Posts by chaimom

Based on this thread, I bought one too-- and it really works!  Shocker.  Usually these things are  a scam. You do have to go through the hair really slowly, but it combs through hair like butter.  But dd hates...

Quote: Originally Posted by maptome     I would feel more comfortable investing in a public school district if I was more sure that the kids would be closer to center of the bell curve, and therefore...

I really disliked the advice in Siblings without Rivalry.  I read it when the twins were probably 6 (they're 10 now), but some of the advice was to let your children say they hate each other. That's not OK with me. Much of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by natlav    he wigged out and told me he was right i didnt understand of course they are different one is a square and the other is a rectangles - lots of yelling, storming off, me...

My son took the Explore last year in 4th.  It's a test aimed at 8th graders, so it has quite a bit of out of level material for your child. We didn't have my son study for it at all-- he just showed up and took it, ad he thought...

I have a friend whose son was in food therapy.  We considered it for my son, too, but he never dipped below 15th percentile in weight, which was the threshold for getting insurance to cover it. My friend's son benefitted...

It certainly sounds like she's opinionated, but I don't think that's necessarily a gifted issue.   (Not saying she's not gifted.)  If there's any consolation, I had one of those who is now ten and he grew out of everything...

We had to pay for our son's online math class.  It will be pretty pricey over the year (two separate classes), but there are cheaper ones.  Even if you end up paying for Aleks, that's only $20/month.

At first I was in the camp to tell her, but your follow-up convinced me that you have valid reasons NOT to tell her.  I'm not opposed to medical marijuana use and I think it should be legalized, but I've never used it or any other...

What about a grade skip now?  Obviously he can't repeat third grade math and its not acceptable to miss art, PE and music.     If you don't want a skip, another alternative is to have your son take an online math...