what popular trends are at your school ?

preferably middle school …
but yeahh .
mine are :
sweaters with only camis underneath
neon colors
skinny jeans !
dc , volcom , blah blahh .
hardtail yoga pants
homemade tee shirts (write your own stuff on a plain shirt)
uggs
those slipperish shoes with the fur
cutting yourself
arizona iced tea
vs pink
and that’s all i can think of

LOL cutting yourself?! what kind of school do you go to..

Speech Apraxia or not?

When my son was 22 months old I told my sons pediatrician I was concerned with his speech or lack there of. She told me to contact "children first" for a developmental assessment. I did, he did very well in all aspects other than speech. She recommended that he be evaluated by a speech pathologist. The speech pathologist suggested he may have speech apraxia. I brought him back to his pediatrician and she says that she would not diagnose him with apraxia, that he just is a late talker and we have nothing to worry about at all.
He will be two in 5 days and says about 15-17 words. Mama, dada, dog, nahla (cats name), dora, diego, juice, yes, no, please etc. He imitates animal noises such as meow, moo, neigh, baaa. bzzz, and when asked to name an animal he will say the sound instead. He has many times spontaneously said words like light bulb, nice shoes, cat, car, bubbles but we are unable to ever get him to repeat those words. Often his words end in "ese" or "eses" He will be seeing a speech therapist regularly starting this week. I would like to get feedback from people familiar with apraxia, has anyones children overcome it completley? been misdiagnosed? how much improvement should I expect from speech therapy? is there anything I can do at home? does this even sound like apraxia? should I trust my sons pediatrician who has known him since birth, or a speech pathologoist who saw him for 30 minutes?

Just wanted to make sure you got my answer. Please visit the websites.

My son has Childhood Apraxia of Speech. I knew there was a problem before he was 2. At the age of 2 he could say maybe 20 words. His pediatrician said he was "just a late talker". Your son sounds similar to mine.I knew otherwise. Dr. would not even consider a speech eval until he was 3, and after hearing test. At 3yrs he could say 30 words. Even so my insurance refused an eval. (it is very hard to get insurances to cover anything for speech). I was rejected for evals until he was 5yrs old.

Apraxia is a neurological disorder you need to have it "approved for eval" as a symbolic dysfunction , not speech delay. I actually brought in about 20 pages of highlighted information off the web to help his pediatrician get it approved.

He is 7 now and has "rapid, intense, speech therapy" He now has an extensive vocabulary but still struggles very hard with speech. I have fought doctors, schools and insurances to get my child’s needs met.

For improvement you need "rapid intense therapy" 4-5 xs a week. At 3yrs you can get your child an IEP from the school and have free therapy from them. Work hard at getting your insurance to pay for addition therapy. It is hard but can be done.

Speech paths do speech for a living. If you have a good one I would definitely trust their evals. They know more about speech.

Be patient with your son. It is very frustrating for him. My son would throw tantrums all the time. Your speech path can give you stuff to work with at home.

Also 75% of children who are Apraxic are Dyslexic. My son is now struggling with learning disabilities as well.

For a child who is Apraxic they know what they want to say, but have a very hard time getting it out.

Please visit these websites for lots of info.

http://www.apraxia-kids.org
http://www.apraxiaspeaks.com
http://www.asha.org/default.htm

Also this book is helpful.
The Parents Guide to Speech and Language Problems by Debbie Feit

Good luck and be strong.
Your son needs you.
And find a good support team for you

Barefoot to the grocery? Is it that odd?

I had to go to the grocery yesterday evening (okay, Target, but sometimes I buy my groceries there) right after my yoga class. I was barefoot, as I usually don’t wear shoes to yoga. I had to pick up only three items, and had I not bumped into a friend, I would have been in the store for five minutes at most.

Upon seeing my bare feet, my friend almost freaked out. Is it that abnormal to be barefoot in public? When I grew up (the mid to late 70s) I didn’t think it was common to wear shoes while grocery shopping. In the summers, my mom, my sisters and I ALWAYS went barefoot if we had to pick up a couple of things, as did all my friends and their moms, too. And no, none of us were white trash.

What happened to those barefoot days? All I know is I intend to keep my shoes off. I’ll take my comfortable, free feet any day.

