Elementary
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- Elementary How do I handle my child when she doesn't want to try at homework?...(more)
- How old?
- 7
- generally the research says that's too young for homework and that it creates the exact sorts of problems you're talking about
- Omg I hate homework for 7yos, it is so dumb
- I agree, but I'm talking about a 9 year old. this is her first year of homework and it's just one page with usually 5 problems or less a night
- Omg I hate homework for 7yos, it is so dumb
- generally the research says that's too young for homework and that it creates the exact sorts of problems you're talking about
- shes 9 years old
- Can you have a meeting with dd and her teacher? Explain what is going on, ask for strategies, see if similar behavior happens at school or just with you, etc
- Talk to teacher. You need to play good cop bad cop. Teacher should pull privileges st school as repercussion. Set up sticker chart to address bringing home right materials for...(more)
- You should not just be battling dc to do it
- why not? kids need to do things they don't like
- Because it’s the kids’ responsibility to do teacher assigned work.
- why not? kids need to do things they don't like
- You should not just be battling dc to do it
- 7
- Age? That matters
- shes 9 years old
- tutor, like a hs student who will sit with her
- even if its just one page of homework a day? theres only like 5 problems she needs to do
- depends on your resources and how much conflict it is causing - you could arrange with the teacher to consolidate it
- even if its just one page of homework a day? theres only like 5 problems she needs to do
- Show her the job opportunities at the supermarket
- if you're the moms in my town, you hire a "homework helper"
- ha! so true
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- This is great advice
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- thats how i start...(more)
- Shes7. I’d give it a break and email teacher that she’s really struggling with homework.
- OP said she is 9, why enable these excuses?
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- always math word problems. Shes smart, when she does try shes fine. Its just that a lot of times she just whines and keeps saying I don't know without listening to anything anyone...(more)
- Shes7. I’d give it a break and email teacher that she’s really struggling with homework.
- This is great advice
- Sounds like my dd. I give consequences and rewards. There's a difference between truly not understanding something and being frustrated bc you don't feel like doing it and refuse...(more)
- How old?
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- Elementary Is Singapore Math the same as Go Math?
- Yes
- He’ll no. Go math is the devil
- ^^envision is my favorite common core aligned math program
- op: totally agree. why would they ever teach this math? It is so abstract and my kid hates math because of this...can you opt out for the tests in Go Math in second grade???
- No, they are different programs
- Elementary Does anyone know anything about having too much folic acid?...(more)
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- Friends is great
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- Elementary Do you think travel sports are too much for elementary age kids?
- not 5th grade
- 5th grade? are you f'in kidding me? come on
- Yes
- That's when they are easiest, it gets a lot harder when homework starts piling up.
- Unless the kid is totally into it, loves it and only wants to do that, it's fine. If they're doing it bc the parent is pushing them, it's too much.
- This. The kid has to love it because it also robs the family of so much weekend time
- Not necessarily. Depends on the sport & comittment
- it wasnt for ds- he loved his sport. it was too much for me though. it stole my weekends
- this...it's a ridiculous expectation or youth sports.
- No
- No
- FFS YES...you people have been brainwashed. Come on...the only people benefiting are these paid coaches and tournament organizers. it does nothing but separate your families and...(more)
- oh but my ds loves it and it gives him self-esteem, and helps him focus. BULLSHIT
- not 5th grade
- Elementary This post has been deleted.
- i think he's a great dad. i get it. why would you want a day to go by where you dont see your own child
- ^^^ i dont think it means anything about the marriage i think it means he is sad taht his intact family is broken bc he has a child involved. which is normal
- Cause when you are constantly sad that your kid with his mom and you are here without him doesn't sound healthy but I might be wrong.
- i cant relate exactly bc i am not divorced but i see my kids every day and i am involved in their day to day and he is adjusting to not doing that and it has to be painful.
- You don't miss your dc when they are with your ex?
- ex is not involved, so when my dc is with grandparents for a weekend, I don't miss him. Maybe because I see I am with dc everyday
- So imagine cutting that time in half. Not a once in a while break, but losing half of your time with him.
- I guess it's hard for me to put myself in other's person's shoes. I just feel that when you are sad about it the time when you are not with kid, it's not helping you to move on...(more)
- Absolutely. But connecting to his divorce is missing the point.
