Stomach flu is running through our house, the worst! Maybe since we were sick on Thanksgiving we'll be healthy on Christmas? One can hope.
Also this article made me tear up. I hate that the substitute did this but how amazing that those girls walked out, went to the principal, and that the school acted swiftly to remove the teacher from the building. And the way the community has rallied around the family. This gives me hope for the next generation.
Guys. I don't have a picture of this, but I will try to take one.
My son (6) learned about sashes (beauty pageant ones) watching some show recently. He has a stuffed monkey that has been his constant companion since birth. And when we went to Disneyworld this fall, he got a Mickey doll and then Mickey signed his foot.
He made "monkey of the week" and "mouse of the month" sashes out of paper and put them on the dolls. He also made his bed and arranged all 283673 of his other animals at the foot of the bed and put the monkey and Mickey at the head of the bed facing them, because they're the audience.
Do kids lose their minds when they turn 8? DS1 has been so difficult lately. He overreacts to EVERYTHING we say. Like yesterday we were watching a movie and he accidentally turned the TV off .I said "Hey you turned it off" and he freaked out and said something about how everyone hates him and yells at him. Then stormed off to his room. Or when we were playing a game the other day and he went out of turn we pointed it out and again he accused us of making fun of him and yelling at him. None of those things happened. Today I was downstairs and he was upstairs and I yelled for him to come downstairs so we could leave for school and again he got upset about me yelling at him (and I seriously only yelled so he could hear me from downstairs!). I just don't know what to do, but I feel like I am doing everything wrong.
karinothing, unfortunately, seems normal. You’re doing great! DS is 14 and I remember that age was hard. It sometimes still is, but it gets better. I think we can blame hormones.
karinothing , unfortunately, seems normal. You’re doing great! DS is 14 and I remember that age was hard. It sometimes still is, but it gets better. I think we can blame hormones.
Boo. DH's cousin mentioned it was probably the beginnings of puberty. I was hoping she was wrong lol. Its rough man! Do you have any tips on how to handle it? I normally tell him we aren't mad at him and to come back (because he storms off) but sometimes I just get frustrated.
Post by eponinepontmercy on Dec 2, 2019 10:24:54 GMT -5
karinothing, DD is 8 and the same thing is going on in our house. I wish she would run to her room and slam the door. Right now, she just follows us around, carrying on and sighing over every little perceived slight.
karinothing , unfortunately, seems normal. You’re doing great! DS is 14 and I remember that age was hard. It sometimes still is, but it gets better. I think we can blame hormones.
Boo. DH's cousin mentioned it was probably the beginnings of puberty. I was hoping she was wrong lol. Its rough man! Do you have any tips on how to handle it? I normally tell him we aren't mad at him and to come back (because he storms off) but sometimes I just get frustrated.
I’m not much of an expert, but we do the same things you mentioned. Try to keep a calm soft voice and explain the situation and that you’re not mad, just raised your voice so he could hear you, for example. Sometimes I don’t handle it well if I’m frustrated. Give him space when he needs it. Don’t allow him to be disrespectful, no matter how frustrated he is. He was grounded a lot at that age for being rude and disrespectful. When he is calm, we’ll go over the situation and talk about how he could’ve responded differently/better and give him examples of what he could’ve said instead. Also, if you can, try to get in a joke before he blows up. Like when he played the game out of turn, say something silly about it not being his turn instead of just telling him it’s not his turn. DS is sensitive and I’ve learned to approach situations differently so that he’ll respond better. It’s trial and error and it sounds like you’re doing your best. It’s rough, but it gets better as long as you hold him accountable and don’t allow disrespect.
Boo. DH's cousin mentioned it was probably the beginnings of puberty. I was hoping she was wrong lol. Its rough man! Do you have any tips on how to handle it? I normally tell him we aren't mad at him and to come back (because he storms off) but sometimes I just get frustrated.
I’m not much of an expert, but we do the same things you mentioned. Try to keep a calm soft voice and explain the situation and that you’re not mad, just raised your voice so he could hear you, for example. Sometimes I don’t handle it well if I’m frustrated. Give him space when he needs it. Don’t allow him to be disrespectful, no matter how frustrated he is. He was grounded a lot at that age for being rude and disrespectful. When he is calm, we’ll go over the situation and talk about how he could’ve responded differently/better and give him examples of what he could’ve said instead. Also, if you can, try to get in a joke before he blows up. Like when he played the game out of turn, say something silly about it not being his turn instead of just telling him it’s not his turn. DS is sensitive and I’ve learned to approach situations differently so that he’ll respond better. It’s trial and error and it sounds like you’re doing your best. It’s rough, but it gets better as long as you hold him accountable and don’t allow disrespect.
