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Latest post on 11 March 2014 - 11:17
I quite understand that you are concerned that you might not be doing your best by leaving your children at WSO, but ask yourself a couple of things...are your children happy? Are they progressing? If the answer to these 2 questions is 'yes' I think you should take that as a huge reason to leave them there. You ride to school - a massive plus in my book. Your children have school friends around them at home - another huge plus. Not many have these two plus points in Dubai! I think WSO is a very progressive school, and once the secondary is open and the students have moved over, it will be a primary and secondary like other schools. Yes, they share a large site, and are relatively large over all in numbers, but the fact they come together in the 'phases' means they are each part of a smaller mass. I like the fact it is a large school, as it has the ability to offer the facilities and opportunities that a larger operation can. Btw, the email stated that once fully open and operational, the secondary will have up to 2,500 students but this is not going out be in September 14... The growth will be organic, and 2,500 students is not unusual for a secondary school. Regarding space, can I suggest you take a school tour one morning when classes are in progress? This is a real eye opener to what actually happens in school, and to just how much space they do actually have when everyone is in class, and students are parents are not crowding the corridors! Sure, not every school will suit every child, but if your children are happy, and if you are only concerned about the volume of homework - and studies actually show that the volume of homework does not correlate to the resulting outcome of primary school children, in fact can have the opposite effect! - then you need to speak to your children's teachers and ask them whether they feel your children are reaching their potential, or should you do more with them. I cannot comment on DESS and DESC from personal experience. I looked at DESC but personally (and I'd emphasise that if I could find a button to do so) I found it to be too traditional - I felt like I was back in school in England myself (and I'm in my 40's!). But I do have friends with children at these 2 schools, and many others, and everyone has issues with regardless of which school they are in! Rather than make the bold decision to disrupt your children, why not try working with it and finding out a bit more of what happens on the inside...? Talk to the Assistant Principal of your children to air your concerns, and see what they have to say. Good luck in making your decision. <em>edited by Perces on 11/03/2014</em>
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Latest post on 06 November 2013 - 22:46
Thanks Ladies...will keep a list handy. Have taken my pot of camel milk occasionally, but need to be prepared for that one! Keeping milk in one's handbag as a norm is not a pleasant consideration...;-) Will go hunting the ice cream! The Majlis sounds interesting - not come across that one before - though I am also off wheat, so cannot indulge in any cakes or even sandwiches, more's the pity. And I will try the shop at the Greens. I love camel's milk though. It really is a great alternative, as I find soya milk taints coffee (I don't mind it in smoothies or to cook with, just not coffee or on cereal). And let's not get started on the Camel's milk chocolate, or I might just have to... Thanks Ladies! Great help!
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Latest post on 05 November 2013 - 22:03
Oh, and anywhere I can get camel milk ice cream and cheeses too...:-)
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Latest post on 24 October 2013 - 23:25
OK, thank you, will check it out polly...any others?? Have a look in the Time Out magazine they are usually good for info *Like* Thanks...forgot about the stack of mags in the corner!!!
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Latest post on 24 October 2013 - 23:23
Yes, they can be a pain when it comes to Admin, but that's generally down to the fact they are all over Dubai (and AD now) and have a lot of staff and Customers. But, they are very good - we are in our 3rd year with them with our 3 children at various stages and have nothing but good to say about the development of our children's swimming. Their size means that if an instructor doesn't suit, you can move to another one easily. Also, their lesson timetable is varied, so you can usually find a timeslot which suits your child and your needs! They offer very good opportunities for further development... We like them!
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Latest post on 24 October 2013 - 15:38
OK, thank you, will check it out polly...any others??
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Latest post on 24 October 2013 - 09:02
Hi Ladies We are going to be a large group on a Saturday evening soon and I am looking for a buffet to suit everyone, children included! Any ideas, please? TIA!!
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Latest post on 23 September 2013 - 08:56
Anyone this morning...?
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Latest post on 20 June 2013 - 14:02
You can pick up ice cream cakes from Cold stone creamery. They can instantly personlize it to your liking too and are a lot more tasty than regular cakes. Yummy! This was my first choice, but it's got to survive an hour's journey and I'm not sure whether there will be refrigeration at the venue... Got to go to PnS later - will look there, thanks...
