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Why don't some teachers like to tell parents how their Dc is doing compared to classmates?

(141 Posts)
forgottenpassword Sun 10-Feb-13 08:29:31

Just wondered really. Is there a difference between practices in private and state on this? Ps not asking from position where answer is likely to be "top of the class".

TheFallenMadonna Tue 12-Feb-13 17:11:04

There is every incentive to push a child to exceed their Target, especially if their target is low, and especially in Core subjects. Essentially, we are judged on % reaching certain levels (not just national expected average by the way), and on levels of progress for individual pupils. If any teacher is teaching to the middle in the days of the transition matrix, then they're going to be in bother come their performance management review.

seeker Tue 12-Feb-13 14:27:37

How would knowing class position make a difference to that?

NorhamGardens Tue 12-Feb-13 14:11:18

Sorry I mean push a low early attainer to the top of the class above.

NorhamGardens Tue 12-Feb-13 14:09:45

Dromedary I agree. Those amazing readers in early years classes - well if you've read Outliers it gives you some idea - more often than not they're the ones who have had the most exposure to books, to reading and yes even to basic phonics before Reception in some cases.

Thing is Seeker who is to say your average or low achiever in Y2 can do way more than what would be considered expected progress? There's no real incentive to push a early attainer on to the top of the class - generally the child won't be thought to have the requisite ability, they are low ability in NC terms. As long as the expected progress box has been ticked it's job done.

seeker Tue 12-Feb-13 13:56:09

If you find a teacher happy to let a child coast for a year, I will show you a teacher who will fail her OFStED assessment. They are judged on the progress their pupils make.

Dromedary Tue 12-Feb-13 13:51:41

Norhamgardens. I agree, I would not trust a teacher's expectations of a child's progress to be gospel as to what they should be achieving. Expectations may very well be too low. Maybe they are occasionally too high for the child. And they won't take into account extra help that you might like to give the child. Some teachers are happy for the children to coast along for a year. When my DC1 started school my idea was that she was going to a highly rated school and I would just let them get on with it. I very soon learned that if I took that approach she would sink - I was told by the totally newly qualified teacher that I shouldn't expect my DC to learn the 100 basic words or whatever that they're expected to learn in R (because she was too Thick, though the T word was unspoken). My daugter, within about a term, was coming home with the idea in her head that she was stupid. She is not Thick, and with some help from me plus a decent Y1 teacher shot up to the top of the class in Y1. I now try to keep a close eye on how my DCs are doing, and to encourage them to stretch themselves, though sometimes it is frankly too much for me, especially as the oldest one is now doing stuff I don't understand (in science, not my best subject).
Research shows, as has been well publicised, that at primary level a child's progress is mainly related to how much parental support they get. So give parents more respect and let us have all the relevant information about our child.

seeker Tue 12-Feb-13 13:31:55

Not getting into a private good/state bad argument - but I can't see why you thinking private schools are at a higher level than state ones is relevant to the discussion!

Anyway, I'll say again- I'm not talking about teachers who say "oh, he's doing very well" of "in line with national average" or something wafflly like that. I'm talking about the scenario where you know what level they were at 6 months ago, you know what level they are at now and you know what level they are expected to be in 6 months time. If you're happy with the rate of progress, then fine. If not, talk to the school.

NorhamGardens Tue 12-Feb-13 13:30:56

Oh yes, tip of the iceberg stuff and everyone wades in to praise...I'm just jealous really smile That's before they start on all their other accomplishments.
If I am really honest I am not sure they mean to boast, many are super proud of their DCs and want to share. I just can't help but compare sometimes and as someone put it so well on MN 'comparison is the thief of joy'.

campergirls Tue 12-Feb-13 13:25:44

Do you really know people who put comments like that on Fb NorhamGardens? shock I've never heard anyone be so boastful in rl (or on Gb for that matter)

NorhamGardens Tue 12-Feb-13 13:09:07

Replying to a PP re: private schools having a reason to give form position/class average etc where they don't work to NC levels etc...Well the elephant in the room, IME, is that they generally have higher academic expectations.

Those private schools I know aim to get the majority way beyond the equivalent NC expected level and consider this to be an unambitious target for anyone with average intellect and beyond (with similarly high ambitions for those with below average intellect). Small class sizes etc mean they generally deliver on this promise - if they didn't parents would generally vote with their feet (although I know parental choice isn't just about having high academic expectations).

I get so cross when I hear one of mine is 'doing fine, doing great and on track to achieve the expected level'. Especially true when a lower KS1 level has them pegged as a low or middle ability child. If they go on to do as expected I am supposed to be over the moon - what if I think or even worse know for sure that expectations should be higher as they can do more?

Sorry anecdotal I know but I get fed up with reading these sort of comments on FB: '95% in Maths and 78% in English and they want more! Expectations are off the scale at our school! They're on John's case and have recognised his potential!". And then I come down to our school and get at our school 'don't worry he's doing great - bang on target for national expectations'.

Dromedary Tue 12-Feb-13 12:58:59

I've always been told that a child will do better if they are with similar or slightly higher level peers.

Apparently research shows that mixed ability groups are better for lower ability children (who learn from the high ability ones) and worse for high ability children.

If a teacher is poor, and many children in the class are doing badly, it is very unlikely that if you discuss your child's poor level with said teacher they will tell you not to worry about your child's ability to learn, as in fact they are doing ok in relation to the class, and the problem is to do with the teacher's bad teaching. You will be fobbed off, but you won't know it, because you won't know that many other children are also doing badly.

It's really about transparency. And I don't really believe that telling parents say once or twice a year where their child is in the class (or say which quartile they are in) will result in loads of boasting between parents at the school gate. It's not about one upmanship, it's about knowing how your child is doing and whether you need to be doing more to support them.

pickledsiblings Tue 12-Feb-13 12:47:52

Possible scenario to go with my previous 2 posts: We have a teacher that is excellent at teaching to the middle, soon your high achieving child will be in the middle just like the rest of them and because of the extra resources we've deployed, Mrsx, your low achieving DC will be around about the middle too.

pickledsiblings Tue 12-Feb-13 12:37:07

'Your DC is doing very well and making steady progress' = high achieving DC
'Your DC is struggling but making steady progress' = low achieving child

pickledsiblings Tue 12-Feb-13 12:32:46

Seeker, it's got to be both to be truly meaningful. Your DS could be top of the class but making slower progress than the rest of the class. Compare that with a DC who is bottom of the class and making slower progress than the rest of the class. Both students are the same in relative terms, their needs are the same (ie they both need to make more progress) but the school's resources may be deployed differently in each case. I think parents should be aware of this.

seeker Tue 12-Feb-13 12:30:43

Well, if a child is doing badly- ie not making progress based on NC levels- then you would go into school, talk to the teacher, ask what they were going to do about it, and act accordingly. If you weren't happy with the response, then you might move schools, get a tutor, whatever. Ditto if a child is doing well- making lots of progress. Although, I'm not sure why you would move a child that's doing well and is happy. My point is that it's what happening to your child that's important.

