Help!

Is this DCPS? I also don't know what level my K child is reading at using the scale you're referring to.

I think more details here would also be helpful.

What are the specific behaviors here?

Anonymous wrote:OP I feel the same.

I am 46 - is that too old to have one more baby? My oldest is a teen but I miss the baby years so much! My second is 12 and I still try to hold him like a baby to the point where he actually said, "Go have another baby and let me go!"

Just don't teach your children about birth control and then you can be a grandmother!

Anonymous wrote:I don’t want any more babies, but I do sometimes wish I could revisit my kids when they were babies. It went by so fast.

This! I would love so much to get a few days with my kids at their younger ages.

I also think golf and tennis might be the way to go

Both of these sports require excellent hand/eye coordination, and golf isn't exactly known for its energy.

Agree with those who have suggested running. Ultimate frisbee is also super fun, and while I do think you need to be athletic to play, the general vibe around ultimate is more inclusive and relaxed, with a focus on being spirited and part of a team.

Anonymous wrote:My 6 year old will take out a knife and cut his own fruit so I try to do that for him, and leave it within easy reach in the fridge.

Why not let him do it himself with supervision? Those are good skills to learn!

Anonymous wrote:I don't think foot size correlates to height. Wrong correlation.

? I think there is a general statistical correlation here.

But the OP I think is asking whether small show is a predictor of future height vs. whether it's correlated to height more generally. At least that' show I understood the question.

Sounds like you're working too hard right now. Set out the rules & the consequences ahead of time, and then stop nagging. Let her fail & have the consequence. The consequence will speak for itself.

So you sit down with her and say, here are the things you need to do in the morning, and here are the things you need to do in the evening. Keep it to short lists.

Then say: Do you need my help remembering to do these things, or do you want to try to take care of them on your own?

If she says she needs help, then brainstorm how you can help. The other PP's suggestion of the laminated checklist is a great idea.

Then just flat out ask her: If you don't get dressed on time, what do you think is a good consequence for that? Same with teeth brushing.

When you both agree to the system, you follow it and leave her alone. Be her cheerleader instead of her adversary. If she fails, you can say: "Oh no - looks like you didn't brush your teeth, and that means no show tonight. That's too bad, but I know you're still learning and will do it tonight!"

Anyway, for books, I'm a big fan of "How to Talk so Kids Will Listen".

Move.

I live in a DC neighborhood that I love and we lotteried into a great DCPS school, but every single child on my block goes to a different school and as the kids get older, their center of gravity will shift to be their school / school friends.

My husband and I both have hobbies that we've continued despite having kids. We don't "let" each other have hobbies though, because that implies that we have to ask for permission, and we don't have that type of relationship. That dynamic wouldn't work for me.

I have just acknowledged that I have some anxiety about illnesses that other parents don't seem to have. I don't think they're really being inconsiderate so much as it would baffle them why I didn't want their child with a runny nose and nasty cough in my house if I'm sending my kid to school.

I personally just send a quick heads up about this type of thing so the parent has a chance to opt out, but I do that based on my own anxieties, and have stopped expecting other people to do the same.

Anonymous wrote:

jsmith123 wrote:DS had bad reflux after a stomach virus and we got him a wedge pillow to sleep on. It keeps his head up at night and it helped a ton.

Thanks! Did you do any medication?

The pillow was the first step to see if that resolved it and it did. I think his case may be different though because it was triggered by a specific incident.

Anonymous wrote:My sons have a friend like that. He’s super obnoxious and rude. We encourage them to play with other kids, but obviously kids have their own preferences. So we insisted that if the kid is mean to younger sibling, our son has to speak up and tell the kid to knock it off. It’s an unpopular opinion here, but there is a great deal of wisdom in kids learning to tell other kids to stop being rude. Rude kids learn that nobody wants to be their friend when they are annoying and your kids learn to protect weaker children and confront bad behavior.

I agree. We did something similar with my DS and a friend who can play very physically and roughly. My kid would say he didn't like playing like that and just walk away. Ideally the other child learns that kind of behavior won't make him any friends.

DS had bad reflux after a stomach virus and we got him a wedge pillow to sleep on. It keeps his head up at night and it helped a ton.