BJ update-sort vent, mostly good :0) LONG

[Guest guest]

Hi all...I thought you Americans were loading up the list abit this

week, so I would give you an update from Oz ;0)

BJ turned 4 last month-he had a nice birthday.I don't think he

understood it, but he loved opening all the pressies ( even dh who's

birthday is 2 days after BJ) . Great practice for Xmas

We had abit of " trouble " at his daycare centre. I found out that they

received funding in late July for an extra teacher for BJ's days.The

main reason I got pissed is that when I asked the director there to take

BJ to the toilet more often, (as he need to be toilet trained by Feb

next year to be mainstreamed into preschool), she bluntly told me " we

don't have enough staff to do that " .Her attitude towards me has dropped

considerably over the past year, esp as she tells me that BJ has only

become a problem the past few months ( this was in July ). I believe the

quote was " he is going through his terrible twos. " My reply to that one

was " he has been going thru that since he was 2. " So they applied

for funding, to apparently help my boy. He attends/ed daycare 2 days

per week. The funding lady came into their office, we filled in a mini

IFSP, and they applied for funding-one of the BIG things was getting BJ

able to toilet himself.. That is all I heard. In early Dec I thought I

had better do the right thing, and call the funding people, and let them

know that if the funding wasn't approved by now, then not to worry,as BJ

was leaving this year, and going to another school next year ( our

school year is a calendar year Jan - Dec) . She tells me that the day

care centre received funding at the end of July. And to top things off,

the centre hadn't informed the funding people that BJ was leaving their

centre-makes me wonder how long they were going to try and receive

funding. After much deliberating and yelling at hubby,) and chatting

with list friends ) I decided not to take further action against the

school, as there were only 3 weeks left of term. But I told the funding

people my concerns, and the centre will be watched heavily if they

apply for funding for another kid. I mean, the funding lady gave them a

couple of ideas to help BJ out, and they told her they were good ideas,a

nd that they would implement them, then never even told me about them,

and they didn't implement them.won;t bore you with details, anyway poor

ole and Tena are probably sick of hearing about his sorry

girls

Great news time ( if you get this far ) The preschool BJ attends is

FANTASTIC. he has been there all year. He was in a special needs unit- 6

kids to 4 teachers. He thrived there. This preschool got a new director

this year, and she implemented signing throughout the ENTIRE preschool.

BJ has learnt much this year , and we just attended the preschool Xmas

concert. ALL the kids signed to about 5 Xmas songs they had learnt- it

was incredible. I watched BJ signing and singing songs that we hadn't

taught him( and ones that weren't the wiggles ) and just burst into

tears-so did my MIL. we sat up the back so BJ couldn't see us, and it

was sooo great-esp to see all the normal kids loving it so much He

will attend there next year 3 days per week, and will be mainstreamed

with as much or as little aide that he needs, so long as he is toilet

trained.

We also bought BJ toilet step ladder on Friday, and he has been to the

toilet about 9 times already, and a majority of those he has initiated.

We are rewarding him with pieces of Fredo frog ( chocolate). He i syet

to do a poo on the toilet, but he is going sooo well, only about 3

accidents so far. We also had to buy him proper undies, as he no

longer likes to feel wet-he esp didn't like the poo sensation

hehehehe-hopefully I will only have one in day nappies come Feb when

this bubs is born I am also receiving a Bear video with the

toileteers and some bear undies from USA ( thanks Kel) so hopeflly the

bribery will keep working.

I am well, this pregnacy is progressing nicely. I am now 32 weeks. The

baby is well, and I have finally begun to gain weight.Bubs has sorta

" jumped " out, and now I " finally " look pregnant. It is weird with 8

weeks to go, when customers from the chemist shop I work in say " Oh

when is the baby due? " They look shocked when I say 8 weeks My

clothes are finally getting too tight. I had a c-section with BJ, and

kept allot of the weight on, so my belly has " turned into " the baby. I

am also tall, so I think I carry well-who knows........All I know is

that I usually only feel pregnant when the baby moves, or I am really

tired, probably because i am used to this extra weight

Well I have rambled well and truly long enough. If you got this far you

have the patience of a saint

Have a great Xmas my list buddies, I hope Santa is good to you all.

