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space chandeliers posted:So, luckily, our elementary-aged kids are able to homeschool instead of working in the COVID mines. what da gently caress
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Aug 12, 2021 20:22
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that video looked like procedurally generated youtube content or something wtf
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Aug 12, 2021 20:22
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"dad what does eating the rich mean?" "lol what, where did you hear that?" "a song" "oh... badass lol"
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Aug 13, 2021 00:19
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Preschool starts next week and it's either going to go great because my daughter is extremely routine based and probably autistic or extremely bad for the same reasons. Kinda nerve wracking.
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Aug 13, 2021 15:14
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Deceptive Thinker posted:Me too dude - we just had a surprise appearance on Friday: three weeks early that is a good reminder that I should get all that poo poo up a month before I think we need it set up
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Aug 13, 2021 23:42
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zegermans posted:Preschool starts next week and it's either going to go great because my daughter is extremely routine based and probably autistic or extremely bad for the same reasons. Kinda nerve wracking. Is preschool like kindergarten? Or is it the grade before grade 1?
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Aug 14, 2021 00:05
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it’s before kindergarten generally
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Aug 14, 2021 00:13
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Elissimpark posted:Is preschool like kindergarten? Or is it the grade before grade 1? Preschool happens before kindergarten which is the grade before grade 1. My kindergarten teacher was named Ms. Gardiner. 
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Aug 14, 2021 00:15
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Dreylad posted:that is a good reminder that I should get all that poo poo up a month before I think we need it set up Yeah, no kidding Also, dealing with a "early term" baby is a world of its own. Most of the hospital staff treats them like they're fully cooked, but it's pretty clear that they're still premature, especially in the "knowing how to drink milk" department. It's fine if you're aware of those things, but it's loving bonkers that we weren't walked through how to handle it until a day and a half later, and not by any of the nurses or doctors but by the lactation consultant who treated it as a "this almost always happens with 37 week babies" issue gently caress, if it always happens then why didn't they bring you in here right away?
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Aug 14, 2021 00:46
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Chef Boyardeez Nuts posted:Preschool happens before kindergarten which is the grade before grade 1. So is kindergarten proper school, or just school lite there? My 5yo is in kindergarten, but starts prep next year (it goes prep, 1-6 for primary school here in Australia, then 7-12 for secondary), with prep being 'proper' school.
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Aug 14, 2021 01:55
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Kindergarten used to be half day only but is generally full day regular school now, at least in my part of the US
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Aug 14, 2021 02:01
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Elissimpark posted:So is kindergarten proper school, or just school lite there? It's as proper as anything else. Even preschool tends to teach letters and numbers etc.
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Aug 14, 2021 02:06
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Kindergarten ruled, shout-out to Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Kinney (Kidney? Idk)
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Aug 14, 2021 02:13
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Elissimpark posted:So is kindergarten proper school, or just school lite there? I imagine it varies from location to location but generally kindergarten is the first proper school year and hosted at the same elementary school the child will attend grades 1-(5/6) at. The teacher is licensed etc. "Preschool" is more nebulous and less regulated and can be anything from "our daycare also has some reading prep" to actual school prep. In the before times we were really excited to get our toddler lined up for Montessori preschool but welp.
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Aug 14, 2021 02:14
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Preschool can be really great. I sent my kid to a coop preschool where all the parents have to volunteer to assist the paid teachers regularly and also have to do service projects to benefit the school. I built part of the new playground myself, and every time I ride by I feel good about that. Liked it so much I even served on the board because they focused so much on free play and let the kids take risks and socialize in a more free-form way than all the weirdly rigorous “kindergarten prep” preschools I looked at. Here’s hoping that experience was enough to offset doing remote learning for another goddamn year.
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Aug 14, 2021 03:18
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brugroffil posted:Kindergarten used to be half day only but is generally full day regular school now, at least in my part of the US kindergarten is also not mandatory in all states. it isn’t here in Michigan. we have transitional programs too for people who need extra emotional/social help between preschool and kindergarten called young/big 5s
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Aug 14, 2021 03:48
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a friend told me that in Alberta the government doesn't want to build more schools so kindergarten is now 2 hours a day. or maybe just in calgary i dunno but it sounds nuts
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Aug 14, 2021 04:49
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That sounds very Calgary
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Aug 14, 2021 05:45
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If you have an arm and a leg to afford pre-k (daycare, whatever you want to call it), I recommend it, even if its only part time. The social interaction with other kids can only help and it was a massive boost to my daughters speech development, who went from barely saying any words to now, she never shuts up
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Aug 14, 2021 13:22
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yeah, the daycare aspect is fine and good and important for dual income households...but the social interaction is really really good and helpful especially for speech delayed kids.
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Aug 14, 2021 14:02
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Why is anyone even planning on in person school being a thing in a month? Lol. Lmao.
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Aug 14, 2021 14:07
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Organic Lube User posted:Why is anyone even planning on in person school being a thing in a month? Lol. Lmao. silvergoose posted:...but the social interaction is really really good and helpful especially for speech delayed kids. Having said that, I'm flip flopping daily on whether to skip school in a week.
