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Post by zibazinski on Jan 28, 2015 14:53:25 GMT -5
Who knows? My pediatrician thought DD was brilliant because she didn't draw people as stick figures when the doctor asked her to draw her family.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jan 28, 2015 14:54:08 GMT -5
Not being able to skip has had no bearing on my ability to run an analytical chemistry lab. Might have something to do with me constantly running into things though. I bet most of what you learned in life has no bearing on your ability to run a chem lab. Doesn't mean it isn't worth knowing.
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Post by thyme4change on Jan 28, 2015 14:54:49 GMT -5
Skipping must be important. It's on the kindy checklist AND when I was at the pediatric orthopedist with the 4 year old, her first question was "can he skip?" I think she did say that most his age cannot though, so we're still good! Then WHY is she asking?? Needs to make you feel inadequate? Maybe she is recruiting for the 2028 Olympic Gymnastics team?
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jan 28, 2015 14:54:57 GMT -5
Just because it is a physical skill, rather than knowing how to add a couple of numbers together, doesn't make it any less worthwhile learning it. I should probably still be in kindergarten then b/c I still can't skip worth a darn.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 28, 2015 14:56:16 GMT -5
Not being able to skip has had no bearing on my ability to run an analytical chemistry lab. Might have something to do with me constantly running into things though. I bet most of what you learned in life has no bearing on your ability to run a chem lab. Doesn't mean it isn't worth knowing. do I sense a new Olympic sport?
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jan 28, 2015 14:58:12 GMT -5
Just because it is a physical skill, rather than knowing how to add a couple of numbers together, doesn't make it any less worthwhile learning it. I should probably still be in kindergarten then b/c I still can't skip worth a darn. Billy Madison 2.
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Post by thyme4change on Jan 28, 2015 15:02:18 GMT -5
Just because it is a physical skill, rather than knowing how to add a couple of numbers together, doesn't make it any less worthwhile learning it. I should probably still be in kindergarten then b/c I still can't skip worth a darn. There are many things they TRY to teach us, and it is all valuable. I can't find symbolism in poetry, but if they put me back in high school until I learned that skill, I would kill someone and spend the rest of my life in jail, where I would not read any poetry.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jan 28, 2015 15:02:48 GMT -5
I bet most of what you learned in life has no bearing on your ability to run a chem lab. Doesn't mean it isn't worth knowing. do I sense a new Olympic sport? running a chem lab?
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jan 28, 2015 15:04:09 GMT -5
I can't find symbolism in poetry, but if they put me back in high school until I learned that skill, I would kill someone and spend the rest of my life in jail, where I would not read any poetry
But I bet you could skip circles around your fellow inmates!
You know maybe being put back in kindergarten wouldn't be so bad. As a parent of small children I'd kill for a regularly scheduled nap time of my own. Snack time sounds pretty awesome too.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 28, 2015 15:07:45 GMT -5
but if people say stuff about how math/science is useless to them, there's all this rabble.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 28, 2015 15:08:19 GMT -5
do I sense a new Olympic sport? running a chem lab? Competitive skipping.
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Post by thyme4change on Jan 28, 2015 15:09:04 GMT -5
My nephew couldn't skip. He also couldn't jump. My sister said it was some "syndrome" and there were all these signs, and the only think that it meant was that he had this same collection of behaviors that all the other people who had this syndrome had. He is a big technical brain guy, and has become very athletic and outdoorsy. I still believe that he has a slight case of aspergers. But, whatever, he seems to be okay.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 28, 2015 15:09:12 GMT -5
You know maybe being put back in kindergarten wouldn't be so bad. As a parent of small children I'd kill for a regularly scheduled nap time of my own. Snack time sounds pretty awesome too.
Hell yes.
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Post by thyme4change on Jan 28, 2015 15:10:11 GMT -5
Competitive skipping. My vote is on prancercise.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Jan 28, 2015 15:11:19 GMT -5
Competitive skipping. My vote is on prancercise. There are just so many things to like about this.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Jan 28, 2015 15:11:43 GMT -5
I don't do videos at work but I'm thinking she needs antlers so she can really be Prancer-cising.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jan 28, 2015 15:12:02 GMT -5
That lady was on Tosh.O
She's an odd duck.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 28, 2015 15:12:15 GMT -5
I swear I've been learning more life lessons from Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood in the past few months than I have learned in the last 30+ years of living. Well, except the last two - they've been pretty interesting.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jan 28, 2015 15:13:33 GMT -5
I've learned more about geometry from Team Umizoomi than I ever managed to absorb in class.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Jan 28, 2015 15:20:16 GMT -5
If you can take a step and hop on one foot, you can skip. That's all it is.
Now you can be a fully functioning kindergartener.
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Post by justme on Jan 28, 2015 15:21:09 GMT -5
I haven't read the thread, BUT
Girl scouts have never been direct sell. The first order is always based off orders. A big reason why they don't order first and then sell is because the troop is on the hook for every box you order. If you can't sell it or trade it away to another troop the troop is paying for it out of pocket. That's often why the last weekend or two of sales at grocery stores they start to sell out.
