Posts by kentuckymom

Thanks for the encouragement and ideas, Geofizz! DH loves math and strategy games, so I'll encourage him especially to get DS playing more with him over the summer. Yeah, I never would have guessed a year ago or even in the fall that...

DS only has 12 days of school left, including today, and I'm trying to work out what I want him to do over the summer. He's made an amazing amount of progress in second grade, and I don't want him to lose any of that. Here's what will...

Thanks for the replies! As I said in my post, I think preschool, while not strictly necessary, can be fun and beneficial, especially if a child is going into a traditional kindergarten. I agree that there are some kids for whom...

I'm posting simply because I'm curious to learn what people on this forum think about preschool. By preschool, I mean a program that's just a few hours a day and would be used by stay at home parents or parents who work part time....

I agree that the best thing is to just email (or otherwise communicate with) the teacher, explain the situation, and ask her to help you come up with a solution. My son's school has officially banned chapstick (at least in the primary...

I loved my Moby wrap when my daughter was an infant. I could just put it on in the morning and keep it on all the time, even if she wasn't in it. I'd take her out of the carseat and just pop her into the Moby. It was great. I actually...

One more thing to throw in the ring... what looks like dyslexia is sometimes actually a visual processing disorder. Dyslexia is a language processing disorder which, among other things, makes sound/symbol connection difficult. A vision...

Thanks, everyone! Feel free to keep posting, but I've been satisfied to read that there are others with a similar parenting style who have made similar educational choices. Our family is very happy with our choice right now, but it's...

Quote: Originally Posted by pek64  Any child can potentially be homeschooled. I'm glad things are working out better this year. I'm also wondering why you feel the need for support???? Are you still feeling that...

My son had a pretty bad school experience in both kindergarten and first grade. By the end of first grade he was crying every Sunday night and begging to be homeschooled for second grade. Long story short, DH opposed homeschooling for...