Forum: General
January 12th 07, 06:49 PM Posted to misc.kids
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4 Year Old Cries Before Pre-School
Ericka Kammerer wrote:
Jeanne wrote:
I'm just wondering here. Why is preschool viewed as *necessary* but
homeschooling is a viable option? If you keep your child at home but
provide...
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Forum: General
January 10th 07, 07:49 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Views: 2,391
Am I crazy to think this is wrong?
writer-by-day wrote:
Would you give a 9 year old a laptop computer? Well, I wouldn't, but
my son's school thinks it's perfectly sane to hand out Apple ibooks to
fourth graders and expect them...
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Forum: General
December 19th 06, 10:41 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 209
Views: 10,721
How much to pay Babysitter for three kids
Ericka Kammerer wrote:
I think some people have outdated notions of what's
"easy" for kids. While there are obviously some spoiled and
lazy teens out there, in general teens are not...
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Forum: General
December 19th 06, 08:23 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 209
Views: 10,721
How much to pay Babysitter for three kids
wrote:
Ruth Baltopoulos wrote:
I think that most parents are offering what seems to be the
norm in their area, without thinking a whole lot deeper than
that, and I...
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Forum: General
December 19th 06, 08:12 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 209
Views: 10,721
How much to pay Babysitter for three kids
bizby40 wrote:
You guys have me so frustrated that I'm about to start mooing at
everyone! You have all just gotten through telling me that we can't
expect anyone to come watch our kids...
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Forum: General
December 19th 06, 03:49 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 209
Views: 10,721
How much to pay Babysitter for three kids
wrote:
enigma wrote:
a 'real job' tends to have more regular & reliable hours.
granted a good sitter might be booked every night, but it's
not likely. given a choice...
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Forum: General
December 19th 06, 03:22 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 209
Views: 10,721
How much to pay Babysitter for three kids
Cathy Kearns wrote:
I think this depends entirely on the area. As I mentioned before my 12 year
old has been working at her barn for over a year now, and gets $6 an hour,
with no taxes taken...
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Forum: General
December 18th 06, 10:28 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 209
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Forum: General
December 18th 06, 09:44 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Views: 10,721
A Movie at What Cost :) (was How much to pay...)
Banty wrote:
I'm always very very suspicious of those "but if they lowered the prices they'd
get more customers and it would be better for everybody" arguments in this
subthread *and* the main...
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Forum: General
December 18th 06, 09:37 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 209
Views: 10,721
A Movie at What Cost :) (was How much to pay...)
bizby40 wrote:
Like I said, it wasn't an authoritative source, so I have no idea if
what he said was true. An article in Slate says the split is more
like 50-50 for ticket prices, but then...
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Forum: General
December 18th 06, 09:11 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Views: 10,721
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Forum: General
December 18th 06, 08:11 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 209
Views: 10,721
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Forum: General
December 18th 06, 07:45 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Views: 10,721
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December 18th 06, 07:14 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Forum: General
December 18th 06, 06:20 PM Posted to misc.kids
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A Movie at What Cost :) (was How much to pay...)
Jeff wrote:
Usually when I take my mentee to the movies, he gets a candy or popcorn, a
small soda and I get a small or medium soda. (The large soda comes with free
refills - but unless they...
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Forum: General
December 18th 06, 02:18 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 209
Views: 10,721
How much to pay Babysitter for three kids
Caledonia wrote:
The last time I went to see a movie (Boston) it was $10.00/ticket. I
know here in the hinterlands it's $9.50. No idea on popcorn and drink.
I live in the same area, and movies...
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Forum: General
December 17th 06, 01:36 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 209
Views: 10,721
How much to pay Babysitter for three kids
Sue wrote:
I pay $5 an hour for three kids and have since they were little. However, I
round up and I usually make sure that I have food that they like and
munchies. It has ended up being a...
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Forum: General
December 16th 06, 01:51 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Views: 2,342
How much allowance for teens?
Sue wrote:
I give all three of my girls (14, 11, and 10) $5 each week. However, they
all have paper routes that give them a nice chunk of money at the end of the
month. Also, the 14-year-old...
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Forum: General
December 12th 06, 07:23 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 44
Views: 3,144
Texas Child Suspended After Hugging Aide
Banty wrote:
[...]
Now, I'm not saying the school didn't go overboard. The Amercian educational
establishment isn't exactly perferct, to say the least. But really, let's get
the rest of the...
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Forum: General
December 12th 06, 05:56 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 44
Views: 3,144
Texas Child Suspended After Hugging Aide
Jeff wrote:
"Ruth Baltopoulos" wrote:
A child being warned about his method of hugging and showing affection?
Tell me, after reading the article, what details do you need, really?
What...
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Forum: General
December 12th 06, 05:16 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 44
Views: 3,144
Texas Child Suspended After Hugging Aide
Jeff wrote:
"Ruth Baltopoulos" wrote:
When discussing a four year old who hugged someone, I really don't think
that any other details are all that pertinent..
Actually, they are. The...
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Forum: General
December 12th 06, 04:56 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 44
Views: 3,144
Texas Child Suspended After Hugging Aide
Donna Metler wrote:
Well, I can think of one. In my former district, when efforts had been made
to contact a parent and the parent has not been willing to return phone
calls, come to a...
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Forum: General
December 12th 06, 04:06 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 44
Views: 3,144
Texas Child Suspended After Hugging Aide
toypup wrote:
"Ruth Baltopoulos" wrote:
When discussing a four year old who hugged someone, I really don't think
that any other details are all that pertinent..
Exactly. Even if he did...
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Forum: General
December 12th 06, 02:55 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Replies: 44
Views: 3,144
Texas Child Suspended After Hugging Aide
Jeff wrote:
There are some major details missing, like what other things happened?
Who reported the incident? Was it the aide? A teacher? Another parent? Did
the kid complain?
What...
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Forum: General
November 30th 06, 04:40 PM Posted to misc.kids
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Views: 3,245
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