Dromedary Tue 12-Feb-13 12:24:18

Seeker - why don't you address the points I've made a couple of times then?
1) where your child is doing badly (based on NC level). The parent is told they are doing badly on that basis, but not that half the children in the class are doing similarly badly. If the parent were told that, they might realise that there was a problem with the teaching of that individual teacher, rather than that their child is struggling due to innate lack of ability for instance. They could make use of that information, for instance by changing schools or hiring a tutor for the year.
2) where you are told that your child is doing well (based on NC level). But you are not told that they are in fact miles ahead of the rest of the class. If you were given that information, you might decide to move them to a school where they would be able to work with children at a similar ability level, which would probably be better for them both academically and socially.

What is your answer?

seeker Tue 12-Feb-13 12:17:23

I think in private schools which don't use NC levels, you may have a point- there's no benchmark to work from. And the robustness of being told you're bottom of the class is what some people pay for!(joke)

But in a state school where there are benchmarks then I genuinely can't see why it would help you to know class positions.

brandis Tue 12-Feb-13 12:07:10

This is all still so confusing - targets, national average.

I did not go to school in the UK and in my native country children are given grades for every single piece of work they produce, starting from Year 2 (aged 8 - we start school at 7). Children can't know each others' marks for written work - because the their work books are handed out individually - but teachers sometimes say the grades aloud when distributing them. And if a pupil is called to talk on a topic in history, etc. then the whole class will obviously hear and see how s/he performed and what grade he got.

Nobody made a great deal of that and generally we knew who is a strong student, who is in the middle and who is among the weaker ones.

I don't ever remember it being an issue in terms of affecting self-esteem - if anything, it would make bright kids proud and weaker ones - strive to do better.

5 was the top mark, 2 was basically 'fail', each subject was graded separately on a daily basis. So it was pefectly clear for everyone - parents, children, teachers - how well the child is doing. Is s/he is getting 5s - well done, if 3s - here are the areas that need work.

State school, one teacher (no TAs as a rule), 25-30 kids.

wordfactory Tue 12-Feb-13 11:58:50

Flogging - that's why you need both year and set average. My DD for example finds maths her hardest subject. Telling me she got x percent is hopeless. Telling me how she did in comparision to her set average is much more instructive and allows me (well DD herself now she's older) to moniter her progress.

TheOriginalSteamingNit Tue 12-Feb-13 11:10:00

Firstly, I would say that I think the move away from a specific section of a school report which says 'position in class' is quite logical and a good thing. Average mark of class though might be useful.

But the thing is it really doesn't matter what schools do - I bet we all recognize the 'I got 53 in Physics, but it was a really hard one and nobody got higher than 55' or 'I got full marks in German but so did loads of other people'? It's going to happen anyway!

and I'm going to carry on reading upside down at parents' evening

Floggingmolly Tue 12-Feb-13 10:59:30

Isn't that assuming that all the children are on a level playing field, wordfactory? All children have different levels of ability, so doing better than Johnny but less well than Billy has to be put in some sort of context.
Some kids don't have the innate ability to be top of any class no matter how much effort they make, while some clever children may well pass out their peers but could probably do even better if encouraged, bearing in mind their peers may be considerably less bright. One size definitely does not fit all.

wordfactory Tue 12-Feb-13 10:48:27

Seeker- if you know how your child is doing in context, you're able to judge if they're working hard enough, if they need help etc you can also tell if they're in the right sets. Being told year and set averages also helps contextualise achievemenyt. 70 percent in a test means bugger all if you don't know how everyone else did.

seeker Tue 12-Feb-13 10:47:52

But surely my example with the XYand Z levels would tell you more than where the child is in the class? A child destined for grammar school, or the top sets of a comprehensive would need to be aiming at solid level 5s or even possibly 6 in year 6. And if that is the target set, and progress is being properly monitored, the. It doesn't matter what anyone else is achieving.

vess Tue 12-Feb-13 10:40:59

I don't necessarily want to know. It's the fact that the teacher may refuse to tell me that I object to. It should not be up to them to deside what information about my child's learning is useful to me. I should be given all the information I want, and without going out of my way to ask for it. Keeping secrets alienates parents and creates an unhealthy atmosphere.

Dromedary Tue 12-Feb-13 10:35:28

It's not all about just knowing whether your child is working hard, and meeting the expectations (for that child) of their teacher.
Knowing what they are achieving in comparison with others, and what the school or teacher is achieving in comparison with others, is very useful information.
If the child is 1) not working hard, 2) nonetheless top half of the class, that tells me that they have untapped potential and if they are pushed to work harder, could eg get into grammar school.
If the child is 1) working hard, 2) middle of the class, that tells me that they will probably be going to the local comp.
I've given reasons above for why it is useful to have comparisons with the class rather than just national achievement levels. Eg if your child is well ahead of the class, you may wish to move them to a school where there will be a similar level peer group for them to work with. If your child is doing badly nationally but is doing well in their class, there may be a problem with the teaching in that class.

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Is Hill House facing closure?

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H4dley Thu 12-Mar-15 14:49:35

As a Guardian reader I came across news of an horrific Ofsted report:

"School inspectors have handed down a damning verdict on the inadequacies of the private prep school Hill House in London, once attended by Prince Charles, which could result in it being closed over serious and significant safety concerns.

Ofsted inspectors found the £14,000-a-year independent school to be lacking in basic safeguards and roundly criticised it for poor quality of teaching and management."

How can that be????

AuntieStella Thu 12-Mar-15 14:55:18

Closure? Depends on whether there are (probably safety) failings that cannot be rapidly remedied. I don't know if private schools can be closed for failings such as inadequate teaching, though if enough parents vote with their feet, it'll have a major impact on the school and possibly quite quickly.

Needmoresleep Fri 13-Mar-15 12:06:33

I wonder whether recent issues at Southbank International and SPS is causing OFSTED to be more cautious about safeguarding in general.

Never an option for us....those knickerbockers, but we knew several children who went, were happy and went on to good schools. It was seen as less "hot-housey" than some of the alternatives, though always a few rumours about the use of "unqualified teachers".

