Posts by Mere

Definitely Snap Circuits; we've had them for a year and a half, and they come out weekly.  The other gift that has been played with continuously by every child who comes into our house for the past two years is a set of Keva...

I agree that not all screen time is alike, and I would always encourage the use of, say, documentaries, or looking at YouTube to learn about something unknown.  However, trying to look at it from a child's perspective, ds is not...

Thanks everyone for your feedback.  I really like the idea of a few computer-free days.  I think I may have to do that, IF I reintroduce computer games at all!   Right now, Ds is in the middle of a 2 week break from...

I used 100 Easy Lessons with ds1 starting when he was 5, and it worked well for us.  The lessons were, for the most part, very short and easy - important when you're working with a 5yo!  It took us about 9 months to get...

I'm hoping to hear how other hs'ers handle video/computer game time sanely, because I feel like I'm not doing a very good job of it right now.  We don't have actual video games at our house, but we do have a computer; ds1 (age...

I agree with LaundryCrisis - sometimes you have to decide on your priorities, take a stance, and stick with it NO MATTER WHAT.  I have a 7 year old that sounds similar to the OP's 7yo, and I feel like I have to actively maintain...

Thanks!  Okay, I ordered some materials last night, including Mind Benders and Balance Benders.  I was on the verge of ordering the "Building Thinking Skills for ds2, but the price put me off.  He is only 4 now so I was...

Ds1 is a total sight reader.  He initially learned phonics through 100 Easy Lessons, but it seems that the more competent reader he became the more phonics rules he forgot.  We tried to remedy this problem with Explode the...

Thanks so much splendiferous!  It's good to hear your recommendation.   Anyone else???

Just curious, as we are finishing a few of their books and I was thinking of getting something different to change things up a bit.  This year, my almost-10 year old has used Balance Math Level 1, Dr. Funster's Word Benders and...