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go to your room isn't much of a punishment...there are lots of toys and stuff in there. minisnick has to sit on the bottom step and a period of time and quietly watch everyone else have fun.
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took minisnick to play laser tag yesterday. He can't read super big words like the names on the lasertag gear and was getting frustrated when he came out and couldn't figure which stats were his on the screen after each game. After one of the rounds he came out and said my person (gear) starts with M and ends in K and we were able to point him to the correct line so he could read his score. he figured it out on his own.
If it weren't about the 10th time we had the "no, you cannot request the use of profanity" talk, that probably would have been the case.
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I feel your pain supe. My daughter is always learning new words at school. It's been a while since she's tried to use them at home. She learned "f#ck you" last year and use it once at home. Just once.
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Took last Friday off to visit a school for mini-Ram. I guess it's more of a nursery school at this point since he's turning 3 in April. Not sure if I'm entirely convinced that it's worth paying $850/month to teach him things I'm already doing at home but my wife thinks it's important to get him accustomed to the structure of school as well as begin socializing with other kids.
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If mom works then i would think its okay but if she is staying at home then IMO its something that can wait till 4 - or just maybe 6 months before pre-k, they will pick up on the social aspects and such quickly..no sense spending the money if its not needed.
Our first two the wife worked very little and we put them in day care around 4. Seems getting them used to being dropped off and left for a few hours is more important than the "skills" they claim to teach them.
For one year we had all three in day care when the wife went back to work full time, that totally sucked! We ate a lot of roman...bur got better as they went into the government schools my taxes were already paying for.
Our 3rd was in day care since he was 6 months, always felt bad for him, but he is the most adjusted one we have, he'll probably be in sales one day, has no fear to go up to anyone and talk to them where my middle child doesn't even like to order food from a person (shes 15)
Our first two the wife worked very little and we put them in day care around 4. Seems getting them used to being dropped off and left for a few hours is more important than the "skills" they claim to teach them.
For one year we had all three in day care when the wife went back to work full time, that totally sucked! We ate a lot of roman...bur got better as they went into the government schools my taxes were already paying for.
Our 3rd was in day care since he was 6 months, always felt bad for him, but he is the most adjusted one we have, he'll probably be in sales one day, has no fear to go up to anyone and talk to them where my middle child doesn't even like to order food from a person (shes 15)
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what about just once a week? that could be a "compromise".
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THIS!! Between all my cousins kids and friends kids this seems to be the most obvious. Those that go to daycare are better around others and much less separation anxiety than those that were watched my mom or grandma.
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Thanks for the advice RG.
This school doesn't do partial days snick. It's 5 days, 0800 - 1400 and attendance is closely monitored.
My biggest fear (for lack of a better word) is exactly what RG described with social skills. My wife and I are pretty introverted and thus far, somehow, mini-Ram has been pretty good with interacting with other adults and kids, which is something we're trying to encourage. I don't want to keep him at home and he grows out of this phase where he's open to interaction. Of course I don't really want to pay nearly $10k/year for it either but...
This school doesn't do partial days snick. It's 5 days, 0800 - 1400 and attendance is closely monitored.
My biggest fear (for lack of a better word) is exactly what RG described with social skills. My wife and I are pretty introverted and thus far, somehow, mini-Ram has been pretty good with interacting with other adults and kids, which is something we're trying to encourage. I don't want to keep him at home and he grows out of this phase where he's open to interaction. Of course I don't really want to pay nearly $10k/year for it either but...
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are there other school/daycares in the area? or even park district programs
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our school district offers a free pre-k program which is what we did with minisnick, the daycare dropped off/picked up. a couple of the local churchs also offer pre-k programs (half day, a couple days a week), they were running about $60/mo plus one time fees.
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I think NYC has universal pre-k so technically once he gets to pre-k it should be free but that isn't for one year 
It isn't a certainty yet (although darn close) but we are looking around for comparable programs in the area.
It isn't a certainty yet (although darn close) but we are looking around for comparable programs in the area.
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Luckily these years go by quick. Sometimes, too quick. Before you know it, you'll be wondering how to pay for mini-ram and mini-ram2's car insurance.
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Mini-ram2? No way, one is good enough. I get enough crap from my wife, egged on by her co-workers who have two or more kids, about wanting a second. Not going to happen.
My son has been in Mother's Day Out for almost a year (He's 3 now) and it runs $30/day for two days a week at a local church. He's there from 745-245 and it gives my wife a break and chance to focus on our daughter (She's 1). She will be starting there one day a week this summer.
It's been really good for him and he learns things that my wife doesn't teach him. Both of us are pretty outgoing extroverts so for us it was more getting him used to being around someone else, disciplined by someone else, etc.
It's been really good for him and he learns things that my wife doesn't teach him. Both of us are pretty outgoing extroverts so for us it was more getting him used to being around someone else, disciplined by someone else, etc.
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No you still have a few more years of hell before that, elementary school was the worst, bored Stay at home moms living at the school to make sure their little brat gets the best and trying to lure the other parents into the class to do the teachers job (crafts, photocopying, decorating the room) **** that quilt trip....
Middle school is good because the parents are told not to come to school to help, but then your kids starts getting hair in weird places and talking back to you...
High school is the best as you no longer have to drive them to sports and activities after school because they are right after school..
5 years and a wake up to freedom!!!!!!!!!!
(Que. the Braveheart music)
Middle school is good because the parents are told not to come to school to help, but then your kids starts getting hair in weird places and talking back to you...
High school is the best as you no longer have to drive them to sports and activities after school because they are right after school..
5 years and a wake up to freedom!!!!!!!!!!
(Que. the Braveheart music)
