Comments on: How do you know when sick is too sick http://www.hugtwice.com/2007/12/18/how-do-you-know-when-sick-is-too-sick/ Two kids, two cats, two adults... two hugs are a minimum! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:14:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Lynnae @ From Under the Clutter http://www.hugtwice.com/2007/12/18/how-do-you-know-when-sick-is-too-sick/#comment-140 Lynnae @ From Under the Clutter Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:15:44 +0000 http://www.hugtwice.com/2007/12/18/how-do-you-know-when-sick-is-too-sick/#comment-140 Aw, from someone who has been there, it does get better. My son is 5 now, and he's still behind the average 5 year old, but I can understand him so much better....and so can everyone else. So hang in there. The speech therapy definitely helps. I hope your whole family is feeling better today. ((hugs)) Aw, from someone who has been there, it does get better. My son is 5 now, and he’s still behind the average 5 year old, but I can understand him so much better….and so can everyone else. So hang in there. The speech therapy definitely helps.

I hope your whole family is feeling better today. ((hugs))

]]> By: FourPillars http://www.hugtwice.com/2007/12/18/how-do-you-know-when-sick-is-too-sick/#comment-138 FourPillars Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:05:08 +0000 http://www.hugtwice.com/2007/12/18/how-do-you-know-when-sick-is-too-sick/#comment-138 He'll get there. We always worry about our kids not doing the things we think they should be doing. As you say, his speech is behind which is cause for concern but it's not necessarily the end of the world. When I was very young I was a bit "slow" - in senior kindergarten the principal of my school wanted to hold me back a year (yes, apparently it is possible to fail kindergarten). Luckily my parents insisted that I move on to grade 1. I think they did it more for their own pride than for any real academic reasons but they were right - eventually I smartened up and went on to get an engineering degree and computer programming job. I'm no Einstein but I'm doing ok. Mike He’ll get there. We always worry about our kids not doing the things we think they should be doing. As you say, his speech is behind which is cause for concern but it’s not necessarily the end of the world.

When I was very young I was a bit “slow” - in senior kindergarten the principal of my school wanted to hold me back a year (yes, apparently it is possible to fail kindergarten). Luckily my parents insisted that I move on to grade 1. I think they did it more for their own pride than for any real academic reasons but they were right - eventually I smartened up and went on to get an engineering degree and computer programming job. I’m no Einstein but I’m doing ok.

Mike

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