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Aug 14, 2021 17:05
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PerniciousKnid posted:Having said that, I'm flip flopping daily on whether to skip school in a week. Thinking I'm going to call mine away first week of school by which there should be enough breakouts to force a closure (maybe lol)
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Aug 14, 2021 17:10
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Daycare/preschool is amazing for development and in any other time I'd recommend it even for a stay at home parent because varied play and interaction with varied peers is so important. Right now though...yesh.
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Aug 14, 2021 17:24
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skewetoo posted:Thinking I'm going to call mine away first week of school by which there should be enough breakouts to force a closure (maybe lol) I'm not quite that optimistic but maybe I'll at least have more information after labor day. Assuming the data is presented honestly and that anyone is testing their kids. Edit: on the other hand the first week might be the least diseased all year... *sigh*
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Aug 14, 2021 17:39
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I'm about two weeks away from quitting my job unless my union can help me out. I won't send my kid to in person school if I can help it and the city just let us know he got into the virtual school option for the year. I think I'm pretty close to just being 100% stay at home dad dude for the next 10 years.
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Aug 14, 2021 17:55
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here's hoping our dumb province signs on to $10/day daycare the feds are offering daycare is so expensive in and around toronto that a lot of the time unless you're making decent money it's cheaper for one parent to quit their job
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Aug 14, 2021 18:24
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For perspective, over here in Denmark we have vuggestue (0-3, mostly 1-3), børnehave (kindergarden, 3-6) and then school starting with grade 0 (used to start at 1, but crept down a year). It really is amazing how much (good) pedagogues and social interaction can benefit young kids. My kid learned a bunch of stuff that I never imagined from age 1, and they keep coming up with stuff. It's good as gently caress, but we've also been lucky with our places. It's also heavily subsidized (and even more so if you're poor or a single parent or something), so close to every kid learns to socialize from an early age. Our pandemic is a lot more under control for the record, so I'm not that worried. They also shut the place down if anyone got covid
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Aug 14, 2021 18:53
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America is pretty much we’re to fend for ourselves and if you were born in the wrong zip code you’re hosed. I had to explain to my Japanese sister in law how bad of an idea it would be to move back to the states with 3 kids and only making less than 75k a year. all of the child care support provided by the state is gone. they’re still in Japan and told me how lucky they are they didn’t decide to move to the states.
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Aug 14, 2021 19:39
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BonHair posted:For perspective, over here in Denmark we have vuggestue (0-3, mostly 1-3), børnehave (kindergarden, 3-6) and then school starting with grade 0 (used to start at 1, but crept down a year). In Tasmania, every primary school has a free Launch into Learning program that is school-based playgroup for kids 0-whenever they start kindergarten. It's usually a couple three days a week for 2-4 hours. You're not limited to one school either. You can easily get a session everyday over three schools if you were motivated to. It's not daycare, a parent or adult still needs to be there, but it's a way for kids and parents to socialise. My 5yo was down about starting kindergarten, but the fact it was in the room she'd been playing in for the past 3 years made it easier and after the first day she LOVED it. Apparently she's really popular with the other kids, which is funny, because neither me or my wife are particularly socialable.
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Aug 14, 2021 23:01
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Hey parent goons. I'm about to have my first kid, and have to decide whether or not to circumcise him. I'm inclined not to, but I'm curious if there are any arguments for it that hold water.
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Aug 24, 2021 04:00
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Vyacheslav posted:Hey parent goons. I'm about to have my first kid, and have to decide whether or not to circumcise him. I'm inclined not to, but I'm curious if there are any arguments for it that hold water. my son is 6 and he hasn't complained about it yet
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Aug 24, 2021 04:04
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same. seems weird to cut off their parts for no reason.
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Aug 24, 2021 04:07
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Vyacheslav posted:Hey parent goons. I'm about to have my first kid, and have to decide whether or not to circumcise him. I'm inclined not to, but I'm curious if there are any arguments for it that hold water. The doctor said to do it so I did. 
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Aug 24, 2021 04:13
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poo poo POST MALONE posted:same. seems weird to cut off their parts for no reason. I agree, I'm just trying to see if there's any arguments for it, because everyone I've talked to has said exactly that. Will sex partners care? Will he get bullied or something? Clearly I'm a terrified first time parent.
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Aug 24, 2021 04:14
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i have read that circumcision can lower the risk of getting urinary tract infections and HIV (from sex, i dont think it confers any protection from IV drug use). sex partners probably wont care, circumcision is getting less common in the US anyway.
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Aug 24, 2021 04:24
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Cspam answer: outside of being Jewish or something, circumcision was pushed in the US by the Kellogg's cereal guy to get kids to stop wanking it Chatting with the pediatrician about it, it's pretty whatever. Pain in the rear end to do in exchange for maybe some health benefits. He was very not pushy either way. Went with not so it's not weirder if he randomly walks in on me showering or something.
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Vyacheslav posted:Hey parent goons. I'm about to have my first kid, and have to decide whether or not to circumcise him. I'm inclined not to, but I'm curious if there are any arguments for it that hold water. this is 11 years old, granted https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2878423/ its a very cultural thing, with few strong indicators one way or the other
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don't cut off parts of your child imo
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