My mom was a leader for ten years and I always remember her going through what we sold last year, how much was sold at the stores when she was figuring out her orders. I also remember trading boxes with other leaders. They only made 25 cents a box so having to pay for a lot of unsold boxes could eat through any profit.
I also sold door to door myself. For the first several years my mom trailed me but then I'd just take off on my bike, but I was never a big seller. Maybe a hundred or two and that was with dad taking it to work at the power plant.
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Post by Formerly SK on Jan 28, 2015 18:06:50 GMT -5
My 10yo can't tie shoes very well (poor fine motor skills). It's pretty hard at his size to find shoes without laces (which are required for PE days). Yeah, he wears Vans most days, but I definitely feel the pressure to improve his skills. On days with laces, I usually end up doing it for him because we are racing out the door. Seriously? Is he embarrassed to have mom tie his shoes for him, or does he think it's normal? I would have been mortified at that age if anyone found out. He has autism. I think he's vaguely aware of that social norm, but not too much. His go-to solution if his shoes become untied during the day is to ask a classmate for help. From what I can tell they say no, but they aren't full on asshole about it yet.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Jan 28, 2015 18:08:10 GMT -5
I don't think I ever saw my son skipping. Hell, he was so clumsy he could fall off his socks walking across the floor!! But he could crawl backwards faster than most people could walk. Wonder where that fits in with the "kiddo shoulda coulda woulda" thinking today. Off to google the problems he should have as an adult today - other than me as his mother
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Post by tskeeter on Jan 28, 2015 18:33:49 GMT -5
Seriously? Is he embarrassed to have mom tie his shoes for him, or does he think it's normal? I would have been mortified at that age if anyone found out. He has autism. I think he's vaguely aware of that social norm, but not too much. His go-to solution if his shoes become untied during the day is to ask a classmate for help. From what I can tell they say no, but they aren't full on asshole about it yet. A potential solution for your DS might be elastic shoe laces. Seems to me my Mom had them after she had a stroke and pretty much lost the use of one hand. Don't know how well they work, but might be worth some consideration. If they allow DS's shoes to function like slip ons, but the elastic laces won't stay tied, a bit of Super Glue on the knot after it is tied might help.
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Post by tskeeter on Jan 28, 2015 18:42:15 GMT -5
Just because it is a physical skill, rather than knowing how to add a couple of numbers together, doesn't make it any less worthwhile learning it. I should probably still be in kindergarten then b/c I still can't skip worth a darn. How would you fit into one of those itty bitty desks? It could be really entertaining to watch you get into or out of one of those desks!
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Post by MJ2.0 on Jan 28, 2015 18:53:00 GMT -5
I have some balance problems so skipping is something I have to work at and practice. The people at the gym are too polite to laugh. DS had his first basketball game last weekend. He skipped across the court the whole game. To the wrong hoops. He's definitely related to me. Lmao at your son skipping in a basketball game!
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Post by chen35 on Jan 29, 2015 10:38:05 GMT -5
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Jan 29, 2015 10:48:00 GMT -5
How would you fit into one of those itty bitty desksI tried at pre-school round-up. I fit. Inability to skip or jump can indicate neurological problems in young children. That's why they ask if they're hitting normal physical milestonesI've wondered about that and it makes sense that was the attitude. But Gwen is the same age and can't skip either. Neither her pediatrician or her teacher have ever brought it up with me. If it was important enough for my teacher to suggest I be held back in 1989 you'd think I'd be told the same thing about my kid in 2015. I wonder if it it's like crawling. Crawling used to be considered a major required milestone and if your baby didn't do it they'd order a barrage of tests. Nowadays it is considered unnecessary. The important milestones are rolling, sitting up and walking.
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Jan 29, 2015 11:03:07 GMT -5
He has autism. I think he's vaguely aware of that social norm, but not too much. His go-to solution if his shoes become untied during the day is to ask a classmate for help. From what I can tell they say no, but they aren't full on asshole about it yet. A potential solution for your DS might be elastic shoe laces. Seems to me my Mom had them after she had a stroke and pretty much lost the use of one hand. Don't know how well they work, but might be worth some consideration. If they allow DS's shoes to function like slip ons, but the elastic laces won't stay tied, a bit of Super Glue on the knot after it is tied might help. I'm currently wearing shoes with elastic laces that don't tie, it's just threaded through the holes. There's nothing to come undone because nothing ties, the elastic just stretches to let you get your foot in. Something like this but the elastic is flat, not rounded. It looks more like regular laces. www.skechers.com/style/22463/relaxed-fit-breathe-easy-relaxation/cclI will say, that the elastic has to be adjusted just right, it won't stretch out and can be too tight in the wrong place if you don't adjust it well. (Sort of like loosening or tightening regular laces, but a tad bit fussier)
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Post by swamp on Jan 29, 2015 11:16:22 GMT -5
I can skip, do a cartwheel, do a somersault, ride a bike, and tie my shoes. Clearly I am a superior being!
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