Love and kisses from sunny, hot Oz,

--

Leis

Mum to BJ 4 (19th Nov) and Jellybean due early Feb 2002

ICQ# 8168619

" Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to

redress their harms. "

Henry the Sixth-Part Three 5 iv

Shakespeare

[Guest guest]

Hi all...I thought you Americans were loading up the list abit this

week, so I would give you an update from Oz ;0)

BJ turned 4 last month-he had a nice birthday.I don't think he

understood it, but he loved opening all the pressies ( even dh who's

birthday is 2 days after BJ) . Great practice for Xmas

We had abit of " trouble " at his daycare centre. I found out that they

received funding in late July for an extra teacher for BJ's days.The

main reason I got pissed is that when I asked the director there to take

BJ to the toilet more often, (as he need to be toilet trained by Feb

next year to be mainstreamed into preschool), she bluntly told me " we

don't have enough staff to do that " .Her attitude towards me has dropped

considerably over the past year, esp as she tells me that BJ has only

become a problem the past few months ( this was in July ). I believe the

quote was " he is going through his terrible twos. " My reply to that one

was " he has been going thru that since he was 2. " So they applied

for funding, to apparently help my boy. He attends/ed daycare 2 days

per week. The funding lady came into their office, we filled in a mini

IFSP, and they applied for funding-one of the BIG things was getting BJ

able to toilet himself.. That is all I heard. In early Dec I thought I

had better do the right thing, and call the funding people, and let them

know that if the funding wasn't approved by now, then not to worry,as BJ

was leaving this year, and going to another school next year ( our

school year is a calendar year Jan - Dec) . She tells me that the day

care centre received funding at the end of July. And to top things off,

the centre hadn't informed the funding people that BJ was leaving their

centre-makes me wonder how long they were going to try and receive

funding. After much deliberating and yelling at hubby,) and chatting

with list friends ) I decided not to take further action against the

school, as there were only 3 weeks left of term. But I told the funding

people my concerns, and the centre will be watched heavily if they

apply for funding for another kid. I mean, the funding lady gave them a

couple of ideas to help BJ out, and they told her they were good ideas,a

nd that they would implement them, then never even told me about them,

and they didn't implement them.won;t bore you with details, anyway poor

ole and Tena are probably sick of hearing about his sorry

girls

Great news time ( if you get this far ) The preschool BJ attends is

FANTASTIC. he has been there all year. He was in a special needs unit- 6

kids to 4 teachers. He thrived there. This preschool got a new director

this year, and she implemented signing throughout the ENTIRE preschool.

BJ has learnt much this year , and we just attended the preschool Xmas

concert. ALL the kids signed to about 5 Xmas songs they had learnt- it

was incredible. I watched BJ signing and singing songs that we hadn't

taught him( and ones that weren't the wiggles ) and just burst into

tears-so did my MIL. we sat up the back so BJ couldn't see us, and it

was sooo great-esp to see all the normal kids loving it so much He

will attend there next year 3 days per week, and will be mainstreamed

with as much or as little aide that he needs, so long as he is toilet

trained.

We also bought BJ toilet step ladder on Friday, and he has been to the

toilet about 9 times already, and a majority of those he has initiated.

We are rewarding him with pieces of Fredo frog ( chocolate). He i syet

to do a poo on the toilet, but he is going sooo well, only about 3

accidents so far. We also had to buy him proper undies, as he no

longer likes to feel wet-he esp didn't like the poo sensation

hehehehe-hopefully I will only have one in day nappies come Feb when

this bubs is born I am also receiving a Bear video with the

toileteers and some bear undies from USA ( thanks Kel) so hopeflly the

bribery will keep working.

I am well, this pregnacy is progressing nicely. I am now 32 weeks. The

baby is well, and I have finally begun to gain weight.Bubs has sorta

" jumped " out, and now I " finally " look pregnant. It is weird with 8

weeks to go, when customers from the chemist shop I work in say " Oh

when is the baby due? " They look shocked when I say 8 weeks My

clothes are finally getting too tight. I had a c-section with BJ, and

kept allot of the weight on, so my belly has " turned into " the baby. I

am also tall, so I think I carry well-who knows........All I know is

that I usually only feel pregnant when the baby moves, or I am really

tired, probably because i am used to this extra weight

Well I have rambled well and truly long enough. If you got this far you

have the patience of a saint

Have a great Xmas my list buddies, I hope Santa is good to you all.

