Comments on: Homeschooling threatened in California… http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/ The Evolution Revolution Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:36:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.1 By: Maria W http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3251 Maria W Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:27:49 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3251 Do you by any chance know what the newspapers name was? Do you by any chance know what the newspapers name was?

]]> By: jmcqbigler http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3252 jmcqbigler Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:45:58 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3252 On the weight cartoon putting a baby on a diet my sil was breastfeeding her baby and her dr said that he was gaining to much weight and should be put on formaula so they can control his feeding and they did:0 So he stopped being breastfed and put on a formula diet to this day that boy is the biggest eater I have ever seen he just eats alot but is not that heavy it may be a problem later but right now I just think that is his metabilism and probably would have just dissapeared when he started walking, the exces baby fat. I was to late to say anything, they had already decided to do the formula, for me to encourage some reasearch that formula is an even bigger problem when it come to weight control. What is with all the dr.'s that say if your breastfeeding either the baby is not getting enough or to much. On the weight cartoon putting a baby on a diet my sil was breastfeeding her baby and her dr said that he was gaining to much weight and should be put on formaula so they can control his feeding and they did:0 So he stopped being breastfed and put on a formula diet to this day that boy is the biggest eater I have ever seen he just eats alot but is not that heavy it may be a problem later but right now I just think that is his metabilism and probably would have just dissapeared when he started walking, the exces baby fat. I was to late to say anything, they had already decided to do the formula, for me to encourage some reasearch that formula is an even bigger problem when it come to weight control. What is with all the dr.’s that say if your breastfeeding either the baby is not getting enough or to much.

]]> By: mamaof5 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3255 mamaof5 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 16:51:17 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3255 It is because it can't be messured. God forbid we trust a woman's body to do what it is made to do. Do you all think on some level it is a "man" thing? Jealous that they can not make milk, carry babies... that even though now there are many women in the feild they were taught by this old model that women are incapible of oing this BECAUSE they can not do it? Heather in Tucson It is because it can’t be messured. God forbid we trust a woman’s body to do what it is made to do.
Do you all think on some level it is a “man” thing? Jealous that they can not make milk, carry babies… that even though now there are many women in the feild they were taught by this old model that women are incapible of oing this BECAUSE they can not do it?

Heather in Tucson

]]> By: paxye http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3264 paxye Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:54:58 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3264 My youngest was born at 10 lbs (UC) and was EBF until 11 months... he gained a lb a week for 10 weeks and was 20 lbs at 10 weeks old... 30 lbs at 6 months and he hit 40 lbs at a year... now at 16 months he has stayed at just about 40 lbs... (thankfully because I wear him everyday and I don't think my back could take more weight) Anyway... when he was 10 months we went to the DR because of what we thought might be an allergic reaction and when the DR saw his weight he freaked a bit... he freaked even more when we told him that he had not yet started Solids... he said that I need to not only start Solids but start replacing breastmilk by Solids and for me to nurse less because breastmilk was just "too rich"... he also wanted us to see an endocrinologist... We went to the endo a few weeks ago and as I knew... there is nothing wrong with him.. now at 16 months he is eating a bit of Solids but still not much... of course the endo said that he should be eating more and nursing less because my breastmilk is too rich... weirdly though neither could explain to me why my two other boys didn't have the same weight gain even though they had the same nursing patterns... also Hathor... I have to say that you greatly captured the beautiful chubbiness in the cartoon! My youngest was born at 10 lbs (UC) and was EBF until 11 months… he gained a lb a week for 10 weeks and was 20 lbs at 10 weeks old… 30 lbs at 6 months and he hit 40 lbs at a year… now at 16 months he has stayed at just about 40 lbs… (thankfully because I wear him everyday and I don’t think my back could take more weight)

Anyway… when he was 10 months we went to the DR because of what we thought might be an allergic reaction and when the DR saw his weight he freaked a bit… he freaked even more when we told him that he had not yet started Solids… he said that I need to not only start Solids but start replacing breastmilk by Solids and for me to nurse less because breastmilk was just “too rich”… he also wanted us to see an endocrinologist…
We went to the endo a few weeks ago and as I knew… there is nothing wrong with him.. now at 16 months he is eating a bit of Solids but still not much… of course the endo said that he should be eating more and nursing less because my breastmilk is too rich…
weirdly though neither could explain to me why my two other boys didn’t have the same weight gain even though they had the same nursing patterns…

also Hathor… I have to say that you greatly captured the beautiful chubbiness in the cartoon!