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Latest post on 20 June 2013 - 11:37
HI Ladies...I need to pick up a birthday cake today/ tomorrow...where can I get one which can be personalised and is scrummy (not Spinney's ones!). TIA
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Latest post on 05 June 2013 - 11:36
I know there are a lot of comprehensive replies, and circumstances do vary.... We have just been to Holborn Assets as we have children and after 2 years decided we really did need to ensure all would be ok, etc etc... Anyway, as we have current fully legal and lodged UK wills and no immoveable assets here (ie do not own a house, only a car - now in my name, not DHs - as this would be frozen in the estate if anything happened to him) these suffice. You do not need them translating or lodging or attesting. All movable assets, ie house contents and bank accounts, would be split according to our UK wills. Where children are concerned, they will go by the UK will for guardianship, but need an interim guardianship (ie someone locally to look after them in the meantime til family arrive). All in all, what we thought would be a huge and expensive process was just 1,250 Dhs as we sought full guidance from the solicitor at HA. Can't recommend highly enough. She also gave us very sound advice re what to keep where and any changes to make to our wills should we get them redone during our time here, but it's not essential... That speaks volumes to me about scare mongering lawyers who advise this and that document is necessary because this or that will happen!! Inshallah we never need them. X
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Latest post on 29 May 2013 - 22:55
Thanks Madmoo1! Got ur email address now, and will email straight away. Thanks so much!
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Latest post on 28 May 2013 - 21:53
Hi Madmoo1. Def still interested, absolutely!... Are they the Grand Stand Seating tickets you have? Can we meet to exchange?
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Latest post on 28 May 2013 - 09:03
Anyone else...?
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Latest post on 27 May 2013 - 18:50
Thanks MissMoiselle, would appreciate that! IF push comes to shove and I can't swap them I might have 1 ticket available...;-)
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Latest post on 27 May 2013 - 12:39
I have 2 400Dhs tickets for the Saturday night and DH now has to travel that night...but we still would like to go! Would anyone with Friday night 400Dhs tickets care to swap??? Hopefully:D
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Latest post on 03 May 2013 - 17:49
I often leave stuff out, but I don't want these to be trashed, thinking they're rubbish! I am going to try to get to a charity shop this week, I will ask them... Any other ideas, please?
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Latest post on 03 May 2013 - 17:07
HI Bo De Bo...I'm sure it is sad you have to let her go... Can you give any information on what she eats, what sort of care she needs (anything to beware of in a garden - as I'm thinking ours is fully enclosed and secure, but has plants of course) and what type of annual maintenance she would need at a vets...? My kids have been asking us for another pet - we have a house cat - and they were taken with a friend's tortoises... Thanks.
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Latest post on 18 April 2013 - 21:07
Scrapbooks take time and this doesn't come cheap... I know a couple of people who do/ have done commissions, but they are pricey. Why don't you try doing a photobook, if you don't want to do a scrapbook yourself...
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Latest post on 18 April 2013 - 15:50
I'm glad you saw this... I replied on the original thread and it disappeared! I guess it must've been the mods, but no idea why they'd take offence to it! Good luck with it. I'm so looking forward to brushing up my night photography - I always seem to blur it or have an awful yellow haze!
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Latest post on 15 January 2013 - 18:47
Thanks PollyDXB will try tonight...
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Latest post on 15 January 2013 - 11:19
Oh, I did smile inside reading this. It takes me back to when my strapping 11 yo was a babe...he didn't sleep more than 3 hours until 13 months, funnily enough when I became pregnant with my second son! He has always been an early waker - he has infinite energy and his younger 2 brothers are different again. It's not gender related, just the way they are - my second son likes his sleep, doesn't sleep late though, but takes forever to 'wake up' once he's up, and my third sleeps well, and is the only one who will truly lie-in, but bounds out of bed with pent up energy ready to go! Once my eldest was 3 or so, after years of taking turns with mornings, DH and I showed him how to turn the TV on. I don't condone use of the TV as a babysitter, but it got me (no a morning person) through the years! Good luck.
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Latest post on 15 January 2013 - 11:08
Just a point of note - you mentioned you were pregnant when you tried previously to potty train your daughter...so you now have a baby, being babied, in nappies. Highly likely your daughter isn't going to want to try yet, she doesn't want to be a 'big girl' with the thought of not being your baby anymore. I had the youngest avoid the potty completely, by his choice, and with hindsight, he didn't want to stop being 'my baby' (he still is quite young for his age!) and held off, in spite of me trying to cajole him into being a 'big boy'. He would then wee in the toilet (no potty!!) but took ages to stop soiling his pants! My advice - don't push it. She'll show you when she's ready, when she sees what her friends do, but do not, at all push her into being a 'big girl', you will regret it!!! And, after all, you rarely see kids of 4 or 5 still using nappies...