Love and kisses from sunny, hot Oz,

--

Leis

Mum to BJ 4 (19th Nov) and Jellybean due early Feb 2002

ICQ# 8168619

" Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to

redress their harms. "

Henry the Sixth-Part Three 5 iv

Shakespeare

[Guest guest]

Here we have nappy changing regulations. If they don't have nappy changing

facilities, then they can't change nappies by law. The special needs unit has

the facilities. I don't mind too much, as he is responding well to the toilet

training. I was mainly annoyed that the daycare didn't help more, esp now that

I know they had an extra staff member there. But the daycare was good for him

socially, as he was the only special needs kid there. Educationally is another

story. I also think that they will allow BJ to attend school in pull-ups, so

long as he can pull his own pants up and down. I know they have made exceptions

in the past, and so long as he is toilet timed between 9am and 3 pm, who cares?

The main reason I also don't mind too much is that BJ LOVES these teachers-he

has thrived in this environment,and they have been slowly introducing him to

the mainstream group he will join next year. So I would be undoing allot or

preparation if I change schools now, and I don't think I could place him in a

good school now for next year, as our school term has just finished, and we go

back to start Term 1 in late Jan.

But it nice to know that some schools don't have those laws. I think if he

wasn't trained they would help me palcehim somewhere else.

sherriwalthers wrote:

> he should not ahve to be potty trained to attend preschool, my son is three

> and he goes to preschool and is not potty trained, working on it though and

> they accepted him, i would suggest looking in to other preschools and

> talking to many of them so that he is still able to get the social

> interaction with the other kids his age, sherri

> BJ update-sort vent, mostly good :0) LONG

>

> > Hi all...I thought you Americans were loading up the list abit this

> > week, so I would give you an update from Oz ;0)

> >

> >

> > BJ turned 4 last month-he had a nice birthday.I don't think he

> > understood it, but he loved opening all the pressies ( even dh who's

> > birthday is 2 days after BJ) . Great practice for Xmas

> >

> > We had abit of " trouble " at his daycare centre. I found out that they

> > received funding in late July for an extra teacher for BJ's days.The

> > main reason I got pissed is that when I asked the director there to take

> > BJ to the toilet more often, (as he need to be toilet trained by Feb

> > next year to be mainstreamed into preschool), she bluntly told me " we

> > don't have enough staff to do that " .Her attitude towards me has dropped

> > considerably over the past year, esp as she tells me that BJ has only

> > become a problem the past few months ( this was in July ). I believe the

> > quote was " he is going through his terrible twos. " My reply to that one

> > was " he has been going thru that since he was 2. " So they applied

> > for funding, to apparently help my boy. He attends/ed daycare 2 days

> > per week. The funding lady came into their office, we filled in a mini

> > IFSP, and they applied for funding-one of the BIG things was getting BJ

> > able to toilet himself.. That is all I heard. In early Dec I thought I

> > had better do the right thing, and call the funding people, and let them

> > know that if the funding wasn't approved by now, then not to worry,as BJ

> > was leaving this year, and going to another school next year ( our

> > school year is a calendar year Jan - Dec) . She tells me that the day

> > care centre received funding at the end of July. And to top things off,

> > the centre hadn't informed the funding people that BJ was leaving their

> > centre-makes me wonder how long they were going to try and receive

> > funding. After much deliberating and yelling at hubby,) and chatting

> > with list friends ) I decided not to take further action against the

> > school, as there were only 3 weeks left of term. But I told the funding

> > people my concerns, and the centre will be watched heavily if they

> > apply for funding for another kid. I mean, the funding lady gave them a

> > couple of ideas to help BJ out, and they told her they were good ideas,a

> > nd that they would implement them, then never even told me about them,

> > and they didn't implement them.won;t bore you with details, anyway poor

> > ole and Tena are probably sick of hearing about his sorry

> > girls

> >

> > Great news time ( if you get this far ) The preschool BJ attends is

> > FANTASTIC. he has been there all year. He was in a special needs unit- 6

> > kids to 4 teachers. He thrived there. This preschool got a new director

> > this year, and she implemented signing throughout the ENTIRE preschool.

