Search results

  1. Rhylla

    Funny kids!

    i work in a school, and, once a year, have to read the national science and maths tests for children with a poor reading ability (when we're testing science or maths knowledge, not reading skill!) one year, i was reading for a girl... and one of the questions was about space. it asked why...
  2. Rhylla

    You know your getting old when this happens.

    you realise just how long ago it was that you left school!
  3. Rhylla

    Sending Letters Home

    what an excellent idea! ima have to start doing that! we wrote letters of encouragement to adults once, and secretly posted them after church. I've never seen such a good response! We miss you letters are a cracking idea! golly, i can just think of a kid i wanna send one to right now! i...
  4. Rhylla

    Creative, fun ways to teach about Christmas

    i've used Christingles, and a Jesse tree, they've gone down well. -Rhylla-
  5. Rhylla

    Starting to teach Sunday School

    i was never in a sunday school as a kid, never went to church til i was 17. i freaked slightly when peeps asked me to take on the top sunday school class a few years back, after having looked after the little ones for years, but, trust me, it can be done, and they're a great age, if a lil...
  6. Rhylla

    How can you wake a teenage son up?

    "Or... drive him to school late. Walk into school with him, to the appropriate class where you will kiss him good-by, tossell his hair and whatever other motherly thing you can do that will be horribly inappropriate under those circumstances. He will never want to be late again." ROFl that...
  7. Rhylla

    Need help with a Pre-Teen

    oh golly, i have an 11 year old daughter who complained her legs were chubby... she's built like a stick! i had to point out that if her legs didnt "squidge out" (as she put it) when she sat down she wouldnt be ABLE to sit down! i work with 9-11 year olds and have two girls that i kep an eye...
  8. Rhylla

    Signs that a girl in your youth group has a crush on you

    it's a worry huh! i would agree with the poster who advised peeps to get girls/women involved in the kids work. i help teach our teens (all 7 of them!) i'm the only woman in a team of 4. i do feel it's vital there is a woman involved in the team, im there if the guys need a female presence...
  9. Rhylla

    If you are a Youth minister/pastor/leader post here!

    Sunday school teacher for the 7-11 year olds. run Kids Club, again for 7-11 year olds (tho we still get older ones who come along) for kids who don't come to church. also one of the leaders of the teens group. at work im a Learning Mentor, helping kids with barriers they have in their lives...
  10. Rhylla

    Must Haves

    ok, it's been A loooooong time since my babies were babies (they're almost 14 and 11 now *sigh*) but the one thing i LOVED was my Wilkinet baby carrier! http://www.nctms.co.uk/prodshow.asp?id=547&cat=0&scat=0 we didnt have a car when my son was a baby, so he went EVERYwhere in a carrier. The...
  11. Rhylla

    Nightlights?

    my kids don't and never have done, i, however, would sometimes like one! (i get nightmares) -Rhylla-
  12. Rhylla

    Chemical Imbalance?

    can be, usually find something's kicked off feeling depressed, even if its from years ago. talking can help, though i didn't get on with the counsellor the doctor got me to see. i was too "blah!" to have the energy to talk to anyone else, talked to friends, and wrote a diary instead...
  13. Rhylla

    my son is a pedophile

    i asked my husband about this, he works with all sorts of kids with all sorts of problems, and he says exactly what Jonathan just said! good advice there
  14. Rhylla

    Do you fast?

    i have done in the past, and recently have fasted from certain foods for things like lent. as for children, well my daughter is 11 and is as thin as a reed, fasting from all food i think would have her on the floor! But fasting from certain foods works well. She gave up chocolate for lent...
  15. Rhylla

    help

    my son walked after his first birthday, was cruising around furniture before that. My daughter decided to get up and charge across the floor to get to her brother at 10 months. didn't ever cruise. My friends youngest didnt crawl much and didnt even THINK about walking til 16 months... all...
  16. Rhylla

    Depression Support

    i went to my son's parents evening!!! now that might not seem a lot, but i wasnt able to face going last year, i made my hubby go on his own. i couldn't face the problems i knew he (my son) was having. i was terrified i'd come home and take out all my guilt and frustration and anger with...
  17. Rhylla

    He wont let me feed him

    awwww beautiful baby :D well, i guess i just handed my son a bowl of veggies and a spoon and let him get on with it when he started wanting to feed himself. i just put a huge piece of plastic sheet under his high chair. as for mess, well it's actually important for babies to get their hands...
  18. Rhylla

    Dinner time - Picky eaters, or just complainers

    my son was never picky about food, but i was pretty relaxed about his eating. so when he says he doesnt like something i know he really doesnt like it. tomatos and cheese for example... except on pizza! My sister makes her boys eat at least one of everything even things like brussel sprouts...
  19. Rhylla

    What would you do?

    glad the situation was resolved. we started a youth meeting every other sunday for our teens, mainly because we were noticing them struggling in church. We put together a plan for the year and then told the parents what kind of things we'd be teaching. We were all very open to parents asking...
  20. Rhylla

    Question about nannies?

    I'm a lil out of date, but i was a nannya while ago, and the college i trained at got us to think about a few things. would you live in? if so, you tend to get paid a little less than nannies who live out. how many hours would they expect you to work? do those wages take paying tax an all into...