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does anybody have kids with ADHD

"Sandi Jones" wrote in message ... Many patients are given a Dx with FAR less testing that it sounds like you have gone through. Again, please provide citations for this specific claim. I know people who have gotten the...

We did it. We finally found a reasonably priced and reasonable nice looking set of bunkbeds for our girls' room. We opted for standard bunkbeds (I posted a while back about loft beds and L shaped sets), but low ones considering their age. We got them set up and the older one is thrilled with her...

Abigail (9YO) and Mark (7YO) are involved in Brownies and Cub Scouts. But Abigail finds herself becoming more and more envious of the level of involvement and fun activities that the Cub Scouts engage in. By contrast, Brownies tend toward teas and the artsy-craftsy. Abigail would much rather be...

Hi, I am new here, and have a 6 year old son who is having some problems at school with behaving, listening to his teacher, and being nice to the other kids. When the school year first started, he was doing just fine in this area, but over the past couple of months, it has just really gone...

I'm just posting my thoughts, see what some other parents think about my situation. I'm the single father of my 19mo son. I'm currently finishing off a year of study in University (have finals coming up at end of month), so I'm now off student loans and need to settle into a working for the...

My 32mo daughter often says "no" when she means "yes". As a simple example, my wife leaves in the morning before I do (I take DD to daycare). As my wife is leaving, she'll ask DD for good-bye hugs and kisses. DD sometimes says, no, she doesn't want any. Maybe she's playing and doesn't want to...

As many of you know my granddaughter is very tiny and has been having eating problems and sleeping problems since she was born. Her mom is due with the second baby very soon (Mar 22). The nutritionist who evaluated her today gave advice that I sort of agree with, but that I wonder if anyone here...

OK, I apologize for being melodramatic, but I wanted to get the attention of as many folks as possible. I need your help. My spouse and I are at loggerheads over putting our daughter (8 years old) in an after-school program. We both work, my schedule is flexible, my spouse's is not (8-5 M-F). ...

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...

My middle daughter has completed two rounds of prick tests for her allergies. What a trial. Surprisingly, she didn't test positive for many of the standard allergens. She came down with hives when she broke her arm in 2002. They changed the antibiotic, but forgot to change the IV tubes. The...

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,...

Hi folks, Hypatia is almost 3 (can you believe that???) Anyway, for about the past 3 months, she has repeatedly insisted that she is a boy. She will, at times, get angry when I say things like "what a nice little girl you are" and will say, loudly, "no, I'm a boy!" Anyone think this is...

Hi, I'm a new member. Im a single lesbian in Wa. state. Have a great job and the whole nine. I've wanted a child for as long as I can remember. I suppose I could find the answers I'm looking for by asking the sperm bank people, however this is slightly more discreet. I want to know if there is...

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...

Some of you may recall the RFD's and eventual pair of CFV's regarding the creation of the lightly moderated misc.kids.family-life. The vote to create the group in the Big 8 did not pass. The creation team that worked to develop the group set up a list, however, where the group can be read...

Would you mind a private email regarding the modifications you have for your daughter? Found out today that my daughter's teachers are considering her use of the FM System as optional....math teacher asked me today--does she have to use it all the time, because we havent been? Meanwhile her...

I'd like to get my 7yo a wris****ch for the holidays, but I'm having a lot of trouble finding a basic watch in a child's size. I've found children's watches, but they all have cartoon characters or other kid-like decorations on them, or they're really huge and have a zillion dingbats and buttons...

My 5th grade daughter just started private middle school (5th through 8th), and the teacher is assigning what she calls a "weekly." It comes out every Thursday and the work on it needs to be done by the following Thursday. There's probably up to an hour of work a day, if it were evenly spread out...

For some time now, I've known on an intellectual level that Henry is taller than me, but the other day when he hugged me he rested his chin on the top of my head. Sigh. Having a very tall son makes the phrase "They grow up too fast" take on new meaning. He's only 12, and already he's nearly...