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In a message dated 8/16/01 3:55:01 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:

<< My daughter, for months, experienced severe burning after using the potty.
We
had several cultures done, yeast tests, etc., and NOTHING showed up. It was
horrid.
Finally we were referred to Children's Hospital in Philly. She's fine today,
because of the advice they gave us. They said that her labia tended to stick
together, and the pH of the urine was burning her skin. The remedy? Face the
toilet and go to the bathroom. Can you believe it? All those tests, and
needing to go to CHOPs to see a specialist, and they say turn around and
face
the toilet the other way...
Renee
>>


This is great news. I also have been reading about women standing to pee.
It is called the finger assist method. I am not good at it yet so will not
try the toilet yet. I bet Zoe could do it though. I would consider teaching a
girl child this esp. for public rest rooms. I am a germaphobe when it comes
to these.:o) <A HREF="http://www.restrooms.org/device-free.html">
Finger-Assist Method</A>

I would think it would help w/ your dd too b/c you open the labia.

NICKI~

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In a message dated 8/16/01 3:55:01 AM Mountain Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:

<<
> My mother wrote the words for objects in the house and taped them
> everywhere when I started showing interest. It worked, I phonetically
sound
> out words even now when I need too. I do not remember ever being taught to
> read.
>

This is also how my daughter started reading. I remember the exterminator
being here once, and laughingly asking if he should be wearing a sign that
said "Bug Man".
Renee >>


Does your dd sound words out also? I feel this is important and I want to
pass it along to my dd.

NICKI~

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In a message dated 08/18/2001 3:40:24 PM !!!First Boot!!!, RValvo7626@...
writes:


> ? I feel this is important and I want to
> pass it along to my dd.
>
> NICKI~
>
>



It's important to my daughter but my son doesn't/hasn't sounded out much of
anything that I know of. He just sees it. Daughter sounds out a lot things
-- and then we have to have the discussion about how silly and wasteful it is
to have these "silent" letters -- she feels this is a waste of ink!

Nance



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jefferson academy

> Does your dd sound words out also? I feel this
> is important

Children will (and will need to) learn phonics
eventully, but what I have read suggests that it would
be wrong to attempt to teach phonics before the age of
about 8. Most children just don't have the capacity
much before that time. I've taken a few graduate
school courses on early reading development, and even
though they were meant for pubic school teachers, they
taught that there was great danger in introducing
phonics as early as most pubic schools do. They say
children will loose their natural desire to read if
phonics is introduced before the child is ready.
Think of it this way: when you read do you sound out
the words or are you mostly a sight reader?
Michele






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In a message dated 8/18/01 10:38:43 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
RValvo7626@... writes:


> This is great news. I also have been reading about women standing to pee.
> It is called the finger assist method. I am not good at it yet so will not
> try the toilet yet. I bet Zoe could do it though. I would consider teaching
> a
> girl child this esp. for public rest rooms. I am a germaphobe when it comes
> to these.:o) <A HREF="http://www.restrooms.org/device-free.html">
> Finger-Assist Method</A>
>
> I would think it would help w/ your dd too b/c you open the labia.
>
> NICKI~
>

ohmagosh!!!! this is just the coolest thing i think i've ever seen!!! thanks
so much for posting it!

brenda



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