almamotter
1yr ago
When I have kids I would strongly consider holding any boys back so they are old for their class year. The impact of school mostly seems to be social conditioning and maturity helps. There are already a number of studies showing kids young for their grade are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. The only down side is the lost opportunity cost of having them start their careers a year later.
I personally was behind in school until 3rd grade when I suddenly started reading a number of grade levels higher. I would have expected effects to by reduced to zero by then but I also scored much higher on the GRE that I took for PhD applications (170/170 Math, 169/170 verbal) than I did on the SAT. Sample size of 1, but if I have kids they will be similar to me due to genetics, so thats all I need for my own choices.
It might not work for a big cary bottle, but carbonated water with a dash of bitters is pretty good. Gives some flavor to the water and feels a bit more natural than using some weird flavor extract.
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