by BrittneyBush

Question by X marks my spot: I have a real problem with one of my kids and am at my wits end. Can somebody help me please?
I am mad at God, and mad at the Universe for plaguing me with a very ugly daughter. She is a sweet kid and I try hard to love her and overlook her enormous flaws, but why did this happen. I am an incredibly foxy woman. Stunning. As a matter of fact, people always mistake me for Mariah Carey. The boyfriend I had Vannah with was gorgeous. He was a 6 foot four inch German man who makes Brad Pitt look like a troll. On paper, we should have had a stunning kid. Instead I’m stuck with a rat. Vannah wears glasses, has crooked teeth, bad skin, and you can tell she is going to start getting very hairy. The hair on her head is so thick and brown and matted- completely unmanageable. If you remember the daughter in the TV show Roseanne, the ugly kid with the crazy hair….That is Vannah. She has had a problem with her weight as far back as 6 months old. My other two kids who were fathered by less attractive men are absolutely stunning. This makes no sense. To make matters worse, the other day the my other two kids and myself decided to take matters into our own hands. We had to. vannah has always been unwilling to let us try and apply makeup to her and she screams if we get near her hair. We tell her over and over how terribly ugly she is and how she brings shame to our house each and every time she walks out the door. We have pleaded with her. Last night we snuck into her room when she was asleep. I tried to hold her down while Rosie and Greg (my other two kids) tried to cut her hair and twease her brows. Unfortunately Vannah woke up and started to shriek and scream. She punched me on the side of my arm, and kicked her brother in the stomach. Greg was so mad that he hauled off and punched her. I don’t blame him. Now we are at our wits end. I have two questions. 1. I hear that if you can no longer manage your kid you can drop them off at a fire dept. and they will take them no questions asked. Is this true. 2. I have heard of something known as the Baker Act. can we get Vannah committed to a mental health facility for 48 hours where we can forcibly see if we can make her up and see if there is any hope for her. All Vannah does is stay locked in her room crying, and now that she has become physically violent, I don’t want to risk her hurting the good looking kids. Thanks

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Answer by ~*Honest Blunt Opinioner*~
i stopped when i read the first lines, no mother would ever think this way of her daughter, this must be a fake question.

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Question by Roberta S: Has any pre-K teacher tried to teach to the kids of illiterate parents some very basic sight words, letter?
tracing using sandpaper letters, and teaching simple words (cat, mat) to small (3) groups of pre-K students during naptime, after a full day of normal pre-K activities? This would be enrichment only and enjoyable for the kids at all times. Of course there would be some selection, obviously some kids just wouldn’t benefit, but others would. What do you think the research says about doing something like this?
I am becoming a pre-K teacher because I want to do this. However, I am subbing in a classroom with a very intelligent older teacher who taught 1st grade for 17 years. she filled my ears yesterday with negatives about doing this, and has made me a bit insecure. I was going to tackle it anyway, but she is one of those self-assured types and probably smarter than I am and does have an impressive record.
I had the book Teach your Preschooler to Read by Donald Emery (out of print now, I fear). I didn’t use it, but I used the concept and my 4 yr old son and I “played” by reading the words on his wall (all sight words with crib-sheet type stuff–ie. John climbs the mountain–and there’s a stick figure, climbing a curving upward line. We are talking cheap and basic. I believe in hints, like the word green on a green sheet of paper.
It seemed possible to me. I keep hearing “they can’t run until they can walk” but I think–why not do both at the SAME TIME?? (language & sight words)

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Answer by teachermama
Forget the research. I have taught several little ones to read, two of my own at ages 18 mos. and 2. I got my inspiration almost 30 years ago from a book called, I think, “You Can Teach Your Baby to Read” But it may just be, “Teach Your Baby to Read.” The author, I think, was Glenn Dolman. It was a long time ago. And, of course, I wasn’t illiterate. But the whole idea was to make it fun. I didn’t follow his ideas very strictly, either. I just put words on cards and got my child to read them. In fact, with the first, he “read” his first word at 9 months. His first word was “ball” and he would repeat it for me any time I said, “say ball.” So then, I wrote the word on a card, and got him to say ball when I held up the card. Then I went nuts and squealed and said he was a clever baby and so he would say ball every time I held up the card. When he learned to say “Mama” a few days later, I put the word “Mama on a card and held it up. In minutes, he could distinguish between the two, and I would cheer him on. By 18 months, he had a 60-word speaking and reading vocabulary. Everyone thought it was amazing. Then I got pregnant with the next one, was really busy, we moved, etc. I didn’t get around to seriously teaching him again until he was 3. And it was easy. Then, the next year, when he was 4 and his sister was 2, I taught her to read. They are 29 and 27 now, and are both avid readers. Get the book. Make it fun. And don’t start with boring, words like bat, sat, hat. Do words that grab their attention. I’ve been a reading teacher for over 30 years. I have discovered something amazing. If you teach a child to read in that window of time before they analyze things, just like language, they learn it easily and figure out the phonics for themselves. I f you wait until the ripe old age of 5 or 6, then they usually need phonics instruction, and methods to make it work. I don’t know if this is true in all languages, but in English, where we have over a dozen different spellings for the sound of oo, as in boot, once children are old enough to analyze, and try to figure things out, it is harder to teach, but there is that window of time, when they can put it all together. You could make an amazing difference in these children’s lives if you taught them now. I hope you do it.

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Question by Roberta S: Has any pre-K teacher tried to teach to the kids of illiterate parents some very basic sight words, letter?
tracing using sandpaper letters, and teaching simple words (cat, mat) to small (3) groups of pre-K students during naptime, after a full day of normal pre-K activities? This would be enrichment only and enjoyable for the kids at all times. Of course there would be some selection, obviously some kids just wouldn’t benefit, but others would. What do you think the research says about doing something like this?

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Answer by Heathen
First, it doesn’t matter if their parents are illiterate, the children can still learn. Illiteracy is not hereditary.

Of course it would help. All kids start out illiterate. They start to learn when we start to teach them. By all means, start the program.

One thing though, include all the kids. They will ALL benefit from this.

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Question by 4 due in Sept 2011: watching kids in your home?
i dont want to go back to work. i have to go back in about 3 or 4 weeks

my husband thought of the idea of me watching kids in the past so i was thinking about actually trying that now.

i want some info on it from people that actually do it.

how much do you charge
how many kids to you care for.
what do you do with them.
what meals do you offer
how many snacks do you give
what kind of meals do you give that dont cost alot for you
what activities do you do with them
what do you provide such as diapers wipes formula milk etc
what times do you watch them and what do you do if a parent is late.
do you get the weekly payment before or after you watch the child for that week.
do you charge the same rate for a week even if they miss a day
what all did you have to buy to start it such as cribs storage bins for kids belongings nap mats etc
do you let them watch tv ( the educational shows) if so what shows
how did you advertise i can only think of craigslist

any other info would help

would it make enough to offset the cost of things needed to care for kids and still help hubby pay the bills

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Answer by J.W.
I think you have to get certified with red cross for CPR and then the health department to get certified to serve hot meals and meet health codes and your only allowed a certain number of kids by the state requirements. I would also advertise in your community neighborhood and church community. Good Luck!

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