It is a very large school, and would seem more attractive than some of the competitors, some of whom do seem to churn out over-pushed, anxious or arrogant children. It would be a pity if problems were so deeply ingrained that they could not sort problems out.

LocalEditorKensingtonChelsea Fri 13-Mar-15 19:43:25

Some interesting (if slightly heated) discussion about it on the MN local site for Kensington here for anyone interested.

babybarrister Fri 13-Mar-15 22:54:00

No it is not! It is a great school with a slightly lax view about box ticking which they will now have to remedy. The comments about the teachers and the teaching quality are wholly undeserved and I have never met any unqualified teachers there at all - in fact DS ' teacher has a PhD ....

MsShellShocked Fri 13-Mar-15 23:05:41

You can have a PhD and still not be a qualified teacher. confused

babybarrister Fri 13-Mar-15 23:21:48

Yes you can, but she is!

cartoonsaveme Fri 13-Mar-15 23:41:56

It makes good news but it would never close - where would they all go ??

JillyR2015 Sat 14-Mar-15 20:37:09

People pay see to avoid state school type boring same ness and box ticking. It's supposed failures are regarded by many as strengths actually. It would get my vote.

lorrylarouge Sun 15-Mar-15 10:30:09

I don't think a lax attitude to children's safety and welfare can be translated into a lax attitude to box ticking!
The teachers themselves were surveyed and more than half were dissatisfied.
Saying they lacked support or any ongoing training or feedback. I wonder who might regard a failure to keep children safe as a strength!

VikingVolva Sun 15-Mar-15 10:38:26

I don't see how inadequate fire drills, letting visitors into buildings without signing in, and only checking whereabouts of an absent pupil on the second day count as 'box ticking'

I expect that parents are happy with what they see of the curriculm (even though the school doesn't seem to have been able to tell inspectors what it is) but I wonder if they are as happy about the comments from the teachers about the gaps they see?

JillyR2015 Sun 15-Mar-15 14:27:54

Yes, they are very happy. So all is well. it is a popular school which turns out children heaps better than many a state school.

lorrylarouge Sun 15-Mar-15 14:50:01

Jilly the parents are definitely not happy about the teachers' disatisfaction. Or if they are happy about the teachers' disatisfaction then they shouldn't be. All is not well unfortunately.

babybarrister Sun 15-Mar-15 15:09:14

Can someone please link to teachers survey please

lorrylarouge Sun 15-Mar-15 15:18:20

I don't think we have access to the survey. The ofsted report states the findings of the survey but doesn't link to the actual survey.

BikeRunSki Sun 15-Mar-15 15:25:23

They'd have to pound the streets of Kensington and Chelsea forever cartoonsaveme. ��

babybarrister Sun 15-Mar-15 17:53:21

Thanks - I will reread

lorrylarouge Sun 22-Mar-15 07:44:07

Parents have been told by the leadership to engage with press and mp's so a few more positive articles have come out now.

VikingVolva Sun 22-Mar-15 08:20:22

Spin, after 5 years lacking action?

I think telling parents to go to the press to 'manage' the story demonstrates pretty neatly the difficulties in the school. Fixing things when raised, rather than doing the minimum, ignoring the rest for years is the way competent leadership woukd tackle stuff.

Especially as the school keeps parents very much at arms length normally, they don't know what goes on in the school, and unless they sent all their older DC to other London schools within the last 5 or so years, have no point of comparison anyway.

lorrylarouge Sun 22-Mar-15 12:19:44

I agree the school keeps the parents out so most have little idea of what goes on in there. And agree that asking parents to engage with the press and MP'S is slightly tacky when they should be addressing the issues the report raised rather than trying to manage their reputation.

thesaurusgirl Sun 22-Mar-15 12:37:02

I read this and am sad about it. Hill House is a London institution in some ways. I know loads of parents who send their children to this school and their kids are universally delightful. Always so bouncy and happy. I wish I could say the same about the ones I've met from Thomas's or Colet Court.

I agree with a poster upthread who says it's HH's lack of box-ticking and formality that appeals to many parents. That and the fact that it's much more diverse than most London private schools. A lot of the kids are there because of a parent's employer paying the bill, so it's not as affluenza-ridden as the press would like you to think.

jbkpsych Fri 27-Mar-15 17:54:49

I was walking in Hyde Park this week. There were a large group of Hill House girls playing in a field near the Holocaust Memorial. There were 6 teachers under a tree in a circle chatting to each other and not paying any attention at all to the their charges. Most of the teachers had their backs to the students. Four students were playing on the Holocaust Memorial - shocking. A group of students were trying to tear a large branch from a tree. There was no supervision, no interest in the students. My trainer and I stopped and told the girls not to mess with the tree and to get away from the Holocaust Memorial as it was not something to play on! It's no wonder this school has had such bad ratings.

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Freezer Meals

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lostindevon Tue 19-Jul-16 18:34:33

Hello Everyone,
I'm looking for some inspiration,
I'm 7.5 months pregnant and keen to get some meals cooked and frozen for when baby no3 arrives!
I would like healthy (ish) cheap (ish) family friendly meals that freeze well.......
Any suggestions for me?

cudbywestrangers Wed 20-Jul-16 07:40:11

Chilli, pasta sauces, shepherds pie, curry...

Hopelass Wed 20-Jul-16 07:42:25

I currently have Bolognese sauce, chilli, two different soups, lentil curry, a sausage and bean thing, lamb tagine and beef stew in the freezer.

Highlove Wed 20-Jul-16 08:10:29

I'm doing the same right now, OP. So far I've got chilli and shepherd's pie. Also going in the freezer will be bolognaise, lasagne, fish pie, basic tomato sauce which can be used in a variety of ways, sausage and tomato pasta sauce (Google Jamie's pregnant jools' pasta sauce), ham and lentil soup, and maybe some other soups.

Think that's about it but will be watching this thread with interest. Wouldn't mind something else fishy but not sure what.

lastqueenofscotland Wed 20-Jul-16 13:21:50

Leek and potato soup freezes really well.

Shepherds pie

lostindevon Mon 25-Jul-16 15:10:19

Oops I forgot about this thread!
Thank you for the ideas.
I had no idea that risotto would freeze well?! That's one of my favs, so im pleased to hear this!

