Dear Moms,
I would love to hear from those of you who never went the "nursery way" and directly sent your kids to school( FS1, Pre KG). How was the transition? Looking back,do you think you could have done it differently?
Thanks,
AS
Yes, my second DD went straight to Y1 in a British curriculum school. We didn't send her to nursery or reception, just straight into year 1. My first DD didn't go to nursery either but went to reception. They are both older now (going into Y8 and Y6) and have both done really well at school. I did teach them the basics at home and they both knew how to read and write when they went to school.
In the UK it's not necessary for children to go to nursery but they have to go to reception. A school principle in Dubai told us that though it wasn't mentioned anywhere but the law at the time in Dubai was that all children had to start year one by the time they were 10! so in other words they didn't actually have to start school until year 1. I was so worried about not sending my DD to school but really I shouldn't have been. My DDs have always loved school, are both in the top group in maths and English and made friends as soon as soon they started school. So academically and socially it was the right decision for us.
Good luck with your decision
My husband was diagnosed with bipolar 5 years ago while we still lived in Dubai. Like others have mentioned, he didn't think he had a problem! After behaving very irrationally for months I told him I thought he had bipolar, he read up on it and to my surprise agreed with me. At the time we'd been married for 10 years, I always knew he suffered from dipression but it was his manic episodes that we're getting worse every year.
He saw three different psychiatrist there, they all agreed he was bipolar. He wasn't happy with the first two as they wanted to heavily medicate him and he generally avoids medications as far as possible and tries to cure himself with alternative medicine. The third doctor (I think he was called Dr Amer) was very good and his medication really worked.
Of course I'm not an expert but I have read so much and watched so many documentaries about this condition that I feel I know a lot about it now. Not everyone with BP suffers with noticible manic episodes, the mania can be mild in some. However they all suffer from severe depression, this could last for days or as in my DH's case, for months.
I would suggest if you go to see a specialist, don't tell them you think you've got Bipolar, tell them your symptoms and let them diagnose you.
