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I have set up the school room and am still in the process of setting it up. I have my PC downstairs so Nir can do some learning on the computer and learn the Aleph Beit and the ABC on the computer. I want to get a big white board sheet to stick on the wall that has a corkboard over one wall and will put up his work. We have the Hebrew aleph beit up and will put up some English ABC pics too. Last year I gave his kinder some big foam letters of the ABC and did not even receive a thank you which... Sign in to see full entry.

I rang around and found that my mother is in the Brisbane Mater hospital. She is still having investigations done. I will speak to her in the morning. It is a relief to know that she is alright. At least I think she is alright. I will talk to her doctor in the morning and I guess I will find out what is happening with her. They say that she is a bit confused, but she has had several investigations and I believe that being in hospital and just having had a general would have fuddled her a little.... Sign in to see full entry.

I am going to google hospitals Brisbane and try and find out where she is and if she is still in hospital or she is out. I have been ringing her at home on the off chance that she has gone home and that everything is ok. I pray and hope and pray that she is ok. It would be nice for a phone call from one of the Brisbane family to let me know but I think by now I know that it will not come. We had a very peaceful Shabbat. That is one of the reasons I love Shabbat so much; it gives one much needed... Sign in to see full entry.

I must go to several places to organise things in my son's and my life. Still thinking of my mother and praying in my own words as I go about my daily business. Sign in to see full entry.

has contacted me to let me know how she is. I may have to ring around the hospitals in Brisbane to find out which one she is in. Do you know I believe if anything happens to her, they would probably have the funeral and not tell me. I should not feel sad as I have been excluded by them for so long now. While it hurts, I believe in karma and ultimately they will suffer for what they are doing. I would not do to them what they are doing to me. What is the point in hurting people? There is too much... Sign in to see full entry.

and I debate the issue of Jewish school or not. If the atmosphere in the school is going to be toxic for him I must pull him out of the school. I cannot put him in a situation whereby people are picking on him and destroying his self esteem as well as his self worth. I had a husband who did that for me and it was horrendous to go through. Better for him to be a bit lonely and have positive experiences around his schooling and education. I do not want him destroyed by the schooling at Katandra or... Sign in to see full entry.

something that is very difficult for my son. He wants to do what he wants and it is a slow hard process for him or it will be. I have to be strong with him because if he doesn't learn to sit, it will create problems in his school life. The view through the window used to beckon me with unfailing regularity, as I sat at my desk attempting to learn. I still remember the black and yellow tiles and dark polished mahogany wood walls of the dining room where we had our school room. I had an old desk... Sign in to see full entry.

There is a great website that is called HEN Home Education Network. Sign in to see full entry.

is not so difficult. There is so much to teach a young child. It is a matter of getting a simple basic program started. We are going to start with Tefilla - Prayers and blessings Learning on the Parsha or weekly TORAH portion - literacy and numeracy can be incorporated into that. I am using DVDs on the Aleph Beit and am trying to get some more learning materials from the net to use to assist him learn. After our Hafsaka we will do stories and literacy and numeracy. A break and then some art and... Sign in to see full entry.

I had an appointment with a renowned specialist in communication challenges on Friday. We have another session booked as she is assessing my son. She believes that it is possible that my son has a form of Apraxia which means my decision to pull him out of the special school was correct. It is all too easy to make assumptions and jump to conclusions about a child's ability or lack of or developmental delay. One needs to look at what may be the cause of that delay and it may not be such a simple... Sign in to see full entry.