TondelayaDellaVentamiglia Mon 25-Jul-16 15:17:26

i've also done things like

Kievs ...fill chicken breast with garlic butter, cover in crumbs, freeze/ defrost, pan fry finish in oven with oven chips, serve with peas/salad

Hunter's Chicken and bash chicken breast flat, fold around nice wedge of cheddar, roll up and wrap with bacon, freeze/defrost, make a bit of sauce with pesto, ketchup, splash of stock, into oven and serve with mash end of possibilities
Those "American Soccer Mom" dinners in a bag.....have a google, but are fab if you have a slow cooker.

lostindevon Mon 25-Jul-16 20:49:45

Ooh that all sounds interesting.
Will get googling, I do have a slow cooker and love it, but only ever tely do stews and casseroles! X

wobblywonderwoman Mon 25-Jul-16 22:00:52

You could cook a lot of mash and freeze - I often do loads on a Sunday and it's so handy (just quickly pan fry some salmon and frozen peas)

Stew, braised steak, curry

lostindevon Mon 25-Jul-16 22:39:14

Oh yes of course, I didn't think of mash on its own, often do cottage pie etc but your right just having the mash ready to go would save time!

wobblywonderwoman Mon 25-Jul-16 23:02:04

Good luck with your pregnancy. You know, some days you will be glad of a bit of cooking. I batch cooked and filled the freezer but sometimes I loved taking the day to shop for a nice dinner and cook something from scratch

lostindevon Fri 29-Jul-16 21:54:43

Thanks wobbly.

THirdEeye Sun 31-Jul-16 14:54:04

Casseroles/stews/curry/ragu sauce/chilli all freeze well.

When freezing lasgana, I actually build up the layers into one of those foil containers that you can buy at the supermarket and then freeze (without cooking it). I then take this out to defrost and then cook as normal. I prefer to do it this way, as I found cooking then freezing it, results in a more congealed bechamel sauce.

You may find it helpful that you double up when making food now. This way half can be frozen into portions and the other can be eaten.

Sammysquiz Sun 31-Jul-16 15:15:08

I made loads of soups when I was pregnant. Found them good for lunch on days when I was too knackered to bother making a sandwich or similar, but could bring myself to heat up soup!

lostindevon Fri 05-Aug-16 21:44:01

Ooh yes Sammy soup!
That's a good idea: really easy too.
I'll look up some recipes.

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Recommendations for week long holiday 25 weeks pregnant

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Sashabella0 Tue 26-Feb-13 22:29:49

DH and I are expecting our first baby. It's taken a long time, but its finally happened!

We both have taken a week off work mid April and would like to go abroad. I'm thinking lazy days by the pool/beach as I've been quite tired.

I'd like somewhere hot. We were thinking of the Caribbean, but bring pregnant for the first time we are slightly anxious about medical facilities.

Any suggestions please?

noramum Wed 27-Feb-13 11:17:22

How about the US? I am sure you will be able to find resorts in Florida within reach of hospitals.

You will have to check your travel insurance, my stated that cover was only up to 27 weeks, so 26 included for the whole time of the trip.

specialsubject Wed 27-Feb-13 19:44:09

remember everywhere tropical is a dengue risk (although you have to be unlucky) and obviously you can't go anywhere malarial.

Canaries? Not too far and plenty of lovely spots.

GozerTheGozerian Wed 27-Feb-13 19:51:03

We went to Cyprus when I was about 24 weeks - hot, lazy, did nothing except lounge in and by pool. Not v interesting culturally to be honest but was perfect for what we wanted. Don't normally have lazy hols like that but it fit the bill and a 5-hour flight was fine.

MaMaPo Wed 27-Feb-13 19:58:14

This was an amazing place we went to when i was about 26 weeks - loved it

duende Thu 28-Feb-13 21:45:22

We are going to lanzarote mid April and I will be at a similar stage of pregnancy. It should be warm enough, I didn't fancy going long haul for just a week.

When I was pregnant with DS we went to Tenerife for a week in April and we really enjoyed it.

Sashabella0 Sun 03-Mar-13 21:20:27

Thanks for the recommendations. Think we might go with Tenerife. smile

dinkystinky Sun 03-Mar-13 21:23:54

Same as Duende - we are off to lanzarote (where we've been twice before) when 28 weeks pregnant. We have been to Tenerife too but found it windier than lanzarote.

duende Sun 03-Mar-13 21:30:39

dinkystinky where in Lanzarote have you been and where are you going, if you don't mind me asking?

theoriginalandbestrookie Sun 03-Mar-13 21:31:00

We stayed here when I was pregnant. It was lovely because it had a very quiet small pool and was within walking distance of Corfu town.
There was little to do on the island ( we found anyway) which was great as it gave me an excuse to relax by the pool and just read magazines.

Disclaimer - it was a wee while ago so it may be different now.

We like Tenerife as a holiday destination( I actually found Lanzarote windier than Tenerife !) but have only been as a family. The Iberostar Anthelia which we love, also has an adults only hotel which is the Iberostar Salome which I imagine would be nice.

dinkystinky Sun 03-Mar-13 21:52:01

Hi Duende - we first stayed in punts mujeres a fishing village - its a good 40 minutes away from the big resorts but lovely - sea water rock pools there, some good fish restaurants, v quiet. Last time and this time we are staying in self catering in Arrieta - where the locals beach is - less than a miles walk to the beach (which has small playground, tapas restaurant and posh fish restaurant) and some nice local fish restaurants and a bakery there.

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Help! DD starts nursery in just over a week and we're all over the place!

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bbbum Tue 04-Dec-12 21:16:44

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Yesterday wasn't as distrastrous as I thought it was going to be. Couldn't find her red book for the HV / weigh-in so didn't go so didn't have to worry about bursting into tears.

Popped in to see my dad (who DD usually LOVES) en route to her second nursery settling-in session but she was still clingy, wouldn't take her cows milk so I was expecting a complete meltdown at nursery... But she was fine! They said she had a little crawl about (she usually sits still when unsure of somewhere) and prodded a couple of the other babies/kids and didn't even look around for me! The nursery staff seemed impressed, so I was obviously proud mummy (but a little sad she didn't really notice I wasn't there!!!!).

Today - and this is big news for us - she had 1.5hrs nap in the cot and went down without a fuss! I can't tell you how delighted I was! She's got a very sore bottom and face (nappy rash and eczema from teething) so I suspect that's why she was clingy yesterday and I've decided I'll express enough breastmilk as a backup in case the nursery can't get her to take cow's milk.

So all in all, feeling much more positive and less panic-stricken than yesterday!

I've got a copy of the nursery's day/timetable and it's pretty much what we do now anyway... And yes they recommended introducing a comforter too. They said they use a buggy for naps as a last resort (baby room upstairs so can see why).

