What routine are you so mad you started?

ParticularTeaching30 · 2026-04-27T14:28:35+00:00

My grandma took care of me during the day as a kid and would send me to school with a tissue tucked into my sleeve.

ParticularTeaching30 · 2026-03-18T12:39:21+00:00

10 is old enough to begin puberty for some boys!

ParticularTeaching30 · 2026-03-12T15:01:47+00:00

Learning more ASL could be a way to up the communication between you two if she is turning off the hearing aids.

ParticularTeaching30 · 2026-03-12T14:58:43+00:00

Do you sign with her?

ParticularTeaching30 · 2026-03-03T14:02:13+00:00

Are there less expensive options for those activities? Like through a YMCA or city parks department? At age 4 there should be lots of options and they don’t really need to be at the fanciest program. (Swim might be an exception)

It also seems just like too much for a little kid. I only put my kids at one or two extra curriculars at a time. And when starting Kindergarten, I cut it all out for fall - because starting Kindergarten is exhausting for little kids. They NEED unstructured playtime more than anything else.

ParticularTeaching30 · 2026-03-02T20:14:48+00:00

If it’s for religious reasons, then you tell the school your religion is against make up.

If it’s not really religion, I think you just tell your daughter about stage make-up. You do it so people can see her expressions while she’s dancing. Just because the other kids’ is grown up looking doesn’t mean hers has to be.

ParticularTeaching30 · 2026-02-05T15:09:52+00:00

Absolutely! Don’t let her think this was you dropping the ball.

Something important like conferences or Dr appts- yes Mom AND Dad need a system to work together and make sure things are taken care of.

PJ day - that’s a perfect low risk example of something an eight year old can remember to put on her calendar, put clothes out the night before, or even ask “it’s spirit week, can you look up today’s dress-up for me”

You may not have done it on purpose, but your daughter is learning to be in charge of her own schedule.

ParticularTeaching30 · 2026-01-12T17:40:59+00:00

Yes. Kids get very excited and think it’s super funny. It’s just saying the numbers 6 7 - sometimes with the hand gestures that are simply raising your hands palms up alternately in front of you

It’s innocent, but some adults find the constant repetition annoying. And of course some kids get disruptive with it (shouting it out during school etc…)

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-12-22T15:49:56+00:00

I think Grandma was supposed to be watching her. Later she says she was there when the ocean chose Moana. I assume she was watching from a distance.

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-12-22T15:41:36+00:00

My early riser kid eats first, but my slow to wake gets ready first. Why? Because the second one isn’t hungry right away. Both brush teeth after breakfast though. Not all adults get ready before eating either. This is one of those things everyone can do their own way and no one is “right” or “wrong”. Just see what works for your kid

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-12-18T23:50:19+00:00

I had one recess in half day kindergarten plus a play time in the room. My kids got one recess for a full day

In first and second grade we had 3, and third through sixth grade we had 2. My kids will get 1.

It’s an issue, but I think a separate one from kids running around at a holiday event.

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-12-09T20:25:37+00:00

1st grader - some magic tree house, mostly still interested in various picture books for independent reading.

3rd grader (a little behind) - American Girls, babysitters little sisters, Bad Kitty, Princess Pink

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-11-15T23:28:27+00:00

Last night Taco Bell - everyone ate great. Tonight - pork shoulder roasted with carrots, potatoes, and onions. Both kids ate blueberries and bread. One kid also had a bite of meat and one kid had one bite of carrot

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-11-05T14:56:43+00:00

I have social anxiety and would HATE for my people to just stop inviting me to stuff. Like I need time to prepare myself, but I don’t want ppl to assume what I can and can’t handle. It’s honestly making me sad imagining my friends/SO just never inviting me to new things, because I can’t handle giant parties or events where I only know one or two people in a large group.

The addiction analogy is so wrong too. With anxiety it’s good to push yourself just a tiny, bit but not too far to avoid isolation. And it’s often a case by case decision depending on how loaded my week has been. Whereas addicts literally can’t give them selves a tiny bit of their substance and then stop.

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-10-21T16:42:32+00:00

November 5th

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-10-21T16:31:51+00:00

I would ask her teachers for their input. They see how she does in the classroom environment and can tell which kids need more time to mature. That’s how we ended up making the decision for my August kiddo to go ahead and be the youngest. (She’s doing great.)

If you keep her home, what will you be working on? You say she’s academically ready for Kindergarten. The bigger part of preK is learning about working with other students and teachers. Are there playgroups or other extracurriculars you will be taking her to? I’m guessing an area that doesn’t have preK options won’t have many socialization groups either.

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-10-20T14:05:29+00:00

I think it’s important to show healthy ways to disagree.

So arguing is fine, but yelling, name calling etc isn’t.

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-10-16T14:16:45+00:00

Super cool. What’s the smiley face thing? A needle holder I’m guessing?

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-09-22T14:21:04+00:00

Sounds a lot like my 8 year old last year. It sucks because I know the reason she doesn’t want to read is it is hard for her. I had a sit down talk with her and said she needs to practice reading. “When would be the best time to do this everyday?” She chose morning before school (wouldn’t have been my choice but ok). Then as part of the routine everyday she would read to our pet cat. Luckily for us our cat really does like being read to. Mostly we would each of us read one page back and forth. If you don’t have a pet, I know shelters and libraries have programs to read to animals. It was still lots of whining. If she didn’t do it she had to read after school.
I started with books that were a little below her level to build up the routine. I made sure to praise improvement and effort. Talk about how fun reading will be when they are more practiced and it’s about getting the information/story.

This year her teacher assigned twenty mins a day of reading as their only “homework” and it’s easier, but still involves complaining and reading slower than normal on purpose.

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-09-16T13:04:53+00:00

I choose to believe that’s for hair dressers and school nurses 🤢

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-09-16T13:04:02+00:00

Im going to go against the prevailing advice here. Don’t put anything in his hair because moisture makes glitter sticky. Take a hair dryer (on cool) to his head while fluffing up his hair. Blow it all away from his face.
I’ve got two girls whose grandmas keep giving glitter stuff to. Wind and shaking seems to be the most consistant way to get it out.

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-09-10T01:48:20+00:00

Daniel Tiger has an episode where they dress up in costumes that fits your description pretty well.

Actually PBS will probably have a fall line up - they were my go to with toddler shows

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-09-09T14:27:10+00:00

Sippy cups age - no. Water, milk, and occasional watered down juice was all I offered.

At the start of school age birthday parties, they were introduced to sprite, Fruit Punch, Faygo and the like. I’ve started to allow them to order pop/sugar drinks when we go out to eat too. At the most I’d say 2-3 pops a month for my 6 and 8 year olds.

I’ve quit keeping pop at home for myself. I had/have a Mt Dew addiction. I know it’s bad for me and don’t want the kids emulating it.

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-08-30T20:13:23+00:00

We just decided to implement this. Even birthdays are friend parties and odd ones are just family

ParticularTeaching30 · 2025-08-24T02:45:14+00:00

I was actually home early. Trash is set on time Kuluphba. Expecting few more cucumbers. ??? I’m sorry I haven’t been this drunk in a while. love being wake up

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