavy-- and...

My son left school after kindergarten and a few weeks of first grade. We love it. But our situation is a bit different-- my son really didn't like school and it wasn't a good fit for him socially or academically. He was very...

Stephenie, I had another thought.... One reason for keeping up with the stories, if your son is open to it, is that fiction is fabulous for developing understanding of social dynamics, interpersonal relationships, understanding...

Interesting question. He's only four, so he may get more interested later on... My son (also gifted, quirky, very science-focussed and logical) was interested was only interested in non-fiction until he was six, when he discovered...

Snap Circuits are great for a kid interested in electricity-- easy to use for small hands and developing fine motor skills, and you can build very cool circuits (working radio, conductivity tester, lie detector etc). You can start...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cassidy68  Iain Lawrence is an excellent writer. I loved The Seance... Harry Houdini, spiritualism and murder-- how can you go wrong? Also, for kids who like historical fiction, The...