She'll be doing 2 days at nursery and a day with grandparents (whilst I work 3 days pw) so it's a big adjustment all round and I'm sad it's the end of an era (ie mat leave) and feel apprehensive about what is going to become the "new normal" and advice from others has been to expect a bumpy ride for the first couple of months and then things settle down, so I reckon what with Christmas coming soon, I'll give until late Feb shock

Thank you all though, your words were all very reassuring and helpful!

JimbosJetSet Mon 03-Dec-12 09:00:16

Also, if your DD doesn't have a comforter to take with her (mine didn't), our nursery suggested tucking a muslin between me and her whilst I was feeding her, and then taking the muslin to nursery for her to sleep with so it reminded her of home. No idea if it helped DD but it made me feel better wink

TwelveLeggedWalk Mon 03-Dec-12 08:58:07

Both the nurseries I've used have either a double buggy in a corner for kids to nap in, or bring the child's own buggy in if necessary. In fact I had to push them to try and get Ds down in a cot! So don't worry about the cot issue.

JimbosJetSet Mon 03-Dec-12 08:56:16

Don't panic!!

DD was also 1 when she started nursery, also BF a lot during the day, also BLW, also clingy, and would only sleep on me, or after being rocked to sleep. Out of all of that, the sleep was the easiest thing - I think she was so worn out by everything going on, she was happy for the nursery staff to put her to bed, and she just fell asleep apparently (she didn't do this at home for another year unfortunately!)

The hardest thing was the separation from me - but she only went one day a week, which made it harder for her to get used to it. But it took a good six weeks before she wasn't upset when she was dropped off. Although I'm sure it was more difficult for me than her smile

It will all work out. It will be hard for both of you to start with, but it will get better. And do give it 6-8 weeks for both of you to get used to it. DD absolutely loves going to nursery now and I'm really pleased we stuck with it.

Good luck!

fufulina Mon 03-Dec-12 08:53:47

Don't worry about the feeding. When I went back to work after dd1, she was still feeding 4 times a day, just shy of her 1st birthday. But, when I wasn't with her, she didn't bother about those two missed fees, but did when I was with her, three days a week.

I worried about it masses and it was so fine.

LaCiccolina Mon 03-Dec-12 08:49:58

You will cry I'm sure. I howled in the shower for 3wks before returning. Nursery turned out fine. Felt bit silly later.

Ask the room leader for a copy of her day plan. Ur prep is great but doubtfully needed as she will just copy and fall in to place with their routine. I know it feels she won't but give it a month and u will b so surprised.

Having a copy of the plan helped me when dd was home. Dd was a year at starting too. I copied lunch times/nap and it made our home life lots better than what I used to do!

It was 3full months before dd would reach for her key worker but I could see Improvement every week. I would never have believed me at the time, so fully expect u to be doubtful too. It will be ok.

Take a bag that she can pick out of a crowd. Jlewis do hard case back packs in animals. I've got a teddy, clothes, spare nappy cream etc in it. Must b same teddy as they will associate for comfort that its nursery. Also means ur home favourite doesn't get trashed!

bbbum Mon 03-Dec-12 08:39:28

This is my last full week of maternity leave sad DD will be 1yo next week and she starts nursery a couple of days after and I'm having a massive wobble about being ready for it!

Milk - she's still bf-ing at 7am, 11am, 3pm and 6:30pm. Last week she was had a good go of cows milk from a beaker with me on a couple of afternoons, yesterday I was out and she wouldn't take it from DH. What is she won't take it at nursery?

Naps - all her naps were in the buggy (at home or out and about) until last week where I've been trying to get her more used to the cot in preparation for nursery. She's got better but only having 2x 30-45 min naps a day so she's totally knackered...

Morning wake up - I think because she's so tired from lack of naps she is doing really well at night and sleeping through til quite late in the morning. It's gone 8:30am now and she's still asleep (went to bed at 6:45pm). On the days I work I need to be out if the house at 7:35am.

Bed time - again because she's been so tired bedtime has been anywhere from 6pm-6:45pm. On nursery nights we won't get home til 6pm earliest.

Food - All the above us throwing feed times out and she's being fussy with her solids (blw) and seems to be relying on milk more than food.

Clingy - she's desperate to be physically close to me most of the time. She'll play with her toys but likes to be sitting on or near me.

I'm due to take her to the hv clinic later and an scared I'm going to burst into tears when they ask how things are.

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Bisquick Wed 23-Nov-16 16:21:32

We're expecting DC1 in February and I'm trying to find a pushchair/pram solution that works for us + doesn't break the bank.

Mostly I expect to use it from birth, on public transport (we don't drive/own a car), but occasionally on days out I'd like to have the flexibility to go out on the bus/tube but take a taxi or Uber back home.

I know most car seats have a short time window that they're recommended for, so planning to get a Kiddy Evolution Pro 2 car seat - this has a lie-flat option so can be used longer.

I would like a pushchair that can also be used from birth, is car-seat compatible, has a parent facing mode, and is generally comfortable while being easy to manage on London transport.

Thought about the Bee that everyone recommends, but it feels a bit heavy for me when I tried it in the store. Was debating between the BJCMGT (but no parent facing option, and not sure if lie-flat stroller is actually that comfy for newborns), and the BabyZen YOYO+ (has parent facing option with newborn nest).

Anyone used these two and have an opinion? Or any suggestions for other models I should be considering?

Thanks in advance!

TimeForCakeAgain Wed 23-Nov-16 16:39:01

I have the YOYO but got it when DD was about 4.5 months so didn't have the newborn nest. I live in London and use it on bus/tube and sometimes take it in the car. I love it!
Really light. I can carry it down stairs on the tube myself when needed and when strangers have offered me a hand they have commented.
Folds up really small. We took it as plane hand luggage so no need to stress about it getting damaged or having a second one for travelling. Also have put it on luggage racks or under the table in restaurants when there is a lack of space.
Easy to push one handed, useful when shopping or holding an umbrella. Handles really well, goes up kerbs fine etc. Nice tall handle.
Slim so easily fits on the bus next to massive prams(!), takes up less space in our flat
Looks stylish!
It is a city pram, it's not so good on rough terrain as the wheels are small and slim.
Once they are out the newborn nest it is forward facing only, but I found all comparable lightweight ones were. There is a plastic window to look through to see them.

I'm not sure what you mean about being car seat compatible? I don't think you can attach a car seat to it but I don't think you can to most lightweight smaller prams. I might be wrong though. Personally this isn't a problem, I just book a minicab and seat when needed.