Thanks! This helps. The rude and disrespectful thing is hard. We have a lot of talks about how just because we are tired or hungry that is no excuse to be mean. I feel like I get frustrated easily, which does not provide a good example for him. I need to work on that too.
Post by Velar Fricative on Dec 2, 2019 10:40:14 GMT -5
It is really incredible (and terrible) how anti-vax people are so good at sharing misleading or false information on social media. They are all over local parent groups and my kid's elementary school parents page, and it got much worse when NY banned anything but legit medical exemptions for vaccines to attend schools this year, increasing the number of homeschooled kids around here. They're making it seem like the school nurse is chasing kids around with needles and poking them without their consent, and people are buying into this shit because they can make their dumb memes and shit look "official." This is why information literacy is important.
Do kids lose their minds when they turn 8? DS1 has been so difficult lately. He overreacts to EVERYTHING we say. Like yesterday we were watching a movie and he accidentally turned the TV off .I said "Hey you turned it off" and he freaked out and said something about how everyone hates him and yells at him. Then stormed off to his room. Or when we were playing a game the other day and he went out of turn we pointed it out and again he accused us of making fun of him and yelling at him. None of those things happened. Today I was downstairs and he was upstairs and I yelled for him to come downstairs so we could leave for school and again he got upset about me yelling at him (and I seriously only yelled so he could hear me from downstairs!). I just don't know what to do, but I feel like I am doing everything wrong.
Is he getting enough sleep? My DS is VERY dramatic at times but it gets ramped up when we are busy and he goes to bed late, etc. I wonder if the holiday has your DS thrown off.
I think so? But it has been about a month of this behavior, so who knows. He gets about 11 hours of sleep on the weekends and 10 on the weekdays.
Does anyone have experience with Dual immersion programs? I'm considering enrolling DD1 for K next year. They use a 90/10 model, where K is 90% Spanish, 10% English, with increasing amounts of English each year after that. I think it would be awesome for her to be bilingual, but I'm worried that she would be frustrated and overwhelmed, at least at first (she speaks basically no Spanish now). I speak some Spanish, but am not fluent, and DH only speaks a little. From their website, they seem to have a mix of kids with English-speaking and Spanish-speaking parents.
I also have some logistical concerns - the school is near my work but about 40 minutes from my home, which would be hard on days I was traveling or not working, and would make things like playdates challenging.
Does anyone have experience with Dual immersion programs? I'm considering enrolling DD1 for K next year. They use a 90/10 model, where K is 90% Spanish, 10% English, with increasing amounts of English each year after that. I think it would be awesome for her to be bilingual, but I'm worried that she would be frustrated and overwhelmed, at least at first (she speaks basically no Spanish now). I speak some Spanish, but am not fluent, and DH only speaks a little. From their website, they seem to have a mix of kids with English-speaking and Spanish-speaking parents.
I also have some logistical concerns - the school is near my work but about 40 minutes from my home, which would be hard on days I was traveling or not working, and would make things like playdates challenging.
My kids are in a full immersion program, Spanish. They started this year once we moved, so about 5 weeks into the school year. DS1 started in 2nd grade and DS2 started K. DS1 obviously is having a harder time than DS2, but holy shit, the amount of Spanish they've learned in 2 months is outstanding.
DS2 knew no Spanish prior to starting and he is running around the house jabbering in Spanish. I'm so impressed. DS1 has made huge gains too.
There has been zero frustration on DS2's end, despite not knowing anything in the classroom when he started. They use a lot of hand gestures to indicate what they want him to do.
I speak Spanish but DH does not. He does the majority of the school related stuff with the kids due to my job and he has had to look up certain things online but it really hasn't been much of a hindrance.
nessness, I’ve only heard good things about immersion programs. But there is no way I am taking my kid to a school that is 40 minutes away. Maaaaaybe I’d consider it if my kid could take the bus.
Post by StrawberryBlondie on Dec 2, 2019 14:02:10 GMT -5
Our school district is proposing closing 3 schools for next year. It sounds like the main issue is that schools are too large for their populations, so more of a combining than anything. It doesn't sound like class sizes will increase and teachers will retain their jobs. The schools affected are all located close to other schools so travel distance won't even change that much for parents.
