Anyone here familiar with hyperlexia?

Im_Brenna2 · 3 days

Thanks for the info :-)

Im_Brenna2 · 3 days

I've never touched an industrial machine and I'm kind of intimidated by them. I live in a townhouse (walls are rather thin) and I'm afraid the machine will be too noisy and create a disturbance for my neighbors. How difficult are they to use? Can I just bring one home, plug it in and use it or do they require special instalation? Will I be able to easily transition from a home grade machine to an industrial one? Recommendations on industrial machines would also be nice.

Thank you so much.

organicatheist · 5 days

Paternity leave would be nice. When my second was born I had a 12 month old at home and really needed my husbands help. Even though my husband is "entitled" to four weeks paid vacation at his company he was only able to take a few days off. His company doesn't like their employees taking more than one week at a time and even then it has to be approved with the company well in advance. You'd think his compay would give him some leeway after being employed with them 11 years, but nope.

jarbamarbie · 6 days

Hehe... Sorry, but some people are just dense.

jarbamarbie · 6 days

I have a son (2 yo) and daughter (3 yo) who share a bedroom. I don't think gender is an issue with sharing the bedroom, but what I've found that it depends on the personality of the kids. My daughter has a problem sharing the bedroom with her brother because they have totally different personalities when it comes to toys and playing.

My daughter likes to spend time siting on the floor and neatly arranging all her stuffed animals and dolls, and playing with them. My son will enter the room and will start throwing around everything she is playing with. That's the way he likes to play and it drives my daughter crazy. Lately she has started saying that she wants the other bedroom in the house to be only hers.

b3nny09 · 8 days

I see a lot of advice about putting a family member in a home/facility, but I'm just curious, who pays for this? Is the family's income a factor in this at all or is it government funded for everyone with such a disability?

sugarplum420 · 19 days

Awesome! Thanks for the tip. Will definitely do.

sugarplum420 · 19 days

I will have to look into coastal.com, $35 a pair does sound like a bargain. We paid between $150-$170 for each of her glasses at Lenscrafters.

Ever since my daughter was a few months old I noticed her left eye turning in slightly as she got older it became more noticeable. We took her in right before her second birthday and that's when we were told she was very far sighted. She was prescribed +5.50 on each lens. Now she can't be without them. She complains of double vision when she doesn't wear them.

sugarplum420 · 19 days

Did you get the replacement plan? My daughter (almost 3 yo) also has to wear her glasses all the time and in the past year she's been wearing her glasses we had to get them fixed a few times. We also got her a second pair so when one of ther glasses is getting repaired she has another one to wear.

janearcade · 21 days

I'm currently debating this issue for my kids (ages 2&3). Public school is out of the question for us. My local public school is HORRIBLE (and I truly mean horrific).

I'm not religious so catholic school is not appealing to me and even though it is somewhat affordale, there is nothing amazing about my area catholic school. There is an awesome private school in my area costng $9,000 per school year (18k for both kids). This is a pricey option for us, but we are keeping it on the list.

The last option for us would be to sell our house and move to suburbia where public schools are better and free.

sparkiesmen · 1 month

Growing up my parents had a rule that you could not leave the table until you ate ALL your food. A lot of my friends parents were the same way. I never understood it and hated it. I still know people who do this to their kids.

Im_Brenna2 · 1 month

I do pay for my daughter to attend, but I dislike the fundraisers. At the end of each fundraiser the school sends out a form detailing the top 10 people who raised the most showing exactly how much each person raised. It makes you feel weird knowing you only sold $40 while others sold $400. It is also awkward to try and sell to other people overpriced items that they most likely don't need or care for.

carnyasada · 1 month

He will be 2 next month and so far he's still very good. But yes, I have thought of that and it is frightening. I hope I just got lucky

carnyasada · 1 month

I also thought the same before I had my son. My sisters all have boys and most of them are all super crazy hyper! I always thought to myself "I don't ever want to deal with all that crazy boy energy". Now I have a 1 y/o son and he is AMAZING! He is actually way easier to deal with than my 2 y/o daughter. He is too freaking sweet and turns me into mashed potatoes. My daughter is very high maintenance, very emotional and very very whinny. I also have an older daughter, she is a really good kid. Never had any issues with her.

I love all my kids the same, but it really depends on the individual personality of the child. Doesn’t matter if boy or girl. You never know what you get.

Reddittorswife · 1 month

Oh whatever! I have an almost 2 & 3 year olds and take them around in a double stroller because it makes my life easier to keep them in one place. If I didn't keep them in a stroller they would be running away in different directions and it would be difficult to get I'm going and to get things done. If I'm in a place that it is appropriate for them to walk then they can walk.

They are not lazy or overweight. I also take them to the playground and they run and play until they drop. They also get loads of exercise running around in our yard. If some mothers want to carry their babies everywhere, well good for them, but I'm not giving up my stroller. To each its own, do what works individually for you and your family.

Romoraic · 1 month

For some reason the "cry it out" method never felt right for me or my husband. I tried it a few times with my kids but I just couldn't go through with it. I felt horrible hearing my kids cry so desperately for me. My kids are now one and two and they are just beginning to sleep all night by themselves in their bedroom. It was a slow process but we got there and I'm okay with that.

Do what feels right for you and your child, you don't always have to follow the general "rules" out there.

naaahhman · 1 month

My daughter is just turning three and now she is just starting to use regular cups. She still uses her "big girl cup" (which is a sippy cup) most of the time. As long as she gets off her bottle I don't see a rush to get her to use a regual cup.

naaahhman · 1 month

When my daughter was about 2 1/2, I started prepping her to give up her bottle by talking to her and telling her things like, " you are growing to be such a big girl now, soon you will have to give up your bottle and move on to a big girl cup". I then got her excited by telling her that I was going to take her to the store so she can choose herself a new "big girl cup" to replace her bottle. For about a week I spoke with her about this and kept asking her what type of big girl cup she will choose for herself.

She was soo excited about going to the store and choosing her big girl cup. When I finally took her to the store (it took her about 15 minutes looking at all the cups before she chose one), she was so excited about the cup she chose that on the way back home I told her "now that you have your big girl cup when we get home you have to put your baby bottle in the trash". When we got home she put her bottle in the trash bin and said "bye-bye" to it, and that was the end of her bottle. She never asked for her bottle again.

I don't think this process will work for everyone, but this worked like a charm for us.

Recently we tried a similar tactic for getting her to sleep by herself in her room and it also worked like a charm. But instead of a big girl cup we took her to the store and let her choose herself a "bed buddy" to keep her company in her bed at night.

edit: I see that most of the advice given is to be "tough" with your approach. I don't think you have to be "tough" with your kids about everything. Sometimes nice approaches work too. Don't let people make you feel bad about being nice to your kids.

mingl · 1 month

Glad I'm not the only one. The other day my daughter (almost 3) rubbed my tummy and said, "mom, you have a full tummy!".

Im_Brenna2 · 1 month

Thanks for the tip. I decided not to use the fusible tape and do the right thing and just continue hand sewing.

Im_Brenna2 · 2 months

Thank you, I think I'll try that. I'm just hoping that I will become quicker at hand sewing becuase this project is taking me a long time to finish.

Im_Brenna2

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