Don't know anything about the BJ to compare it to.

TimeForCakeAgain Wed 23-Nov-16 16:44:20

Oops just seen you can get car seat adapters, so ignore that part!

Bisquick Sat 26-Nov-16 00:23:07

Thanks TimeForCake! Tried a bunch of them out in the store and went for the BabyZen Yoyo+ in the end!

CakeTimeAgain Sat 26-Nov-16 08:00:16

Still me (playing around with my username). Glad you made your decision and hope you like it when the baby comes.

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The witches' district: the urbanization process.

The recommended approach to solving Panama's, or Latin America's, housing problem was to use an integrated program of services which considered not just housing, but also sanitation, roads, clean water supply, accessibility, educational and health services, financial resources, and human, legal, and administrative resources. Rapid population growth in cities from migration has created the "witches' district." Living conditions in "witches' districts" are characterized by poverty, crowded sleeping and living conditions, filth, lack of sanitary services, naked children, and files that hover around food, children, and garbage. Limited resources creates a mentality of partial solutions, rationing, and a closed attitude toward an integrated solution. Housing means more than a roof over one's head. There is planning, design, finance, administration, housing construction, and services. A shelter exists in a larger framework of a human habitat. The priority should be in order of importance: the physical structure of housing in a socially organized form, basic services including health and education, and availability of resources. Housing lobbyists have prevented integrated solutions because of their emphasis on the lack of housing units, and the identification of substandard housing. There is a narrow focus that deliberately reduces both the availability of housing and necessary services, whether at the local or community, regional, or national level. Housing is an urban problem, caused by urban population's high growth rates between 2.5% and 3.5%. There has been constant migration which has led to growth rates of 10% annually in large cities. Confounding the issue is the expectation from migrants that there will be dwelling space better than prior housing, drinkable water, electricity, rapid transit, and free services. Educational and health services which were adequate in rural life are unsuitable for urban living. Cars and trucks require paved roads. Living requires greater cash income for a decent life. The concentration of population in cities greatly increases the need for dependence on each other. The pricing system does not reflect the damage or benefits that one person can cause; the use of urban land in one instance affects adjacent land uses, for private property and more so for common land. Urban political power is strong and new arrivals can be come frustrated in their effects to achieve hopes for a better life, and urgently demand action.

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Pediatrics. 2003 Jan;111(1):e12-6.

Suction-type suffocation incidents in infants and toddlers.

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To describe the danger of upper airway obstruction associated with semirigid hollow objects in infants and toddlers and to define a minimum frequency with which episodes involving these products have occurred and propose a model defining the potentially hazardous characteristics of these objects.

A retrospective study of incidents reported to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission from January 1983 to March 2000, involving children younger than 5 years, was conducted. The medical literature (Medline) was searched for similar cases. The resulting case series was analyzed.

A total of 17 incidents were identified in which a semirigid, hollow hemispherical/ellipsoidal object was described as having "cupped" the face, simultaneously covering the nose and the mouth. Of the 17 incidents, 13 involved toys; the remaining 4 incidents involved 2 different consumer products. All of these incidents involved children aged 4 to 36 months. Eight incidents resulted in death; 9 were nonfatal because of parental intervention. In all cases investigated, the infant was found with the semirigid object strongly adhering to his or her face. In 16 incidents, significant physical effort reportedly was required to remove the objects from the child's face. The fatal incidents involved children aged 4 to 24 months, whereas the age range of the children in nonfatal incidents was 7 to 36 months. In all but 1 of the fatal cases, the victim was found dead in a crib or playpen. The cross-sectional diameter of the products involved in suffocation incidents was in the range of 6.4 to 9.7 cm. The depths of the products ranged from 4.2 to 5.1 cm. The approximate volume of containers ranged between 100 and 170 mL. These dimensions are compatible with the range of anthropometric measurements that allow the product to fit snugly over the mouth and the nose of a young child, resulting in complete airway obstruction.

Children between the ages of 4 and 36 months are at risk from suffocation by hollow, semirigid hemispherical/ellipsoidal objects through suction formation and complete airway obstruction. Shallow containers with dimensions ranging from approximately 6.0 to 11.0 cm seem to be especially hazardous. Several recommendations may be proposed to lessen the hazard to young children. These include product design changes that limit the amount of contact with the perimeter and reduce the chance of forming a seal between the container and the face and ventilation holes to prevent a seal from forming. Although design change alone may be very helpful in products that are intended for use by children who are younger than 3 years, products that have similar dimensions and are not intended for infants present additional challenges. Thus, a very important additional prevention strategy is education. Pediatricians and other health care providers should alert parents and caregivers to the dangers of leaving such products in an infant's crib or playpen or allowing infants to play with these objects while unattended.

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Mol Ecol. 2014 Sep;23(18):4498-510. doi: 10.1111/mec.12885. Epub 2014 Sep 8.

The Sphagnum microbiome supports bog ecosystem functioning under extreme conditions.

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Sphagnum-dominated bogs represent a unique yet widely distributed type of terrestrial ecosystem and strongly contribute to global biosphere functioning. Sphagnum is colonized by highly diverse microbial communities, but less is known about their function. We identified a high functional diversity within the Sphagnum microbiome applying an Illumina-based metagenomic approach followed by de novo assembly and MG-RAST annotation. An interenvironmental comparison revealed that the Sphagnum microbiome harbours specific genetic features that distinguish it significantly from microbiomes of higher plants and peat soils. The differential traits especially support ecosystem functioning by a symbiotic lifestyle under poikilohydric and ombrotrophic conditions. To realise a plasticity-stability balance, we found abundant subsystems responsible to cope with oxidative and drought stresses, to exchange (mobile) genetic elements, and genes that encode for resistance to detrimental environmental factors, repair and self-controlling mechanisms. Multiple microbe-microbe and plant-microbe interactions were also found to play a crucial role as indicated by diverse genes necessary for biofilm formation, interaction via quorum sensing and nutrient exchange. A high proportion of genes involved in nitrogen cycle and recycling of organic material supported the role of bacteria for nutrient supply. 16S rDNA analysis indicated a higher structural diversity than that which had been previously detected using PCR-dependent techniques. Altogether, the diverse Sphagnum microbiome has the ability to support the life of the host plant and the entire ecosystem under changing environmental conditions. Beyond this, the moss microbiome presents a promising bio-resource for environmental biotechnology - with respect to novel enzymes or stress-protecting bacteria.

