HELP Is it ok for 10 yr olds?
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Comments (79)Polly, I'm so glad this worked out so well! I bet you'll notice that others in your family and friends will follow your lead and do this too. What you avoided: My four-year-old neice just received 9 (yes, that's nine) new American Girl Dolls including all accessories and furniture bits for her birthday. Of course, that was only part of the gift haul. She's got an older sister and an entire toy room of dolls and furniture and costumes already. My SIL is from a big family and they celebrate all holidays and birthdays with big get-togethers and I think there's a lot of competition as to who buys the most/best. These are NOT families with a ton of money, either. Holy cow. Thank you thank you for being so strong and forging ahead with your idea! You're happy, your son is happy, the charity is happy, and your guests are happy. That's what a party is all about! Good job!...See Morerecommend books to interest 10-yr old girl?
Comments (18)I will always recommend the Harry Potter books. They are long, but most kids cannot put them down. 10 is a good age to read the first one. The series has been known to turn the hardest cases of non-readers into bookworms. ;o) The Goosebump series (R.L. Stein) was hugely popular a few years ago, but is still a favorite on the bookshelf at my kids' school. Creepy stories, haunted houses, kids caught in supernatural mysteries. Fast reads, and so many books in the series that if she likes one she'll find a lot more like it. New books are still coming out, too. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney) is very popular series right now, but I have not read any of these yet. It's very new, there are only 2 out, but another is coming. They are humorous. I LOVE the kids' novels by Carl Hiaasen, "Hoot" and "Flush." They are stories of environmental wrong-doing adults foiled by the earth-conscious kids in the funniest, most ironic, "poetic justice" situations. Smart kids will get the irony. My 11 y/o DS is also a bright kid, but really not much of a reader. He loved both those books, laughed through them, and stole a couple one-liners. They are risque enough to be "cool" to kids, defiant kids question authority, a coupls "damns" and "hells" in the text. But the prevailing message is "Do the right thing." Great books, in my opinion. (But know that kids' books is not Hiaasen's main genre. If she likes the author, don't let her get into the other books he writes for adults. Those are for mature readers, R-rated situations and language including the f-bomb.) She might like books by Kate DiCamillo (Because of Winn-Dixie, Tale of Desperaux, and others). They are either realistic fiction featuring animals/pets, or fantasy with animal characters. There is the Redwall series (Brian Jacques). Those are fantasy about animals, rodents mostly, and set in a sort of medieval setting, with castles and heroic battles to save the village, sort of mice as knights. Varjak Paw (SF Said) is a fantasy/mystery about a house cat who goes into the world to save his family. I didn't read it, but my 11 y/o read it twice, so it must have impressed him! The poetry collections of Shel Silverstein. I was given Where the Sidewalk Ends when I was 10, I still have it, dated and inscribed "Love, Mom and Dad." My kids read it. They all like hearing the poems, but it's my 11 y/o that gets the humor and play on words. Some more titles/authors that might appeal to her b/c they are fantasty and some feature animals. A Cricket in Times Square, George Seldon Indian in the Cupbord, Lynne Reid Banks James and the Giant Peach, Ronald Dahl Rats of NIHM series, Robert C. O'Brien Well, sorry to go so long, you hit one of my favorite topics. Hope there is something there that helps....See More10 yr old cat potties on bed
Comments (4)I would say it is a sick cat -- maybe has worms or a blockage. In my experience it is not in a cat's nature to poop where it likes to hang out, and incontinence is a clear sign. She is so weak that you have to carry her? or she just doesn't want to go out? I've never noticed that heat caused my cats to lose weight, it causes them to shed! Having the 3rd lid visible at all times is also not normal, if it is so when the cat is awake. They will urinate when upset or annoyed or whatever. My very elderly cat started to do so on my bed where she had slept for a decade, after we had another cat and a dog move in, possibly because she had difficulty negotiating the stairs and other animals in the dark, or because she was just upset at the changes in her environment....See MoreImmature 10 yr. old
Comments (4)I remember your earlier posts Manda -- and that child is not merely 'strange'. She has a disorder of some sort, and just hasn't been correctly diagnosed. Somebody needs to keep pushing until you find out what it is, and if that somebody isn't going to be you, then that poor girl's life in going to get worse from here on, not better. That child doesn't need to 'grow up' -- she needs targeted, specific therapy. (And she's not going to find appropriate social models in a school for children on the spectrum. Talk about the blind leading the blind!) Where NOT to go for help: - Your public school. They have every incentive in the world to diagnose her with nothing except laziness, attitude problems and low ability. Maybe ADD because that won't cost them anything. So don't look there for help until you know what you're dealing with and can counter their dismissals with facts. - Your pediatrician. Not to say a good pediatrician couldn't be a wonderful resource; a really good pediatrician can be a wonderful resource! But if your SD's pediatrician were that good, he or she would have helped you more already. If he knew what he was dealing with, he'd be doing more about it. - The first doctor or child psychologist your insurance plan sends you to. Unless you are extraordinarily lucky. Do you feel that lucky? You need to find someone who will take your concerns very seriously. Who will listen to you about your daughter's strengths, weaknesses and differences, and realize that your 10 years of daily care with this one child and her issues weighs at least as much as his 10 years of post-graduate education studying a huge variety of things medical. You need to find a specialist who specializes in the types of problems you think your daughter may have. Get on the internet and make a list of all possible diagnoses based on what you know. I'm not suggesting you 'diagnose her yourself' -- just identify the possibilities to rule out. You need to find a doctor (or group practice) that is very familiar with: FAS, mental retardation syndromes, autism spectrum issues, childhood schizophrenia, ADD/ADHD, childhood sexual trauma, reactive attachment disorder, developmental disorders, and anything else you think might possibly fit. If they've never seen it before - believe me, they won't diagnose it! Call the practice before scheduling an appointment and ask to talk to one of the nurses. They know what really goes on in the practice -- what diagnoses the patients have, which doctors really listen, which don't have the time or inclination to listen to 'just' a mom. This method has worked wonderfully for me, and all of the nurses I've spoken to seemed genuinely pleased to have been asked for their opinions. One other point - and I say this with UTMOST SERIOUSNESS. You are her mother. If you feel deep down in your heart that something is wrong, it is. You know better than anyone else. Far better than any doctor can tell you after a 15 minute consult....See Morecentralcacyclist
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