Posts by Emmeline II

When I was in 6th or 7th grade we had the "puberty talk" and watched a couple of relevant videos. When I was in 10th grade we had the sex ed class.   American Girl has a book on puberty (and self-care) that is highly rated...

I haven't delved that much into EI but I do know that it is part of IDEA, the federal regulation that governs special education services; perhaps you should ask for a meeting to discuss this. My ds has had an IEP since last year and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Thing1Thing2  Thanks for the hugs :) He was so clingy when he woke up. I thought it would be the opposite - that he would hate me forever. We talked about anger and how to control it. He...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cassidy68 ... so I agree with the previous posters that you may need further assessment to get any useful information. I wouldn't be concerned about the IQ in itself but given that this doesn't seem...

Excerpt: The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander ...

"The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander" book could be helpful.   You could also look into whether the school has a bullying prevention program (not one of those day "programs") like Olweus Bullying Prevention.

I know I've seen a thread on this before; hopefully it will turn up in a search.   One thing to do ahead of time is to make sure the cream will be there or better yet, try to get it ahead of time. I think it's a prescription...

Quote: Originally Posted by Triniity  It makes me sooo sad to see her so sad. I want to help her, but I feel totally overwhelmed by now with this particular mixture of problems, I just cannot really figure it out. And I feel...

I was pregnant when my ds' ADHD started showing itself; I slept in his bed when necessary and took naps with him. Didn't always work though. I'd see if you could do a sleep study; perhaps there is something going on that isn't helped...

Public charter school mama right here!    Maybe the title of the board could be altered to "Learning at School (Public and Private)" to clarify things for board newcomers...