Activities: Child, LeapPad

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Improve 6 Year Old's Reading and Writing

Hello Moms, I am wondering if anyone has a suggestion to help me improve my son's reading and writing abilities. He is in 1st grade and doing well. He is on a 2nd grade level for math and at level for reading. This would be okay with me, but I have been told he could make more effort and is capable of more. I have put him in Kumon both last year for three months in KG and over the summer and it helped tremendously. However, I cannot really afford to keep him in. I am looking for some kind of home enrichment simlar to Kumon he can...

Electronics

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Almost 6-Year-old Wants a Nintendo DS or a Wii

My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all his cousins and some of his friends have. My mother-in-law really wants to get him one for his upcoming birthday, but my husband and I are not sure we want him to have one. We're concerned that even if we restrict his usage of it, it will be addictive and he will be less interested in his usual activities --- reading, art, t-ball, scooter riding, music, imaginative play, etc. He's the usual energetic kind of boy but we love that he has a creative and...

Indoor Fun

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Toys for Christmas List

Does anyone have suggestions for good educational toys I can put on my daughters Christmas list? She just turned 1 and I'm hoping to find things that will be good until her second birthday (or longer). Thanks! Working mom raising a sassy, smart and beautiful 1 year old daughter with my fantastic Hubby!