Patterns & Habits: Sam's Club

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Summer Home School

My daughter is finishing up her first grade year. This summer I want to have her continue to practice what she has learned. I plan to have her do schoolwork on weekday mornings. I found softschools.com, which has worksheets & things by grade, and I plan to go to Sam's Club to get some workbooks for her. I have a few questions though. How long should I have her doing school work each morning? How long should she spend on each subject? How much work should I schedule per day? Also, how long should I keep her reviewing first grade...

Bedtime

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How Do You Handle School Mornings?

Our morning routine consists of a lot of yelling and threatening of my almost 7 year old. I wake him up in plenty of time but he likes to stay in bed or not get dressed until im screaming about being late. Then he doesnt want to eat breakfast or doesnt know what he wants, so many days he doesnt eat before school. Then when we try to leave, its another issue of getting his coat on and shoes and im yelling to hurry up. I have an almost 2 year old and a 4 year old to get ready during this time too. Theres a lot going on and it seems the 7...

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My House Is a Mess!

I need help! I work about 45 hours a week and my husband works about 50,...

Sleep Problems

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19 Month Old & "Breath Holding Spells" Please Help!

A brief history first and a foremost: my son is now 19 months old and has been having "breath holding spells" consequently causing him to pass out, for the past 9 - 10 months. Since the time he was a few weeks old, we started to see some loud noisy breathing and a decrease in his eating. After many trips to specialists, we found out he has a condition called laryngomalacia (where his epiglottis was floppy and "underdeveloped" obstructing his airway, causing the loud breathing and the struggle with eating. At around 5 months of age he had a...