Recent content by steven_IHB

We used Dr. David Palmer. I don't know about IUSD.

This happened to us. Boredom in 1st grade caused emotional and social problems for my kid. She lost her love of learning. Once we moved her to a more challenging school, all the problems disappeared. Every kid is different and some don't fit in well with the lockstep-by-age model most...

There may be disadvantages: "Delaying children's entry into school and/or segregating them into extra-year classes actually labels children as failures at the outset of their school experience. These practices are simply subtle forms of retention. Not only is there a preponderance of evidence...

There are two different procedures. As I understand it (this is my memory from a year ago), Lasik is where they slice a flap of skin, peel it back, reshape the cornea, and put the flap back. The benefit is that there's not as much trauma to the eye and you heal very quickly. There is another...

My wife and I both had PRK at TLC last year with Dr. Tooma. They were great -- very professional. There was some eye irregularity in each of us that eliminated the possibility of Lasik. It was very painful for a few days. My vision fluctuated for a few months. But now it's great. Not quite...

My son has been at Westpark Montessori for years. They love the kids, teach them good manners, and teach them academics. Call them, explain you are on the waiting list and ask if there are any openings yet. Then keep calling them twice a week until they let you in.