Posts by 4evermom

We don't limit at all. Ds uses his laptop essentially all day (he's homeschooled) and the tv is on for background noise most of the time. If I want us to get outside and get some exercise, I give him a heads up that I want to go for a...

I think there is only an "ideal" time in a school environment. Outside of school, there was no disadvantage for my son being a late reader. He started about age 8 1/2. My husband learned at age 3 and I started at 6 1/2. My husband didn't...

Since he lives with you, he should definitely tell you when he expects to be home. And you are legally responsible for him if he is out after curfew. I don't know if all areas have curfews but mine does. But he is on the edge of...

Aw, I wish my ds ever wanted to make Valentine's... ITA the kids are just happy to get a Valentine. I don't think 5/6 yos are particularly concerned with the quality of the ones they receive but are more likely just to count how many...

Ah, I was thinking if he were in the same classes as kids he had been with since K, he may just be growing apart...   I went to a school farther away from home at that age. I just didn't see school friends after school at all,...

Maybe he has reached an age where he has realized he doesn't necessarily have much in common with his school friends, that they are friends of convenience more than people he really wants to spend time with. My 11yo has been more...

Yes, compulsory is just an eye catching headline word in this context. It's considered acceptable and desirable to expose kids in school to a variety of subjects. So Minecraft is just one of them. It doesn't mean it's being done in an...

I think we (homeschoolers and US citizens) have an aversion to the word compulsory. But a "compulsory" class is just another way of saying "part of the curriculum." US schools typically give very little class choices before the high...

I was so looking forward to putting my challenging child in school and getting a break when he was younger, lol. But it made him so much more challenging! Everything ended up revolving around getting him in a good place to go to school...

http://www.thelocal.se/45514/20130109/#.UPWKNY70AnX   A school in Stockholm has made headlines after introducing compulsory Minecraft lessons for 13-year-old students, with teachers hoping the Swedish...