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One of the summer assignments (from me) for my 11 year old son going into 7th grade next year is that he learn to keyboard. It would help him with assignments, now that some can be turned in typed (his handwriting is atrocious), and he's falling into a hunt-and-peck two-finger habit when he...

What's the age record for not being able to tie shoelaces? I'm just wondering if DS is going to set it :) It's really interesting to watch -- DD had a friend who *had* to be able to tie her shoes, and she accomplished it at age 2. DS could not care less about this skill. So his shoes are all...

My boys are 4, 8 and 11yo. When we sit down for a family dinner, we don't currently force the 4yo to join us. We sometimes give him something to eat earlier if he's hungry, but more often that not he basically skips dinner, or eats only a few bites. He's very tiny, but completely healthy. But...

Hi all, I'm looking for ideas on what to get for a 3 yr old boy. He has already got a room full of sesame street, disney etc. I thought I could get him something that was collectible (as well). Someone suggested the Precious Moments Birthday Train (for a girl)... I think that works fine for a...

On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 19:17:25 EDT, "Beeswing" wrote: If a kid is home for a daycare or school related offense, would you want her solemn and unhappy (or bored), so that she could really feel the impact of her actions? Or has she paid enough for her what she did and it's okay...

We moved to Texas last summer, where the "No Child Left Behind as long as he passes tests" approach was born and has taken firm root. I thought Iowa was fanatical about its preparation of kids for standardized tests, but what I'm seeing here is lightyears beyond anything I have ever seen...

Hi there, my name is Alicia, I'm 29 and just had my first baby two months ago. He's a wonderful baby, very alert, gorgeous and full of life. His name is Raine. Anyway, Raine has been crying quite a lot lately, not due to a growth spurt as he just got over one. I have elected an...

I have two boys and a girl. They all like different foods. I insist on making them the same thing, which is often a battle but getting easier since I have not back downed once. I want to know if anyone has any kid- friendly dinner and/or suggestions for finicky kids. I am concerned about protein...

Anyone been through this? My seventh grader found out yesterday that she's been assigned to a new teaching team. Our area has huge population growth, and they've hired two new seventh grade teachers (taking the school from 12 to 14 7th grade homerooms). They randomly chose the students to be...

It's hard to let go of one's children after taking care of them from conception and then on through their schooling. Our offspring learn from a variety of sources which become more varied as they grow older. For parents it has to be a case of allowing the independence while maintaining the love. It...

Are preschoolers intrinsically hard on pant's knees or is mine unique? 3 out of 7 days in the past week, my 4.5 year old has put holes in the knees of her pants. Now in the defense of the pants, most of them are two years old (this is the second year of her wearing these pants). I guess I need to...

My beautiful baby boy is now almost 12 weeks old, and since he was about 4 weeks old, he has hated the car seat! He screams like we're doing something terrible to him, goes as stiff as a board when we try to put him in it and sobs for about 15 minutes after we take him out. It is horrible! I...

In article , Karen G wrote: As a parent, how do you handle being late and how do you choose what you can be late for? Well, for the most part I figure out before signing up for an activity whether anything else will...

I know we have a number of Palm users here, so.... does anyone track their kids' allowance on their Palm Pilot? I've decided to stop giving my kids physical money for their allowance, and just track their accounts in my Palm. They usually don;t have their money with them when they want it anyhow,...

For old-timers on the misc.kids newsgroups...Dena Rollo passed away this last weekend. She was a regular poster from about 1992 to 1996. She died of leukemia. She is survived by her husband Michael, and her daughter, Isabel, age 13. -- Warm Regards, Claire...

Hi guys, I'm a little worried about the flu. I live in NC, which isn't one of the states currently designated an "epidemic" state, but it does have heavy regional outbreaks in some areas. Last year, the kids got something which I assume was the flu, and I've never seen them so knocked out. They...

x-no-archive: yes Okay, here I go (grabs flame-retardant blanket). :) I believe my husband's and my obligation is to our child, not to the schools. We make sure our daughter gets to school fed and reasonably rested, prepared for school, having done her homework. We support her lessons at home by...

"Karen G" wrote in message ... Has anybody looked at these? We have two girls sharing a 10x10 room. We don't plan to add on to our house, so we are looking at our options to minimize the space that the beds take up....

We recently had a dinner party, one couple, and four guests who were single. After the party, one of my husband's comments was how much everyone there travels. One of the guests left the party early because she was flying out to Hawaii early the next morning. People talked about diving in the Red...

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