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Last night Henry (11 yo) was studying spelling with my husband. He was having a harder time than usual with it. Out of nowhere, he began removing most of his clothing, saying that he was very hot. Then he began vigorously scratching himself all over his body, saying he itched. He became...

It's so hard to find anything an 11 year old wants that doesn't cost $500, and even harder to get an 11 year old boy to be specific about clothing he might want... so I was thrilled when Henry mentioned he would like a certain kind of shirt. It sounds vaguely familiar to me, but I can't identify...

I have no idea if this was an original joke or something he heard somewhere, but Henry cracked me up this morning when he was watching news coverage on CNN and asked me how Howard Dean's campaign is doing ever since the "I have a scream" speech... -Dawn Mom to Henry, 11

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...

In general, I prefer -- and am lucky enough to still have the privilege of -- face-to-face communication with my son. But today, after he started middle school and handled his first night of homework, getting organized, etc -- all on just a couple of hours sleep because he was so excited last...

I've been asked to speak to a group of mothers of preschoolers at a nearby church on the topic of kindness. I want to focus mostly on ways to model kindness with our children but I thought it would be fun to also provide a little bibliography of children's books that have kindness as a...

I could really use some guidance. Here's the background (I'll try to be brief): Our son is 12 and has been diagnosed with ADD (no H) since age 9. He's been on Strattera for about 2 years. Beyond that, we've never asked for or received any formal accommodations in school. He is very bright and...

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Background: Henry was previously a notoriously bad speller. A typical weekly score would be single digits out of 20 words. This year, he's done a complete 180 and spells quite well. I'm still kind of stunned by the turnaround. So tonight, as he and his dad were studying, I found myself hanging...

Unsolicited, as-far-as-I-can-tell unprovoked advice from my 11 year old, offered from the back seat recently, totally out of the blue: "If you're going to get a tattoo, you should go to someone who knows what they're doing, not someone who needs money and knows how to draw." I still have no idea...

Henry (10 yo, nearly 11) is big into the Sims. He's got the original game plus Superstar. He's never been big into computer games before, and we've moved recently, so this has mostly been a Good Thing for him/us, giving him a creative outlet and keeping his mind stimulated. He mostly enjoys...

Here's a new one on me... my nearly 11-yo son has had some minor acne problems for about 6 months. He entered puberty early, about a year ago. He controls the acne well with a few over-the-counter products, including Oxy pads and Stridex face wash. Since he began using the products, he's ruined...

So.... anyone else out there have a kid obsessed with the "American Juniors" show? Henry can't get enough of it -- we just got back from buying the single CD (they were still unpacking the boxes at the store -- that is how on-top-of-things he is!) Just wondering who else out there is experiencing...

I spoke too soon about 100% on Henry's first spelling test (see "In other news...") -- Jerry privately pointed out to me that he actually missed one and the fellow student who graded it didn't see it. The CTTD is really a Jerry/Henry thing. Helping Henry study, Jerry decided to try a new...

Noreen ) wrote: (btw, I seem to be experiencing some delays in having my posts approved so this was sent right after yours but when it hits, who knows) I imagine several posters on this thread may experience delays at this time. At this point, the entire thread is being...

Henry is trying to make the school team for some sort of music appreciation competition our school district organizes. To try out, he will be tested on recognizing 12 pieces of music -- he must know the name of the piece and the last name of the composer. He has an audio tape of the 12 pieces and...

I'm posting this for a friend. She has an 11 year old daughter in 6th grade. Her daughter does very well in school but struggles with social studies. She has difficulty reading and memorizing facts. She says she just doesn't like social studies, but that's sort of a chicken-and-egg situation: ...

Henry is busily decorating his new room in our soon-to-be occupied new home in Texas. His color scheme is denim-like blue and lime green. The influences of Trading Spaces are showing -- he is insistent that we can make anything we can't find, and doesn't seem to realize that the folks on Trading...

Robyn Kozierok wrote: I am going to need to travel by airplane with our Kelty kid-carrying backpack. It is one of the larger models, the Summit, I think. I think we will check it rather than trying to use it to get through the airport and then gate-checking it, as we'll have enough...

Hi there! My best friend is due to have her second baby in November. Her first son in three and making her slightly crazy. This pregnancy has made her very sick, more than the last. I'd like to give her a special present. Any creative ideas out there? Sarah, mom to N 5 and T 3