]]> By: Robyn L. Coburn http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3265 Robyn L. Coburn Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:42:12 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3265 And these are the same doctors who recommend supplementing with sugar water from birth, then just a few short months later start going on about the evils of sweets in children's diets. P~~~~~ And these are the same doctors who recommend supplementing with sugar water from birth, then just a few short months later start going on about the evils of sweets in children’s diets.
P~~~~~

]]> By: ethele http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3266 ethele Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:55:20 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3266 My (EBF) daughter ended up in the 100th percentile for weight at 6 months, born at the 50th, percentile, and with her height only at about the 75th percentile. The pediatrician said, "If she was formula-fed, I'd be worried. But I always say, you can't overfeed a breastfed baby." Oh, that baby is now 2 years old and 95th percentile for both height and weight. So her height caught up. My girl knew what she needed :-) and so did our (wonderful) pediatrician. My (EBF) daughter ended up in the 100th percentile for weight at 6 months, born at the 50th, percentile, and with her height only at about the 75th percentile. The pediatrician said, “If she was formula-fed, I’d be worried. But I always say, you can’t overfeed a breastfed baby.”

Oh, that baby is now 2 years old and 95th percentile for both height and weight. So her height caught up. My girl knew what she needed :-) and so did our (wonderful) pediatrician.

]]> By: julie http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3285 julie Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:31:04 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3285 I think anyone should have the right to homeschool and know that homeschooling parents almost always fill their children's days with education, imagination, productivity, etc. BUT.. This is in response to the the comic, "Irregular." Don't most families do those things? How are any of those activities "irregular"? I know lots of children who attend school that make up stories, do crafts, draw pictures, sew, put on plays.. Of course there are other kids who watch TV instead.... I believe and support public schools. Not everyone can homeschool and we need good educational opportunities and care for all children. And obviously sending the message (in this case through legislation) that parents "can't" be in charge of their child's education doesn't help the situation. I think people on both sides of this issue are missing an important point: regardless of where the child attends school, the major part of his/her education is going to take place at home. ALL parents/guardians are a child's primary teacher. We can't really take away a parent's right to educate, and in fact, I think it's more important to stress a parent's obligation to educate. If more parents took ownership of their child's education AND sent them to school, that would GREATLY improve the schools. Wow, all I really wanted to say was that children who attend school do those things too. I think anyone should have the right to homeschool and know that homeschooling parents almost always fill their children’s days with education, imagination, productivity, etc.
BUT..
This is in response to the the comic, “Irregular.” Don’t most families do those things? How are any of those activities “irregular”? I know lots of children who attend school that make up stories, do crafts, draw pictures, sew, put on plays.. Of course there are other kids who watch TV instead….

I believe and support public schools. Not everyone can homeschool and we need good educational opportunities and care for all children. And obviously sending the message (in this case through legislation) that parents “can’t” be in charge of their child’s education doesn’t help the situation.

I think people on both sides of this issue are missing an important point: regardless of where the child attends school, the major part of his/her education is going to take place at home. ALL parents/guardians are a child’s primary teacher. We can’t really take away a parent’s right to educate, and in fact, I think it’s more important to stress a parent’s obligation to educate. If more parents took ownership of their child’s education AND sent them to school, that would GREATLY improve the schools.

Wow, all I really wanted to say was that children who attend school do those things too.

]]> By: yvetteyasui http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3318 yvetteyasui Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:44:43 +0000 http://www.thecowgoddess.com/2008/03/28/homeschooling-threatened-in-california/#comment-3318 Re: Julie's comment: When I was reading "Irregular", at first, I thought it was about a TVFF - TV Free Family. Which makes me think that homeschooling and TVFF have alot of time and space to be creative and productive. These are not the same subjects, but philosophically, HSF and TVFF both want to create learning and fun rather than be consumers of it (sold by government institutions or corporations). Re: Julie’s comment: When I was reading “Irregular”, at first, I thought it was about a TVFF - TV Free Family. Which makes me think that homeschooling and TVFF have alot of time and space to be creative and productive. These are not the same subjects, but philosophically, HSF and TVFF both want to create learning and fun rather than be consumers of it (sold by government institutions or corporations).

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