> > BJ has learnt much this year , and we just attended the preschool Xmas

> > concert. ALL the kids signed to about 5 Xmas songs they had learnt- it

> > was incredible. I watched BJ signing and singing songs that we hadn't

> > taught him( and ones that weren't the wiggles ) and just burst into

> > tears-so did my MIL. we sat up the back so BJ couldn't see us, and it

> > was sooo great-esp to see all the normal kids loving it so much He

> > will attend there next year 3 days per week, and will be mainstreamed

> > with as much or as little aide that he needs, so long as he is toilet

> > trained.

> >

> > We also bought BJ toilet step ladder on Friday, and he has been to the

> > toilet about 9 times already, and a majority of those he has initiated.

> > We are rewarding him with pieces of Fredo frog ( chocolate). He i syet

> > to do a poo on the toilet, but he is going sooo well, only about 3

> > accidents so far. We also had to buy him proper undies, as he no

> > longer likes to feel wet-he esp didn't like the poo sensation

> > hehehehe-hopefully I will only have one in day nappies come Feb when

> > this bubs is born I am also receiving a Bear video with the

> > toileteers and some bear undies from USA ( thanks Kel) so hopeflly the

> > bribery will keep working.

> >

> > I am well, this pregnacy is progressing nicely. I am now 32 weeks. The

> > baby is well, and I have finally begun to gain weight.Bubs has sorta

> > " jumped " out, and now I " finally " look pregnant. It is weird with 8

> > weeks to go, when customers from the chemist shop I work in say " Oh

> > when is the baby due? " They look shocked when I say 8 weeks My

> > clothes are finally getting too tight. I had a c-section with BJ, and

> > kept allot of the weight on, so my belly has " turned into " the baby. I

> > am also tall, so I think I carry well-who knows........All I know is

> > that I usually only feel pregnant when the baby moves, or I am really

> > tired, probably because i am used to this extra weight

> >

> > Well I have rambled well and truly long enough. If you got this far you

> > have the patience of a saint

> >

> > Have a great Xmas my list buddies, I hope Santa is good to you all.

> >

> > Love and kisses from sunny, hot Oz,

> >

> > --

> > Leis

> >

> > Mum to BJ 4 (19th Nov) and Jellybean due early Feb 2002

> >

> > ICQ# 8168619

> >

> > " Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to

> > redress their harms. "

> >

> > Henry the Sixth-Part Three 5 iv

> > Shakespeare

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for

> messages to go to the sender of the message.

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Here we have nappy changing regulations. If they don't have nappy changing

facilities, then they can't change nappies by law. The special needs unit has

the facilities. I don't mind too much, as he is responding well to the toilet

training. I was mainly annoyed that the daycare didn't help more, esp now that

I know they had an extra staff member there. But the daycare was good for him

socially, as he was the only special needs kid there. Educationally is another

story. I also think that they will allow BJ to attend school in pull-ups, so

long as he can pull his own pants up and down. I know they have made exceptions

in the past, and so long as he is toilet timed between 9am and 3 pm, who cares?

The main reason I also don't mind too much is that BJ LOVES these teachers-he

has thrived in this environment,and they have been slowly introducing him to

the mainstream group he will join next year. So I would be undoing allot or

preparation if I change schools now, and I don't think I could place him in a

good school now for next year, as our school term has just finished, and we go

back to start Term 1 in late Jan.

But it nice to know that some schools don't have those laws. I think if he

wasn't trained they would help me palcehim somewhere else.

sherriwalthers wrote:

> he should not ahve to be potty trained to attend preschool, my son is three

> and he goes to preschool and is not potty trained, working on it though and

> they accepted him, i would suggest looking in to other preschools and

> talking to many of them so that he is still able to get the social

> interaction with the other kids his age, sherri

> BJ update-sort vent, mostly good :0) LONG

>

> > Hi all...I thought you Americans were loading up the list abit this

> > week, so I would give you an update from Oz ;0)

