Posts by dustytrucker34

My son was born in late January, which puts him right at the cutoff for school enrollment. To be blunt, he has zero interest in academics and is emotionally underdeveloped for his age. His preschool teachers assign these worksheets, and while I sit down with him at home and we actually get them done quite well, he finds the whole process utterly tedious. He refuses to engage. He knows his letters, but he has absolutely no desire to learn how to write them or master reading. It’s exhausting. He can barely give me a coherent description of what they did at preschool; everything is superficial and vague. 🤦I am genuinely concerned about how he will manage actual homework assignments when he's this checked out. And God forbid he gets tired—then all hell breaks loose. He is far too hyperactive and distracted. Is it possible to request a deferral based on developmental maturity? Is it already too late to delay his start if he's currently seven years and seven months old?

Susan James said:Are you kidding me or just trolling? 🍿

When it comes to kindergarten enrollment—specifically when considering a deferral or an early start—they don't look at what their (pre)puberty might be like. Instead, they focus on the characteristics (emotional, social, cognitive) the child possesses RIGHT NOW. They look at whether certain traits might hinder school adaptation and academic success, or conversely, help it along.
Decisions are usually made by a team.

From what I understand, deferrals based on physical appearance are most often due to being underweight, which is usually tied to other underlying factors (like an illness or health neglect, etc.).
Growth spurts at that age are so unpredictable that trying to forecast them would be almost impossible, and frankly, pretty silly.

And regarding music choices—if we could delay school based on that, I'd probably delay my own kid indefinitely because the stuff kids listen to these days absolutely terrifies me! 🐔

Watching the news isn't really appropriate for children, and it isn't exactly recommended for adults either if they want to keep their sanity. ☕

I agree with this completely.👍
My kid is five, and he should technically start kindergarten at six and eight months. Right now, he's just being a typical, high-energy kid. He can recognize letters, though he hasn't learned to write yet (he picked up some basics from watching cartoons). I am not forcing him to read or write prematurely; there is absolutely no interest on his part, and I believe there is plenty of time. As for starting school, I would gladly delay him, purely because of how the American education system is structured. Our children are overwhelmed with nonsense. Schooling today isn't like it was when we were young, where you actually learned the alphabet. Now, they are expected to already know everything before they even walk through the door, on top of a massive amount of other useless curriculum that burdens them.
We will see what happens once testing begins to determine if he is ready. If the results say he isn't prepared, I won't complain. I certainly won't label him as "behind" if that occurs.

So, I’ve started hitting the gym with two specific goals in mind: dropping 10 kg and toning up my lower body and midsection🙂. Here is my current routine:
Warm-up, 10 minutes on the stationary bike
Leg extensions, leg presses, and leg curls
Chest press, overhead press, lat pulldowns, and rows
Abs and lower back machine
15 minutes on the elliptical
Is this sufficient if I go twice a week? I am also considering adding some home workouts, unless you recommend something else. Every exercise is performed for 3 sets of 12 reps.

I forgot I’ve still got an extra 8 kg of fat to burn😲, which needs to be torched

Look, I apologize in advance, but I’ve gotten a bit turned around regarding protein supplements and I need some guidance. I picked up some Formula 80 Evolution from Multipower. I go for a bike ride in the early evening, which serves as my entire workout😲. When should I be consuming these powders?🙂 thanks