- he should not be moving on with his life he should be focused on raising his child. you want him to prioritize you. do you prioritize him over your own kids?
- I guess it's hard for me to put myself in other's person's shoes. I just feel that when you are sad about it the time when you are not with kid, it's not helping you to move on...(more)
- if you dont want to be bothered with a man who has a child then dont get involved with him. he sounds responsible and involved wiht his child. that has to come first
- So imagine cutting that time in half. Not a once in a while break, but losing half of your time with him.
- ex is not involved, so when my dc is with grandparents for a weekend, I don't miss him. Maybe because I see I am with dc everyday
- it's a good thing. beware of any man who WOULDN"T miss his kids
- Do you have children?
- I would. It’s not the 2 days, it’s all the days. Missing half of everything.
- I always miss my kids when they leave. I cant wait for me time and then after 4 hrs im wishing i could bring them home.
- do you have 50/50 physical custody?
- more like 70/30. they are with me a lot more than their father.
- do you have 50/50 physical custody?
- i think he's a great dad. i get it. why would you want a day to go by where you dont see your own child
- Elementary My son started 4th grade and I think he ended up in a class which kids are not too academically inclined. Why do I think this? Because the smarter kids that were with him in...(more)
- let it go
- We are all on toddler
- No, and you need to step back because you are entering crazy mom territory.
- You have no idea who all the smart kids are.
- Elementary How many shells did Evan have to start?...(more)
- 40
- who cares
- Ended with 37. +9 for the 9 he gave away = 46. -6 for the six he found =40.
- Elementary Gymnastics...(more)
- keep going. don't do travel yet
- this
- Let her quit
- her reason is very strange. she wants to "chillax" in elementary school??
- teen older sister......(more)
- whatever she wants. i don't want my kid to be a professional gymnast.
- a lot of gymnastics girls go on to dance. is she interested in ballet/dance?
- - no subject -...(more)
- If she does not love it it's not going anywhere, you waste a lot of money in the process for nothing.
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- I was a gymnast for 10 years. If she doesn't love it, she shouldn't do it -- even if she is a natural. Gym culture can be SUPER weird, and it is miserable if you don't love the...(more)
- > Why can't she just stay in rec classes, and not join the team? Experience the joy of learning new skills without all the other stuff?
- Rec class...(more)
- I stepped away to get work done. Really, gymnastics is too hard to do because you have to. Don't push her. Introduce her to other things (diving, dance) that she may enjoy.
- Rec class...(more)
- > Why can't she just stay in rec classes, and not join the team? Experience the joy of learning new skills without all the other stuff?
- keep going. don't do travel yet
- Elementary Dh knows I have to wake u at 7am yet he's still up
- he wants a piece
- Why are you up?
- Elementary Advice?...(more)
- Elementary Can anyone give me any info on Brooklyn Friends School? Is it a good school? Hard to get into? Do they take seriously the Quaker values?
- yes, no, no
- ^^^friend's ds with executive function issues thrived there
- why no?
- Absolutely adore BFS but have not been there in 10 years
- It is a fine school- middle of the pack when it comes to Friends. I don't think it is too hard to get into. I think they take the quaker values seriously.
- Pretty good, not really, almost not at all
- Don't they go to meeting every week?
- np pretty sure they do
- yeah, and kids look at their phones
- I teach at a very quaker school and we battle that too. But ti sounds like you are enrolled there?
- for 5 years. no longer
- I am really sad to hear that Quakerism isn't central to the school anymore.
- when were you there?
- np can't imagine that being allowed
- I should be clear: it isn't allowed. But kids make choices and you have to address them. If they aren't addressing it, that is unfortunate.
- for 5 years. no longer
- I teach at a very quaker school and we battle that too. But ti sounds like you are enrolled there?
- Don't they go to meeting every week?
- if you live locally, I can't imagine sending dc there. PS 8, PS 29, PS 261 .. all better and free
- do they have community service?
- of course. it's brooklyn. I think all schools have some k-5 and it ramps up to a lot by HS
- community service is standard to schools i think. not brooklyn.
- In NYC. Sadly, not elsewhere
- I have never worked in NYC and have not encountered any school where there isn't some sort of community service happening.
- Quaker school it is constant. Several things within a month and also huge at global level
- i would think it would be less likely in NYC.
- not at all, have not seen it like NYC since working in NYC schools
- I have never worked in NYC and have not encountered any school where there isn't some sort of community service happening.