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Survey unearths abuse of juvenile vendors

A staggering 87 juvenile vendors out of 4 090 between the ages of 12 and 14 are reportedly pregnant, a research by Vendors’ Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (Viset) has established.

Viset said the children were subjected to various forms of abuse from established vendors, municipal officers and sometimes members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police and noted that there was high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in areas like Epworth, Masvingo and Ngundu.

The research report released yesterday was conducted with a sample of 4 090 juvenile vendors across the country at growth points, towns and cities. It said young vendors were subjected to, among others, physical, sexual, emotional and psychological abuse.

The research was conducted from October 1, 2015 to January 25 this year and noted that there was a worrying trend of a massive increase in the number of juvenile vendors as a result of the failure by parents or guardians to raise school fees for their education”.

The situation at Fourt street bus terminus with vendors and commuter omnibuses

“Viset has compiled statistics on these abuses that include, among other things, physical, sexual, emotional and psychological, but will not publish such to protect the victims,” the report said.

The research targeted areas like Domboshava, Epworth, Mbudzi Roundabout, Mbare, Gweru, Ngundu, Beitbridge, Masvingo CBD and Mutare.

The vendors’ advocacy group said in the meetings they held with the parents and guardians of the children, almost all families stressed the fact that they were willing to remove their children from the streets and send them to school, but had financial constraints.

“Viset also sought to ascertain whether these parents/guardians were aware that sending their children/dependants into the streets to vend was against the laws of this country, and they gave varying responses,” the report said.

While some professed ignorance, others indicated they were victims of circumstances, but Viset said the majority of parents or guardians were not aware of the laws of the country in respect of child labour in particular and the provisions on children’s rights in general.

Viset boss, Samuel Wadzai called on the government to set up a commission of enquiry to ascertain the magnitude of juvenile vending in Zimbabwe.

He also said a revolving fund should be set up “to assist parents or guardians of juvenile vendors and train them to improve their capacity to do business profitably so as to help them to increase their household incomes so that they can be able to send their children to school and, as a result, remove them from the streets”.

Of the reported 4 090 children, 1 279 are not in school, while 2 346 are female.

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IN-GAME BLOG: Rangers at Oilers

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The Edmonton Oilers take on the New York Rangers tonight in their seventh pre-season game and final pre-season game at Rexall Place.

Line Combinations (and defence pairings) for the Oilers:

Petry - Fedun
Larsen - Nurse
Belov - J.Schultz

20:00: The first period is now underway.

18:02: Only 1:58 into the game, Chris Kreider takes a hooking penalty in his own zone to give the Oilers an early power play. The penalty was drawn by Ryan Jones as the fourth line was cycling in the NYR end.

12:18: Marc Staal tees up a wrist shot from the left point that beats a screened LaBarbera low and to the glove side, giving the Rangers the lead | NYR 1, EDM 0.
     Staal fires a wrist shot through traffic that beats LaBarbera glove side and it's 1-0 with 12:18 left in the 1st period.                                                                                @EdmontonOilers
9:17: Another penalty to Kreider puts the Oilers back on the power play, looking for the equalizer.

7:13: Just as the penalty expires, the Oilers score to tie it up. Justin Schultz fires a seeing-eye wrist shot that's tipped by Taylor Hall past Martin Biron to make it 1-1. | EDM 1, NYR 1

1:49: Mark Arcobello makes a brilliant pass from the corner of the Rangers zone right on the stick of Jordan Eberle. The winger's shot is turned away by Biron, however.

30.2: Arcobello makes another brilliant feed just over a minute later, this time to David Perron who was streaking up the middle of the Rangers zone. Perron chipped it over Biron for the goal. | EDM 2, NYR 1
     Perron with a nice finish on a pretty good feed from Arcobello…..Arcobello has actually made a couple nice passes so far tonight                                            @nielson1260
0:00: The buzzer sounds on period one, with the Oilers holding a 7-3 edge in shots.

20:00: The second period is now underway.

19:32: Chris Kreider gloves the puck off the draw and the Raners get penalized for a faceoff violation.

18:53: Jeff Petry spots Perron at the top of the crease and he redirects it to put the Oilers up by a pair of goals. | EDM 3, NYR 1

17:50: Just over a minute later, J.T. Miller pounces on a rebound and wraps it around LaBarbera blocker side to get the Rangers back in it. | EDM 3, NYR 2

15:40: Perron gets sent to the box for holding, giving the Rangers their first power play of the game.

10:44: Oilers get caught with too many men on the ice. The penalty is served by Ben Eager.

10:34: A delay-of-game penalty puts the Oilers down two men for the next minute and 50 seconds.
     Long-time NHL pro scout on Anton Belov: "Where did this guy come from? Have to talk to our Russian scout for missing him."                                            @NHLbyMatty
8:35: Eager breaks out of the penalty box and streaks down the left wing side. He tees up a blast from the top of the left faceoff circle that Biron gets a piece of, but the puck rings off the post, off the back of Biron then trickles across the line. | EDM 4, NYR 2

7:28: Arcobello receives two minutes for slashing.

4:37: After the Oilers had a decisive edge in shots for most of the game, the Rangers finally pull even at 13 shots apiece.
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1:48: Nurse and Dorsett each get sent to the box for unsportsmanlike conduct.

0:00: Shots on goal after 40 minutes are 15 apiece for the Oilers and Rangers.

20:00: The third period is now underway. After missing part of the second, Ales Hemsky is back on the Oilers bench.
     Hemsky returns for Oilers avoid another injury to top-six forward... Couldn't afford another one...                                                                                @JasonGregor
12:21: Rangers carry the play in the final frame, looking to get the game back on even terms. Shots after the first eight minutes of the period are 8-0 for the visitors.

11:14: A shot gets through LaBarbera but Jeff Petry is there on the doorstep to fish the puck off the goal line.

6:45: Nurse skates in behind the Rangers net then backhands it in the slot to Eberle, who roofs it to increase the Oilers lead to three. | EDM 5, NYR 2

3:41: Dan Girardi slaps a puck standing on its end and it finds its way past LaBarbera to make it a two-goal game once again. | EDM 5, NYR 3

0:00: The final buzzer goes, with the final shot count 27-19 in favour of the Rangers.

