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My oldest is 10 and has no breast development at all. She's of average height and weight and is perfectly healthy despite the lack of puberty. Of the 17 girls in her class, only one even has the lightest hint of development. I don't even think many of her friends in the next grade are developed.View Thread

It seems unfair to expect her to deal with all these changes and not cry so I doubt she has a physical condition, she'd just trying to adjust to too many changes at once. Set her up to succede by making her a good healthy breakfast and then offer the milk (in a cup), make sure she gets enough sleep and try not to drag out the drop off at school- just make it quick. Two of my three kids cried at driop off for their first few weeks of preschool and one cried for about a month as we'd get ready to go. They all adjusted in their own time and none are scarred from the experience.
As for the car rides, have your wife stop sitting in the back for good. Your child should be capable of riding in the back seat herself. Offer up books, toys and snacks and stay consistent. She may cry but she will get over it (like most bad habits) once she realizes she is ok.View Thread

I mean seriously, you might get 8-10 (or even less) visits from the Tooth Fairy before they stop believing and that's hardly going to imapct their "mentality"....Yikes, I'll stop now before getting into how insulting the first sentence of your post was.View Thread

Anyone already been through this? Any thoughts or tips on what to send/not to send that may not be on the camp's packing list? TIA!View Thread

All that aside, I think growing an inch in 6 months at 9.5 is a pretty good growth spurt. Hopefully she can learn to love her body and accept her size for what it is. Good luck!View Thread


DD2 is in 3rd grade but has been an avid reader since she was your DD's age. I think her favorites have always been mysteries and she started with series like: Nate the Great, Cam Jansen, A-Z Mysteries (she loved these), Stink (this is Judy Moody's little brother and the books are a bit easier than the actual Judy Moody series), Magic Treehouse, Judy Moody series, The Ramona books (also a big hit--she read them all), and the Rainbow Fairies series (she read these early on in first grade and I thought they were decent and age appropriate. Of the hundereds they probably have now, she most enjoyed the original Rainbow Fairies, The Sports fairies and The Pet Fairies.
M is now into things like 39 Clues, Hugo Cabret, Wonderlust, The Secrets of Droon (great series of shorter paperback stories if your DD likes fantasy) and as of yesterday, The Tails of Emily Windsnap.
HTH's.View Thread

My DS is a first grader and does the bulk of his writing at school. as they are not given language arts homework until second grade. For now, it's just a 4-8 minute math homewrok sheet each evening. I let him decide when to do it so we have less of a power sturggle. Sometimes he does it after school, sometimes after dinner and sometimes before breakfast. Again, it's only a few minutes so it works for the time being.
If he struggles for ideas maybe you could try one of those story starter sets with picture and words cards to arrange. I can't remember which type we have at home but will happily check it out if you're interested. My kids use them for stories, plays and just plain silliness.View Thread

My tulips all came up and our plum trees bloomed but the warm weather stopped abruptly and everything drowned after a week of solid, heavy rain. Good thing that rain made for an awesome weekend of skiing fresh powder!View Thread

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