- In NYC. Sadly, not elsewhere
- community service is standard to schools i think. not brooklyn.
- of course. it's brooklyn. I think all schools have some k-5 and it ramps up to a lot by HS
- Aren't the class sizes larger at those public schools? And the facilities are not as nice?
- do they have community service?
- yes, no, no
- Elementary I don't like our sitter and I want to ler her go. Should I give her a 2-week notice, or tell her not to come back?
- give here two weeks pay and do not have her coome back
- Just let her go. You want someone you fired around your kids?
- Good point
- this
- Elementary I've posted before about losing my husband to cancer a few years ago. One child is doing very well in school; older (13) is having an extremely difficult time and has been kicked...(more)
- My friend did it for her dd and they had a great experience - let me see what it was.
- ^ University Prep
- ^ ah just realized this is only Texas
- Thx. We're in LA, but I've been given a few options. It's all so overwhelming, but I know with tutors and a schedule at hand, we will make it work. Even if it's only for a few...(more)
- ^ ah just realized this is only Texas
- ^ University Prep
- Your state probably has a free remote program. What state are you in?
- I’m so sorry for your loss and your children’s loss. Xoxo
- This.
- Thank you both!
- This.
- I think it's a great idea. And she can progress at her own pace. So sorry for your loss and troubles.
- Thank you.
- i think that's a great option. i pulled my 8th grader out of his middle school a few months ago, and we've been going through a local charter-but all the work is online. he's so...(more)
- Op: Good to know. I've reached out to a few people in my area who are doing the online school (just did not like the homeschool options I toured). Too, she is a real sleepyhead,...(more)
- My friend did it for her dd and they had a great experience - let me see what it was.
- Elementary I am trying to get a gift for a black classmate of my ds—looked at Stratego that my dh said he loved as a child, but all the characters are white. I can’t understand how the game...(more)
- How about checkers? It’s for the African American and Native American.
- Just get some dominos
- Get the stratego. We know we live in a white world.
- Op: I’m a white latinx and I feel giving the dd the game is clumsy.
- I disagree, but am black.
- Thanks, it helps to hear it wouldn’t bother you. Being white and giving this game does change the dynamic a bit for me. Plus this child in the past has rejected his skin color...(more)
- You can’t hide from the child that he’s in the minority. This is nuts.
- op: I just want to give the df a gift in which he sees himself represented. As a latinx, I can’t describe the emotions of finally seeing yourself represented on the screen, etc.
- You can’t hide from the child that he’s in the minority. This is nuts.
- Thanks, it helps to hear it wouldn’t bother you. Being white and giving this game does change the dynamic a bit for me. Plus this child in the past has rejected his skin color...(more)
- Op^^ df....plus I know the family...anyway, these responses are convincing me to just get the game.
- np: It's a "meh" game. Your DH's childhood memories notwithstanding, just choose another game.
- op: I never played it. He swears by it!
- np: It's a "meh" game. Your DH's childhood memories notwithstanding, just choose another game.
- I disagree, but am black.
- Op: I’m a white latinx and I feel giving the dd the game is clumsy.
- dude, get him stratego. you think he hasn't experienced this before?
- just don't get lotion. I got a lot of slack for that.
- I remember that. You did get a lot of slack but I think it was okay in the end.
- i never did hear from the mom.
- If I remember correctly, the moms of color here were supportive of the basket.
- yes
- Because it was really nice lotion.
- What do you people think we (black) mothers are thinking?
- No the white moms where unkind to her. The black moms were like that's a nice gift.
- Please tell me this post and that one were fake. White people think we don’’t like generic gifts?
- No - they thought somehow the giver was implying ashy skin. Which she was not.
- No offense, but white people just don’t get us.
- I'm white, and not offended by this. Don't give me a basket of lotion though. :-)
- op: It’s sad and true.
- No offense, but white people just don’t get us.
- No - they thought somehow the giver was implying ashy skin. Which she was not.
- Please tell me this post and that one were fake. White people think we don’’t like generic gifts?
- No the white moms where unkind to her. The black moms were like that's a nice gift.
- yes
- If I remember correctly, the moms of color here were supportive of the basket.
- i never did hear from the mom.
- Flack. What happened?
- flak
- Apologies. Autocorrect.
- yes
- Apologies. Autocorrect.
