Posts by pek64

Is anything he is eating, drinking, or taking contain calcium carbonate? Calcium carbonate lowers stomach acid levels, then there is an acid rebound effect, and acid levels go higher than before the calcium carbonate was ingested. This...

Quote:Originally Posted by MichelleZB You say he napped fine at daycare while he was still napping--for two hours, in fact. How come you got the daycare to wake him up in the middle of his nap (after an hour)? Would YOU like to be...

Quote:Originally Posted by rktrump It's so nice to hear someone state the facts about elimination diets on this forum.  It's almost always the first go-to around here, even though there's very little evidence they work - without a...

It is really difficult to follow attachment parenting advice and keep a schedule. The two seem mutually exclusive. I imagine the daycare person's personal feelings about locking a child in a bedroom do influence the daycare. That's...

CIO advocates are often insensitive, so that may explain some of what you were told. Make sure he is properly hydrated. If thirsty too long, thirst goes away, but the person is unable to get to sleep. Getting morning sunshine helps get...

It would really depend on what she has planned. If she's going to college and been accepted, then finals are not as important. If, because of changing homes, she plans to apply for a full time job or college in the summer, then senior...

If it's not a truancy concern, then they administered the test before completing the year's agenda. That, too, is pretty common among homeschoolers that I know. Why are we speculating? Why not ask?

What are AR books?

Moms who stay may not be helicopter moms. Maybe the trip is long enough that by the time she gets home she'd have to go right back! People seem so quick to label!

I didn't read the replies, but have these thoughts about the original post. It sounds to me like the family is trying to fly under the radar of truancy officers, CPS, etc. In states where there is a lot of bureaucracy, there is closer...