People are losing their goddamn minds. I just don't get it.
Sesame Street is the first television show to get a Kennedy Center Honor. The Washington Post ran an article - the image of Bert and Ernie in tuxedos is cracking me up. I’m excited to see what kind of tribute performances they put together at the ceremony (airs 12/15 on CBS).
The 50th anniversary special was really nice, if you get a chance to watch it. If you have HBO it should be free On Demand - I DVRed it when it ran later on PBS. They included Caroll Spinney (the original Big Bird and Oscar) in their final scene which was sweet.
Do kids lose their minds when they turn 8? DS1 has been so difficult lately. He overreacts to EVERYTHING we say. Like yesterday we were watching a movie and he accidentally turned the TV off .I said "Hey you turned it off" and he freaked out and said something about how everyone hates him and yells at him. Then stormed off to his room. Or when we were playing a game the other day and he went out of turn we pointed it out and again he accused us of making fun of him and yelling at him. None of those things happened. Today I was downstairs and he was upstairs and I yelled for him to come downstairs so we could leave for school and again he got upset about me yelling at him (and I seriously only yelled so he could hear me from downstairs!). I just don't know what to do, but I feel like I am doing everything wrong.
We have like 13 minutes left in the 50th anniversary special because our kid suddenly refused to watch it at that point.
My kid is obsessed with Daniel Tiger. That’s fine because it teaches good lessons. But she only wants to watch the same one (the 50-minute Tiger Family Trip “movie”) ever. No other episodes. I am basically never going to get “a tiger family trip!” out of my head.
Does anyone have experience with Dual immersion programs? I'm considering enrolling DD1 for K next year. They use a 90/10 model, where K is 90% Spanish, 10% English, with increasing amounts of English each year after that. I think it would be awesome for her to be bilingual, but I'm worried that she would be frustrated and overwhelmed, at least at first (she speaks basically no Spanish now). I speak some Spanish, but am not fluent, and DH only speaks a little. From their website, they seem to have a mix of kids with English-speaking and Spanish-speaking parents.
I also have some logistical concerns - the school is near my work but about 40 minutes from my home, which would be hard on days I was traveling or not working, and would make things like playdates challenging.
DS1 is in a dual immersion Spanish program, but it is 50/50. DH technically speaks some Spanish but we do not speak it in the home. DS1 has been fine, by the end of K he pretty much understood everything. Most of the kids that enter the school speak only English, it seems to work fine. They don't know that school should be any different. DS1 is now in 2nd and speaks, reads writes in Spanish. It has not hindered his learning either
We take the bus though (county offers busing for all choice programs) . I don't know that I would seek out something that is 40 minutes away absent big problems with my home school.
Post by picksthemusic on Dec 2, 2019 14:43:17 GMT -5
DS lost two teeth this weekend, one on Saturday, and one on Sunday. Both times, he exclaimed, "My toof comed out! I pulled it out myself!" It was so cute. He was overjoyed to be able to put his teeth under his pillow for the TF. It's a huge difference from DD who wanted/wants nothing to do with the TF. LOL
We have like 13 minutes left in the 50th anniversary special because our kid suddenly refused to watch it at that point.
My kid is obsessed with Daniel Tiger. That’s fine because it teaches good lessons. But she only wants to watch the same one (the 50-minute Tiger Family Trip “movie”) ever. No other episodes. I am basically never going to get “a tiger family trip!” out of my head.
Daniel Tiger is the devil. And the 50th anniversary special was so great; I legit teared up watching it. However, it made me want to know what happened to David, and man, did I regret reading that Wikipedia entry. So sad. (I’m on my phone and too tech inept to add a link, but if you google just know there’s bipolar disorder and violence involved.)
We have like 13 minutes left in the 50th anniversary special because our kid suddenly refused to watch it at that point.
My kid is obsessed with Daniel Tiger. That’s fine because it teaches good lessons. But she only wants to watch the same one (the 50-minute Tiger Family Trip “movie”) ever. No other episodes. I am basically never going to get “a tiger family trip!” out of my head.
Nope- and you’ll find yourself inserting your name in there and having all kinds of trips 🤣
It is really incredible (and terrible) how anti-vax people are so good at sharing misleading or false information on social media. They are all over local parent groups and my kid's elementary school parents page, and it got much worse when NY banned anything but legit medical exemptions for vaccines to attend schools this year, increasing the number of homeschooled kids around here. They're making it seem like the school nurse is chasing kids around with needles and poking them without their consent, and people are buying into this shit because they can make their dumb memes and shit look "official." This is why information literacy is important.
