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yendi, I know this isn't everything. Tell me what I'm forgetting!
Food: She has the same basic food obsessions... but now she also likes Quaker Chewy granola bars in oatmeal raisin. And she likes to make brownies from the boxed mixes - they don't require milk. At restaurants, she's interested in vegan desserts.
TV: Half an hour a day on weekdays, an hour a day on weekends. She can earn an additional half hour for every half hour she reads.
Movies: I don't think there's anything coming out that I specifically *don't* want her to see.
Books: She's almost at a high school reading level, but I'd limit her to middle-school-style books. The only barrier is content.
If I can find her Latin book, I'll send it; please remind her that it exists. She loves it when she has it, but it's out of sight, out of mind. If she finishes it, let me know and I'll get her the sequel.
Her current obsession is neurology, due to my seizures. See if you can get her library books about the brain. Dad, if you can tell her anything, that'd be great. She's also just interested in the human body in general. (She hasn't had the birds & bees talk yet.) If she expresses any kind of scientific or research interest, please encourage that!
Music: Try to expose her to new stuff! She loves Harry Belafonte, Dad.
Math: She's way into division. If I can get to the school supply store, I'll get her a book of worksheets.
yendi, I know this isn't everything. Tell me what I'm forgetting!Food: She has the same basic food obsessions... but now she also likes Quaker Chewy granola bars in oatmeal raisin. And she likes to make brownies from the boxed mixes - they don't require milk. At restaurants, she's interested in vegan desserts.
TV: Half an hour a day on weekdays, an hour a day on weekends. She can earn an additional half hour for every half hour she reads.
Movies: I don't think there's anything coming out that I specifically *don't* want her to see.
Books: She's almost at a high school reading level, but I'd limit her to middle-school-style books. The only barrier is content.
If I can find her Latin book, I'll send it; please remind her that it exists. She loves it when she has it, but it's out of sight, out of mind. If she finishes it, let me know and I'll get her the sequel.
Her current obsession is neurology, due to my seizures. See if you can get her library books about the brain. Dad, if you can tell her anything, that'd be great. She's also just interested in the human body in general. (She hasn't had the birds & bees talk yet.) If she expresses any kind of scientific or research interest, please encourage that!
Music: Try to expose her to new stuff! She loves Harry Belafonte, Dad.
Math: She's way into division. If I can get to the school supply store, I'll get her a book of worksheets.
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If I were you (DISCLAIMER: I've never raised a child!) I'd probably look for a book she could read that would cover it. Ideally, not a book about sex, but a book or collection of books that covered sex along with other things, but that had all the basics in them. For instance, a book on human physiology that had a chapter on sex, or an anthro book that talked (among other things) about how various cultures have sex and form families and raise children, or a history book that talks about sex (or even just contraception) through the ages, or fiction that discusses sex (maybe Judy Blume, f'rinstance).
I know I picked up my sex knowledge (by around 10 or 11) from that kind of reading (albeit not orchestrated by my parents), and I think my curiosity and interest in reading were similar to Elayna's.