Posts by mrmansmama

Bekka,  we thought of this recently.  We tend toward low blood sugar in my family, so I started trying to pay attention to giving him protein every few hours.  The jury is still out on whether it is making a significant...

Thanks deminc.  I agree that it isn't about the object. It is whatever he associates with that object.  Your story about the blow up with your son is familiar.  We have had some similar things happen.  One night he...

Great ideas.  I have thought about trying to take pictures of things for him to keep.  I guess I just can't figure it out.  When he's sobbing like his heart is broke about something, I just can't help but think 'this...

He is almost 7.  He has a strong reaction almost always when it involves getting rid of something.  Sometimes he can be talked into it.  This latest example was unique because when it happened we really had no idea what...

Just looking for some insight, as my son is really worrying me.  He has always been 'intense' emotionally in a variety of ways, but I have become increasingly concerned about his attachment to objects.  For example, tonight...

Quote: Profoundly gifted is the 99.9th percentile on an IQ test and, on modern tests, that number is much lower than it was on older tests. Thus, the 145 criterian . I always find the scoring very confusing. So...

tarasam: Thank you for your reply. Do you mind if I ask what the testing cost you?

The services are not specifically for home schoolers, they are for anyone. However, I thought it may serve as a good support system since we will be on our own and will not have any services that may be offered by the school. Here is...

I am curious about the Davidson Young Scholars program. My son is now 4.5 yrs and it starts at 5yrs. We are planning to home school, so I was thinking that the support services they offer may be really helpful. However, getting in...

We like to go to Barnes and Noble. We walk around looking and reading a bit and then sit in the cafe part and have a coffee and a treat of some kind and talk. A good at home date on a friday night is to make a "fun" dinner...