I have an acquaintance I am friends with from college on FB who is an anti-vac I keep him in my feed to see what crazy lies they are spreading. I live in the land of the CDC, and had vaccine researchers in my kids early play groups, Medical doctors, who study vaccines as their passion and vocation. I have seen them shut down this shit in seconds, when it came up when our kids were little, and they all vaccinate their own kids. There are legit kids who cannot be vaccinated/fully vaccinated, including my nephew, until he was around 4-5 years old, and their parents are the most vocal in my circle about why your child should be. It is impossible to understand why people think the way they do when you have known people who had polio, had measles yourself, had a kid who had rotavirus, and worse, known a family who lost a child they were all set to adopt from another country, who got rotavirus, who passed away from it before they could get custody of him. I have no issues with the government forcing the issue. My DD's kinder class had 5 out of 21 kids who were not vaccinated by educated parents who thought they knew better than people who actually study vaccines. She is 13. That number for younger kids is much lower, and a lot of the parents from her initial cohorts have vaccinated now. Calling out fake science works.
My 13yo still believed in Santa and I ruined it today BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN HUMORING ME FOR YEARS.
It was traumatic for me honestly but he swears it’s fine and MH swears Jackson is fine (he talked to him after I did). And because my H is always looking for the funny angle told Jackson he expected him to thank him for all the years of presents. ::eye roll::
I legit cannot believe he still believed and that I RUINED IT. omg Wtf. I feel like the worst mother ever.
My 13yo still believed in Santa and I ruined it today BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN HUMORING ME FOR YEARS.
It was traumatic for me honestly but he swears it’s fine and MH swears Jackson is fine (he talked to him after I did). And because my H is always looking for the funny angle told Jackson he expected him to thank him for all the years of presents. ::eye roll::
I legit cannot believe he still believed and that I RUINED IT. omg Wtf. I feel like the worst mother ever.
He's 13... Is it possible that he's messing with you about blowing the Santa secret?
My 13yo still believed in Santa and I ruined it today BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN HUMORING ME FOR YEARS.
It was traumatic for me honestly but he swears it’s fine and MH swears Jackson is fine (he talked to him after I did). And because my H is always looking for the funny angle told Jackson he expected him to thank him for all the years of presents. ::eye roll::
I legit cannot believe he still believed and that I RUINED IT. omg Wtf. I feel like the worst mother ever.
I'm sorry. Don't feel bad. How could you have known?
But can he come tell my wicked smart 9 year old? Like, HOW can you be so smart and still believe in this shit?!? The other two have threatened to kill me if I tell her.
Does anyone have experience with Dual immersion programs? I'm considering enrolling DD1 for K next year. They use a 90/10 model, where K is 90% Spanish, 10% English, with increasing amounts of English each year after that. I think it would be awesome for her to be bilingual, but I'm worried that she would be frustrated and overwhelmed, at least at first (she speaks basically no Spanish now). I speak some Spanish, but am not fluent, and DH only speaks a little. From their website, they seem to have a mix of kids with English-speaking and Spanish-speaking parents.
I also have some logistical concerns - the school is near my work but about 40 minutes from my home, which would be hard on days I was traveling or not working, and would make things like playdates challenging.
DD started K this year in the Mandarin Chinese Immersion program in our home school. They do 50-50. She has handled it great. She wouldn’t tell us much about school at all besides recess and lunch, and was definitely very, very tired. But mid-October she started telling us a few words, and this weekend she grabbed the Old Navy wrapper from her new boots and searched for characters she new. She giggles at my accent when I try to say words she tells me. I’m in awe of how smooth the transition has been for her.
My 13yo still believed in Santa and I ruined it today BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN HUMORING ME FOR YEARS.
It was traumatic for me honestly but he swears it’s fine and MH swears Jackson is fine (he talked to him after I did). And because my H is always looking for the funny angle told Jackson he expected him to thank him for all the years of presents. ::eye roll::
I legit cannot believe he still believed and that I RUINED IT. omg Wtf. I feel like the worst mother ever.
He's 13... Is it possible that he's messing with you about blowing the Santa secret?
pugz he was upset but wasn’t like devastated. He said none of his friends believed but he did so he kept it to himself and then I cried more. He did say he’s excited to be Santa for others though.