Amy B

Here's the scoop. My son attends a private school. He is in first grade and is doing well academically. (Very well) But he is easily distracted and needs to be refocused throughout the day. His teacher often expresses her desire to have his tested and medicated for ADD. The comments really anger me but I generally just tell her that until I become concerned about his attention span, she just needs to do the job I am paying her a lot for. Today, I got his report card with these comments written on them and I am seeing red! Virginia has a law where teachers aren't allowed to recommend drugs to parents. I just wondered if anyone knows if these laws pertain to private school as well?

My kids are afraid of dogs after a run in with my brother's young golden retriver that loved to nip. We live in the city and have little yard so we got a cat to try combat their fears of animals but they are still afraid of dogs. Is there a good breed that is calm even as a puppy? Or do you have any other recommedations on resolving their fear? We move a lot so a large breed isn't possible and we have the cat to consider now as well!

Thanks!

Okay, here's the scoop...My husband and I are on a limited income and his sister is having a baby. We are driving nearly 20 hours to be at the shower (which will cost enough on it's own) but now my in-laws have hinted that they want me to buy a certain gift that is $200. I think that's crazy. What should I do and how much should I spend?