Posts by ChristaN

    I really have no idea on the hiccups problem but I do get them a lot myself.     In regard to your periods and what I assume is your concern with your breast size, I am wondering a few things.  Do...

    I will say that I am the parent of a child who I believe to be accurately dx with inattentive type ADD and married to a man with the same and I didn't get a vibe that ADHD/ADD is a made up disorder from this...

My first thought when you described him before you even mentioned the gifted part was that this might be a gifted child.  My oldest, who is highly gifted and a bit different as well, had a hard time in elementary.  There were...

I'd hate to have this go the direction that I'm feeling it may be: let the OP know that, yes, her child is seriously behind and it is a big problem!  I'm sure that she got that from the principal already.  I actually don't...

I have seen reactionary parenting where kids are pulled out of school whenever there are problems and where the long term outcomes are not good, but this really does not sound like your case.  We have removed our dds from...

I read most of the other posts and skimmed a bit, so I hope that I am not repeating anything.  My dd14 is grade skipped.  She's currently a 10th grader and started this school year a few weeks before her 14th bd.  Given...

Quote: Originally Posted by wagz  Frankly, I'm sick of having to teach other people's children tolerance.   I can really sympathize (maybe empathize) with you on this.  I am Buddhist, dh is atheist, and...

Quote: Originally Posted by meemee  well since we are on the subject...   i wonder    about diet. does your older dd prefer and eats more protein than your younger...

Quote: Originally Posted by Doreen1956  Nothing wrong with being average height, much easier to find nice looking clothes  :) I certainly don't think that dd minds.  She and I are proud of our status as...

Wow, this is an old thread!  FWIW, dd just turned 14 and has gotten taller than I would have expected.  She is 5'5.5".  Next to her dad, there is very little, if any height difference and she towers over all of the other...