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PRINCIPE: Playoff Possibilities

by Gene Principe / Edmonton Oilers

Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle celebrate a goal against the Predators on Sunday night. (Photo by Andy Devlin / EOHC)

"We're feeling pretty good about what we're doing and we'd like to be in the playoffs." With that Devan Dubnyk summed up what has happened to the Edmonton Oilers, and what they want to happen. It's been a head spinning 10 days for the Oilers. Around 9:00pm Edmonton time, the night of March 8th, it was the lowest of lows for the hockey team. What's the old joke? The team was so low they could play handball against the curve. Yes, the bottom of the barrel had been hit. Shutout by Nashville 6-0, which was on the heels of a 3-0 shutout loss to Detroit. Last place in the conference was calling and the team wasn't far from last place overall. It wasn't supposed to be like that, and now it isn't.

Things can change fast when you play every second night or 3 games in 4 nights. It's been the case for every NHL team including Edmonton. The Oilers have taken the 4 games since Nashville and gone about their business at a brisk, successful pace which has them contending for a playoff spot. Let me say that one more time, contending for a playoff spot. It's what the Oilers have been hoping and praying for ever since the 2006 run. Every training camp since, the longest serving Oiler Shawn Horcoff would say "We hope to be playing meaningful games in March and April." Unfortunately for Horcoff and his teammates that hasn't been the case. Normally by this time of the hockey year the Oilers have been relegated to spoilers. With their playoff hopes dashed they were left trying to do the same to others. Not this year.

They aren't also-rans but instead they are running with all the other teams clamoring for playoff positioning. 7 out of a possible 8 points allowed the Oilers to hit the sheets on St.Patrick's Day in a legitimate chase for the post season. Two points out of the 8th and final playoff spot, and the team holding down that position just happens to be next on Edmonton's schedule when San Jose visits on Wednesday. There has been a turnaround on the ice and in demeanour. With a 'behind the scenes' job I get a chance to see things that the public doesn't get to see. What I saw I didn't like. It has nothing to do with lack of effort, or lack of interest or anything about how the team was approaching games. Instead it had everything to do with the way they were carrying themselves.

This was one beat up crew of hockey players. Physically that happens when you are on a 9 game, 17 day trip and included in that are two sets of back to back games. What was more concerning was the mental and emotional aspect. I'm not trying to play Doctor Phil. The Oilers have a first rate, world renowned team psychologist in Kimberley Amirault so they don't need my dime store analysis. However, all you had to do is see this team after games, on the bus, the plane or at the hotel and the losing was wearing on them. It wasn't just from this year but a cumulative effect of the past few years. I wasn't too concerned about the vets, but the kids faces and body language weren't telling a very positive story. They were down and only one thing could pick them up: Wins, points and a push for the playoffs. They all go hand in hand for a team and a group of players who are once again enjoying the game of hockey and remembering how much fun it is to win.

Gene Principe is the host of Oilers games on Sportsnet West and Sportsnet Oilers.
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About 250 people gathered in Downtown New Brunswick Sunday evening to celebrate New Jersey Policy Perspective’s 15th anniversary and join NJPP in honoring lifelong public servant Ray Bramucci. Former and current elected officials from Congress to City Halls united with New Jersey civic leaders as well as family and friends to pay tribute to the former NJ Commissioner of Labor and US Assistant Secretary of Labor. (For more on why NJPP honored Bramucci, click here.)

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In time for Veterans Day and more than sixteen years since the end of Gulf War one, Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Robert Byrd have sponsored legislation that has been approved to fund ten million dollars in new health studies to try and determine the causes of the conditions known as "Gulf War Illness or Gulf War Syndrome", the studies can NOT focus on psychological causes as has been done for the past 16 years, with no causes determined.

The British Ministry of Defense just this year agreed to compensate the British Soldiers harmed by the same conditions as the American veterans with the similar medical problems. The reason is even after 16 years the men are still ill, they were not ill before being sent to war, and the Ministry of Defence has agreed these veterans should be compensated. The major difference between the US and Britiains position on this, Britain has approximately 25,000 GW1 veterans while the United States has 1.5 million GW1 veterans with over 400,000 currently drawing compensation, most of them for unknown illnesses.

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The veterans are hoping some of these studies will at long last, finally tell them what is the cause of their health problems, rather than continue to be told it is all in their "heads". Many of these veteran suffer from cardiovascular issues, COPD, skin rashes, neurological issues, autoimmune disorders, etc.

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Washington, DC...U.S. Senators Robert C. Byrd, D-West Virginia, and Bernie Senders, I-Vermont, applauded the Senate's passage of a $10,000,000 investment in research to combat Gulf War Illness. Byrd and Sanders led the effort to include the funding in the Fiscal Year 2008 Department of Defense Appropriations legislation, which cleared the Senate on November 8th.

"As recent research has further demonstrated, an alarming number of Gulf War veterans continue to suffer serious ailments as a result of exposure to toxic materials during the Persian Gulf War," said Byrd. "It is our moral responsibility to help those who are suffering as a result of illnesses contracted while serving our nation. We can and must do more to find treatments and cures for these serious ailments."

"Over 175,000 veterans are still suffering from a poorly understood set of illnesses related to their service in the first Gulf War," said Sanders. "After years of denial and resistance from the Defense Department and the VA, we are finally beginning to see some promising research that could help our ill service members. This research funding means that we are keeping faith with those who so honorably served our country and who deserve real treatment and a government that lives up to its promise to care for those that wear our uniform."

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The complex of symptoms commonly known as "Gulf War Illnesses (GWI)" - widespread pain, cognitive impairment, and persistent fatigue in conjunction with diverse other symptoms and abnormalities - are associated with service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations in the early 1990s during the Persian Gulf War. Byrd and Sanders' efforts are consistent with the Pentagon's historical commitment to finding treatments and cures for the estimated 175,000 Gulf War veterans affected -- roughly a fourth of those who served.

The provision authorizes $10 million in funding for Gulf War Illnesses research to be conducted by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) (, which last year initiated a promising pilot program to identify treatments and diagnostic tests for Gulf War illnesses.

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Three new studies recently released by a team from Boston University, VA, and the Army have added to the compelling body of recent research showing that these illnesses are serious neurological conditions resulting from toxic exposures during the war.

Ill veterans with five or more symptoms showed a loss of brain mass in MRI scans of areas related to learning and memory, and also performed significantly worse on objective learning and memory tests.

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Veterans exposed to low levels of nerve gas following the destruction of a major Iraqi arms depot at Khamisiyah, Iraq, showed a loss of brain white matter and poor performance on motor coordination tests equivalent to aging 20 years.

Previous studies have shown that Gulf War veterans have double the rate of ALS found in other veterans, and that veterans potentially exposed at Kamisiyah have double the expected rate of brain cancer deaths.

Current and future American military forces, as well as civilians, are also at risk of similar exposures and will benefit from the research supported through this funding.

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