> >

> >

> > BJ turned 4 last month-he had a nice birthday.I don't think he

> > understood it, but he loved opening all the pressies ( even dh who's

> > birthday is 2 days after BJ) . Great practice for Xmas

> >

> > We had abit of " trouble " at his daycare centre. I found out that they

> > received funding in late July for an extra teacher for BJ's days.The

> > main reason I got pissed is that when I asked the director there to take

> > BJ to the toilet more often, (as he need to be toilet trained by Feb

> > next year to be mainstreamed into preschool), she bluntly told me " we

> > don't have enough staff to do that " .Her attitude towards me has dropped

> > considerably over the past year, esp as she tells me that BJ has only

> > become a problem the past few months ( this was in July ). I believe the

> > quote was " he is going through his terrible twos. " My reply to that one

> > was " he has been going thru that since he was 2. " So they applied

> > for funding, to apparently help my boy. He attends/ed daycare 2 days

> > per week. The funding lady came into their office, we filled in a mini

> > IFSP, and they applied for funding-one of the BIG things was getting BJ

> > able to toilet himself.. That is all I heard. In early Dec I thought I

> > had better do the right thing, and call the funding people, and let them

> > know that if the funding wasn't approved by now, then not to worry,as BJ

> > was leaving this year, and going to another school next year ( our

> > school year is a calendar year Jan - Dec) . She tells me that the day

> > care centre received funding at the end of July. And to top things off,

> > the centre hadn't informed the funding people that BJ was leaving their

> > centre-makes me wonder how long they were going to try and receive

> > funding. After much deliberating and yelling at hubby,) and chatting

> > with list friends ) I decided not to take further action against the

> > school, as there were only 3 weeks left of term. But I told the funding

> > people my concerns, and the centre will be watched heavily if they

> > apply for funding for another kid. I mean, the funding lady gave them a

> > couple of ideas to help BJ out, and they told her they were good ideas,a

> > nd that they would implement them, then never even told me about them,

> > and they didn't implement them.won;t bore you with details, anyway poor

> > ole and Tena are probably sick of hearing about his sorry

> > girls

> >

> > Great news time ( if you get this far ) The preschool BJ attends is

> > FANTASTIC. he has been there all year. He was in a special needs unit- 6

> > kids to 4 teachers. He thrived there. This preschool got a new director

> > this year, and she implemented signing throughout the ENTIRE preschool.

> > BJ has learnt much this year , and we just attended the preschool Xmas

> > concert. ALL the kids signed to about 5 Xmas songs they had learnt- it

> > was incredible. I watched BJ signing and singing songs that we hadn't

> > taught him( and ones that weren't the wiggles ) and just burst into

> > tears-so did my MIL. we sat up the back so BJ couldn't see us, and it

> > was sooo great-esp to see all the normal kids loving it so much He

> > will attend there next year 3 days per week, and will be mainstreamed

> > with as much or as little aide that he needs, so long as he is toilet

> > trained.

> >

> > We also bought BJ toilet step ladder on Friday, and he has been to the

> > toilet about 9 times already, and a majority of those he has initiated.

> > We are rewarding him with pieces of Fredo frog ( chocolate). He i syet

> > to do a poo on the toilet, but he is going sooo well, only about 3

> > accidents so far. We also had to buy him proper undies, as he no

> > longer likes to feel wet-he esp didn't like the poo sensation

> > hehehehe-hopefully I will only have one in day nappies come Feb when

> > this bubs is born I am also receiving a Bear video with the

> > toileteers and some bear undies from USA ( thanks Kel) so hopeflly the

> > bribery will keep working.

> >

> > I am well, this pregnacy is progressing nicely. I am now 32 weeks. The

> > baby is well, and I have finally begun to gain weight.Bubs has sorta

> > " jumped " out, and now I " finally " look pregnant. It is weird with 8

> > weeks to go, when customers from the chemist shop I work in say " Oh

> > when is the baby due? " They look shocked when I say 8 weeks My

> > clothes are finally getting too tight. I had a c-section with BJ, and

> > kept allot of the weight on, so my belly has " turned into " the baby. I

> > am also tall, so I think I carry well-who knows........All I know is

> > that I usually only feel pregnant when the baby moves, or I am really

> > tired, probably because i am used to this extra weight

> >

> > Well I have rambled well and truly long enough. If you got this far you

> > have the patience of a saint

> >

> > Have a great Xmas my list buddies, I hope Santa is good to you all.

> >

> > Love and kisses from sunny, hot Oz,

> >

> > --

> > Leis

> >

> > Mum to BJ 4 (19th Nov) and Jellybean due early Feb 2002

> >

> > ICQ# 8168619

> >

> > " Wise men never sit and wail their loss, but cheerily seek how to

> > redress their harms. "

> >

> > Henry the Sixth-Part Three 5 iv

> > Shakespeare

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Click reply to all for messages to go to the list. Just hit reply for

> messages to go to the sender of the message.

> >

> >