Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / August 2007

A friend of mine has found a gap in her oldest child's curriculum from
last year to this year.  It has to do with the difference between words
like Bitter and Biter.    I can not seem to find a good age appropriate
way to explain that other then to just say if it has a double ...

Rise up and shine, white sons and daughters
Rise up and shine, you gotta fight to part those waters
When we swim in the light, all will be okay
The black, yellow and brown man will wash away.

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Just so everybody knows this. They are against giving transgendred
and gays students the same protections from violence as non
gay/transgendred students.
Vido on issue which includes pictures from a kid getting gaybashed by

Nine year daughter old screams
My nine year old daughter, I am told, is excellently behaved in
school.
When she comes home, however, she displays a streak of temper and

The "thing" I made to stop the self-feeding mess is sooo working. I
got really brave and I let my 21-month-old feed himself spaghetti and
then runny beef stew WHILE he was dressed in a white shirt with khaki
shorts the first time, then with a yellow shirt and khaki shorts the

I have tried a couple of times to post to the gifted kids thread but I haven't seen them come through.  I thought I would try posting a new thread and see if it shows up.

My daughter did have her tonsils and adenoids removed. It was much
worse on me than I thought it would be! Everything went well though
for my daughter, she was a trooper and never whined afterwards. I was
impressed with her, as I think I'd have whined a bit if I were hurting

I'm thinking bed times and nap times here are way off par.  I'm wondering
what others are at to see if I really should try and make some adjustments.
DS is 6.5
Bed time: Around 8pm

Does anyone have any input or experience with vision therapy.
One of my kids was referred to a Vision Therapy Clinic for an initial eval
and I wasn't going to make the appointment because it sounded like a crock
;)  Then someone I know and respect said it was the real deal so now ...

just wondered if anyone has any experience with this seat, it claims to
be about the narrowest available, but what attracts me is that the child
 is lower and further back than a lot of car seats, which would make it
easier to get into and due to the recline of the front seats ...

Want to trade your kids' stuff for free... the E-Bay style?
The site is loaded with kids' toys and clothes that are available for
swapping. You'll save a lot of money. You can actually attach your
Ebay ID to your profile so members can view your Ebay stuff as well -

Just so everybody knows this. They are against giving transgendred
and gays students the same protections from violence as non
gay/transgendred students.
Vido on issue which includes pictures from a kid getting gaybashed by

Last night NBC showed a gymnastics competition.   Once of the girls
(Nastia Liukin) wore a costume that was cut almost as small as a thong
on the bottom.
The girl is 16 and on national television with her crotch and butt

For your viewing pleasure, I've sorted them by jurisdiction.
The Manassas ones all seem to have the appearance and intelligence of
welfare moms.
Most of these morons get paid more than beginning state prosecutors