- i got lotions and perfumes for a sweet sixteen present and was criticized because of the connotation that I was implying Black people have dry skin
- You guys are overthinking this. We like nice skin products too.
- flak
- flak
- I remember that. You did get a lot of slack but I think it was okay in the end.
- I was buying a board game for a child with two dads and all seemed to have a mom and dad on the box!
- Elementary My husband takes forever to come to the dinner table because he is always in the middle of something. He knows it bothers me that we are all sitting waiting for him and we agreed...(more)
- It’s disrespectful for sure.
- Dh or dc??
- DH!
- He might be ADD?
- DH!
- I think your dh sounds like dick.
- maybe he should be in charge of dinner. then he will have plenty of warning.
- dh here. i stopped making dinner for dw for r this reason. she just won't sit at the table and eat with us so we ignore her and its just me and the kids who eat.
- when is the divorce final
- this prevents divorce. we used to fight over this
- op: we fight plenty over this and it seems so crazy to me. It's like he totally doesn't understand why it is frustrating to me.
- Can you set a timer for him?
- op: good idea. though seems a little silly to have to. but would have helped tonight when he insisted it was my fault for not warning him
- If he’s acting like a child then treat him like one! Of course, it should be done in a lighthearted way so a battle doesn’t begin.
- op: good idea. though seems a little silly to have to. but would have helped tonight when he insisted it was my fault for not warning him
- well i agree with you 100pct but since i started ignoring her things are more peaceful. it sucks that she Can't get off her phone to eat with us as a family
- That's sad. And the part about not caring enough to come eat with the kids is what bothers me the most.
- Yeah that’s sad. I love meals with my family. It really does make a difference.
- well she doesn't work. she has all the time in the world. but i have to cook and clean up after the dinner, she's so disconnected and doesn't contribute to the house
- Is she depressed?
- is this the wife you post about a lot who doesn't want sex etc?
- That's sad. And the part about not caring enough to come eat with the kids is what bothers me the most.
- Can you set a timer for him?
- op: we fight plenty over this and it seems so crazy to me. It's like he totally doesn't understand why it is frustrating to me.
- this prevents divorce. we used to fight over this
- when is the divorce final
- Oh come on. After all these years he can't be unaware that dinner is served at dinnertime. And, I'm sure he's not performing heart surgery in the basement. He can take a break.
- Sounds passive aggressive
- The dh. Not your comment!
- Sounds passive aggressive
- Not to hijack, but my dh eats sandwiches before dinner and then complains he’s not hungry. Has done this for years, even though he knows it hurts my feelings and makes me angry.
- I would be angry too.
- divorce him ASAP and find someone who isn't a total loser.
- Ok
- Sounds like a plan.
- Elementary Is it a fringe attitude to think of horse racing as animal abuse. My dh is a huge fan and made my dad watch the Derby with him. He talked it up and bet on it. I bit my tongue...(more)
- i think it's the horses that don't make it to the track or to the high level of training like the derby horses who suffer.
- This. The horses in the derby train for a couple of years and then spend the rest of their lives being well treated and reproducing
- i think it is and if you google it many do
- op: So it is abusive, right? It bothered me to watch it and would have preferred my dad not to, yet felt that as a marriage issue should keep my mouth shut as my dh has said in...(more)
- here's a write up in the Atlantic from 2014...(more)
- op: So it is abusive, right? It bothered me to watch it and would have preferred my dad not to, yet felt that as a marriage issue should keep my mouth shut as my dh has said in...(more)
- op: 8 year old dd, not dad
- I agree with you. The US racing industry allows animals to be drugged, and there are lots of scurrilous practices. At least in the UK (where I’m from) drugs are banned, horses get...(more)
- op: These compromises in marriage are hard! I feel my views get short thrift for this, but my dd may come to her own conclusions as she is older.
- np: you can talk to her about it, that there are differing views on it
- op: These compromises in marriage are hard! I feel my views get short thrift for this, but my dd may come to her own conclusions as she is older.
- what makes you think it's abusive?
- The horses are broken in way too young, for one. Training a regular horse, and you’d maybe put a saddle pad on their back when they’re three, and get on board for basic equitation...(more)
- here's a write up on what happens to horses after their racing career...(more)
- i think it's the horses that don't make it to the track or to the high level of training like the derby horses who suffer.