Well, Im a late 80’s baby. So to me it is very odd.

I know my mother would think its odd and she probably once went barefoot to the grocery store. However times have changed and a new set of standards are in place. thats just how the world works. (some for better, others for worst)

Can you check if Nike Shoes are real through there box?

I recently got some Nike Jordan shoes from eBay from a warehouse seller and was wondering if I could check if they are real or not through the box they came in because I have heard that the shoes and the box are suppose to match up through the upc code on the box. Is there any truth to this? If so how can I?

hmm well they could use fake jordans and put them in a real box

My 18 month old only says mama or Dada on occasions. Is there a problem?

I have 2 other children and they spoke sooner and a lot more than he does. What type of problems can he have? He understands almost anything I say, but does not speak. He follows simple and sometimes difficult commands to do things, like go get your shoes, he does that. He knows what I am saying. What am I doing wrong?

You aren’t doing anything wrong. Children develop at their own pace, some are slower, some are faster. Continue to work with him and be patient.

Also, make a doctor’s appointment and discuss your concerns with him. My nephew had an ear drainage problem–as a result, he was not hearing properly, which made his speech slurred and jumbled. My son didn’t start talking until he was nearly 2–we worked with him and worked with him, but his speech remained very limited–mostly 2 word sentences. All of a sudden, he just started talking and now he won’t stop!

An exercise we did, which was recommended to us by a speech therapist, was to hold up a simple object, like a ball. Then say the word "ball," but prolong the sounds and exaggerate your lip movements[baaaallll]. It takes them awhile to actually make the correct word come out, but after a few times, they’ll usually start to mimick your lip movements and from there you can work on perfecting the pronunciation part of it. It just takes a lot of patience and persistence.

Good luck!

Nike shoes?

Where would you shop for Nike 6.0 shoes?

try somewhere online, maybe nike 6.0. http://www.nike.com/nke6/v5/#/home/home/

or maybe on eBay, but try and make sure they are legit nikes and not fakes cause a lot of fake nikes get sold on eBay. http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=nike+6.0&category0=

hope this helps

Nike Shoes? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Hey peeps
I need some help finding a shoes
They aren’t new.
They’re nike
They’re orange and black and green.
They are tennis shoes not basketball shoes
They were named after a tennis player
A name or pic would be great
THANKS!

That isn’t a very specific description. Which tennis player is it?

Oh never mind the first guy found them. Give him b.a.

What is a good dance shoe?? (Ballet mainly)?

Im taking a dance class in my new high school, and the class description online says we will be introduced to ballet, jazz, hip hop, belly dancing, and yoga. Im 15 yrs old. I was thinking ballet shoes? Just your basic canvas or something. Im a beginner. Also whats better ballet shoe leather or canvas? More comfortable easy to dance in etc. And one more thing how are the Sansha shoe brand? Canvas and leather versions.

Thanks =)

beginners usually wear a full leather sole, however i think canvas are a lot easier to break in and more comfortable to dance in.. i’m fifteen and i wear Sansha and i think they are amazing, canvas is also easier to turn on, especially when the floor is sticky, or slippery, for hip hop you can just wear tennis shoes though, i would go with the Sansha canvas ballet shoes with a split sole because i think they are more comfortable than a beginners leather full sole shoe! best of luck to you!

How much can i sell new nike shoes on ebay for?

I got some high top nike shoes and they were $108, i really liked them at the time but they are just not what i usually wear my mom is mad cause she spent that kind off money and i only wore them once. i wanna sell them on ebay and then buy some tenna shoes what i usually get. how much do you think i can sell the nikes for? they are really cute just not my style.

umm u can sell them for like 95$.

is this enough new clothes for high school ?

1. 2more bras
2.5 more pairs of under ware
3.3 sweatshirts
4.2 zip ups
5.2 cardigans
6.5 tank tops
7.3 pairs of shoes
8.2 belts
9.7 more jeans
10. 3 yoga stretch pant
11. 6 more short sleeve
12.6 more long sleeve

Does that sound right?
should i add anything or take out anything?

Sounds great! I would add some accessories, and take out the yoga pants. Good luck! High school is a blast!