Posts by beru

Quote: Originally Posted by Geofizz  Do you have achievement testing? IAS requires achievement data as well as IQ. I'm not sure if it is meant to be used with the cogat. The IAS helps make an objective decision from a...

My son is in third grade and took the Cogat twice. Last year, he got only 2 answers wrong on the entire test. Obviously that's 99% in each section. He was tested both by the school and an educational psychologist. The outside...

I haven't been up on carseats for 2.5 years. My 8 year old has been in the same high back booster for that time and my 5 year old daughter has been in a radian.   Now I am looking for a low-back booster for my son because he...

Quote: Originally Posted by Espion  Usually 90% of children will have fully retractable foreskin by the age of 3, if not, then it's not the end of the world.  I have a lot of respect for the informative posts you...

My son has constipation and potty accidents. Or I should say "had". It has been a while. *knock on wood*. They were a regular thing until he was 7. He became desensitized to the sensations of fullness in his colon and that led to him...

Quote: Originally Posted by HealthyHappyMom  My son is uncircumcised.  My husband and I knew that it would have been traumatic to his physical body and emotions.  We use a natural and...

I have a CARES and a marathon. I thought the marathon was more comfortable for my daughter and less hassle for me. Even though she fits the guidelines, the CARES always seems too big. And then right when it seems to start being the...

I want to buy a used cover for a 2007 Radian 65. When I look online, I only see covers for newer models. My cover is just getting a bit ratty and stained and I intend to keep using the seat for another couple of years (Thanks to this...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tigerchild  Yes, and IMO it is okay (and necessary) to teach kids that unless your *life* is being threatened, pretty much it's *never* going to be acceptable to use violence.  No...

1st some background. My son has a friend, Arnold, who is often mean to him. He got in trouble last week because he told Arnold he was going to shoot him. This is after Arnold taunted him. The school counselor said this is the story...