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Advice on Preschooler Reading

B.K. asks from Chicago

I would like to know other mom's thoughts on teaching a 4 year old how to read. He got very mad at his preschool teacher a few weeks ago... He asked her when she w...

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Things That Schools Don't Teach but Are Critical to Child's Success

M.S. asks from Boston

I am interested in your opinions on things that are critical to our childrens' success in life but are not the focus in our schools. A few examples that I think o...

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Send Children to Kindergarten at 5 or Wait Another Year??

L.W. asks from Toledo

Ok Ladies, Here is my dilemma. I have twins who will be 5 at the end of May. I keep going back and forth on wether or not to send them to kindergarten in August....

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Public vs Private Schools

B.S. asks from Chicago

I am wanting to hear other opinions on the benefits of both public and private schools. My husband has always said he wanted our daughter to go to private school. I ...

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Advice on Homeschooling 5 Year Old

N.S. asks from San Francisco

We just pulled my 5yr old out of Kindergarten at a Christian school. He is aggressive towards other children in social situations and the school didn't seem to be hel...

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What 4-Year-old Doesn't like to Play??? My 4-Year-old! Any Suggestions?

T.A. asks from Sacramento

Okay, so this is my first posting but here it goes. Background: My mom ran a daycare from our home for 22 years from the time I was 6-years-old so I have seen mor...

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Kindergarten Enrollment

C.B. asks from Milwaukee

Hi. My son turns 5 in August. Technically he could start kindergarten next year (in September) or we could wait until the following year. Any insight in early vs l...

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Attachment Parenting with Two.

R.R. asks from Seattle

I'm interested in hearing from attachment parenting advocates how to manage with two children. I currently have a 21-month-old son and I'm expecting his sibling ...

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How Do You Research School Districts?

J.P. asks from San Francisco

How & what does one do to research school districts? My daughter is 3 yo. We're thinking about buying a house, but dont know where exactly yet (Marin, Petaluma...mayb...

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Reluctant Reader

L.B. asks from Washington DC

My 6 year old son just completed kindergarten and I am trying to encourage him to keep his reading skills up over the summer so that he is not behind when 1st grade b...

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Answer Highlights

  • go ahead and teach him to read in 2 answers "... wave length but not all people are the same. So go ahead and teach him to read ..."
  • long vowel sounds in 5 answers "... short vowel sound, and he took off.... I never got to do the long vowel sounds ..."
  • send them both to kindergarten in 3 answers "I would send them both to Kindergarten in the fall."
  • when there are two vowels in 2 answers "... vowel in a word, it usually says it's short sound.2)When there are two vowels ..."
  • short vowel sound in 2 answers "As I was working with my 4 year old, we started witht the short vowel sound, and he ..."