Posts by VisionaryMom

Quote: Originally Posted by pek64  The teacher is the problem! Not clothes or hairstyles! Switch schools. Move. Leave that teacher in the dust. These problems happen at other places besides school, though. The...

I'm curious to know how often the people who don't allow their children to get something else cook food that they themselves don't like? My MIL required my husband and his siblings to eat everything (and it backfired on 5 out of 5...

Quote: Originally Posted by farmer  Just wanted to point out that my third daughter, who was homeschooled through eight grade, did not read fluently until at least age 10 or 11?  Her brother, who's 2 1/2 years...

Quote: Originally Posted by pek64  I was told it's getting more difficult, except for minors. How long ago did your friend do that? I changed my name 4 years ago - $50 and a quickie court appearance. It's super...

Quote: Originally Posted by lonegirl  I find it interesting that the principal was so shocked.  My son started grade 1 this year.  Albeit he was an advanced and early reading (at 4 he was happily reading...

Quote: Originally Posted by philomom  I kept my name and let the dh keep his. Our children bear a hyphenated name. I don't have any illusions that they will keep the unwieldy name forever but in the here and now, I get...

Children are expected to know at least 25 high-frequency words by the end of kindergarten and 100 words by the end of 1st grade though I believe in our school that many children exceed that goal. My daughter is in kindergarten. They...

Quote: Originally Posted by MountainMamaGC    Thanks for this post. Every mom I know that dealt with this, their child outgrew it. I was just looking for someone else that has dealt with this as long as we...

Don't go the psych route! We're dealing with this situation, too. It turns out that it's actually far more common than I'd ever realized, and I'm glad we ignored initial advice to go with a psychological issue. There are some physical...

Our kids are 5 and 7. They're free to come sleep in our room for whatever reason. I know we're on the lax side of things when it comes to sleeping. I will say, though, that even my in-laws, who are generally against co-sleeping past...