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Latest post on 12 December 2012 - 22:27
Gallery One had packs last year which are cheaper, though still are on the more expensive side, but very nice. I also got some lovely cheerful 'wise men on camel' type ones from Camel Company.
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Latest post on 12 December 2012 - 20:26
Camel company at Outlet Mall have a range of fab things for 5Dhs plus... I stock up from there. Key rings, stationery, mugs, cards, etc. really great.
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Latest post on 22 September 2012 - 22:41
Thanks Ladies... Like the idea of an abra ride through the Madinat to Al Qsar. Not done this. Had Westin brunch a couple of times, and the trip out to Bab al Shams, though not done the al Hadeerah (thanks for the offer of vouchers October) evening as wants to save this for when my Mum next visits as she won't do the safari and I wanted her to experience the dancers and falcon (!) etc.. Anyway, any other ideas? Thanks for these so far...more welcome before I make up my mind ?
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Latest post on 20 September 2012 - 21:38
Heard about that GA, but not tried it...our guests are planning to do a desert safari during their trip. Is it not much of a muchness? Our kids, SEY83, are 7 - 11 and know how to behave in a restaurant, though would not like to subject them to too much of a 'sit n stay' evening! It is supposed to be a fun birthday dinner for the eldest, after all;-))
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Latest post on 20 September 2012 - 21:19
Thanks SEY83...we did Atlantis recently, and to be honest, I don't find it so 'special'. It would be a meal out, in a good restaurant in a bit of a 'different' place, don't you think? I'd like an evening we'd all be talking about for years to come! But I do like the fact you can use Entertainer vouchers;-)
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Latest post on 02 September 2012 - 11:58
We have found the Piz Buin to be effective and use on our children... One of ours is allergic to some creams, but his one is fine.
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Latest post on 02 September 2012 - 11:57
I have this and was told by docs back home that the only way to effectively treat is to have a culture done to establish exact form and then get a 6 month course of treatment for that specific infection. The problem is that the nail takes that long to grow completely through and so to be thoroughly effective, it has to be 6 months and has to be specific. Anything else is just a sticking plaster:(
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Latest post on 27 August 2012 - 22:39
Bubblicious at The Westin and the JW Marriott at Deira are our 3 (ages 6-10) kids (and our) favourites.
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Latest post on 05 August 2012 - 13:11
Yes, I think I may have to trawl the Satwa tailors, or maybe ask one of the maids in our street... Thanks for your replies. I will let you know, Purple, if I find anyone!
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Latest post on 05 August 2012 - 13:10
Teach the kids to sew? If only!!!
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Latest post on 05 August 2012 - 13:08
My hubby always takes our boys to a barber in Satwa. They are great and make a fuss of the boys - its the best haircut any of them have had anywhere and they 4 of them are done (including head massage and neck shave for DH) for 100Dhs including substantial tip. I can get the details if you're interested.
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Latest post on 05 August 2012 - 01:44
I know, I know, it's the sort of things Mommies are supposed to spend all night doing the night before little John-Boy starts school, but I HATE it! And I have 3 children and all needing new school uniform this time. Does anyone know where I can get them sewn on? (I never had much luck with iron on, so not going down that route). TIA
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Latest post on 07 June 2012 - 08:12
Can no one remember this, please? I need a laugh...
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Latest post on 07 June 2012 - 08:10
Thanks. Where is the Antique Museum, please? Not heard of it before...
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Latest post on 06 June 2012 - 13:50
Does anyone know where I can find some decorative wooden boxes I can put dates into to give as gifts, please? Inlaid would be lovely, or Dubai themed...? TIA
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Latest post on 03 June 2012 - 13:20
Email winging way...
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Latest post on 03 June 2012 - 13:19
And I thought I was the only BillyBrit-no-mates...Thanks for making me feel better gals! xx [i'>Goes to open salt and vingear crips to put on white bap...:cool:[/i'>
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Latest post on 26 May 2012 - 15:03
Bump - still available...
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Latest post on 22 May 2012 - 16:44
Anyone know why the authorities would ask someone to come back 3 days in a row for more blood tests? (not me!)
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Latest post on 17 May 2012 - 22:34
Just looked it up online...and no, leaky gut syndrome is not gluten intolerance, but that is one of the common symptoms of it...
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Latest post on 17 May 2012 - 22:26
Well I never, hilsbils! The amazing thing about that to me is the link with leaky gut, which, correct me if I'm wrong is the gluten intolerance, yes? My son who I have been discussing here became gluten intolerant 10 days after receiving his MMR jab. I know, I know, it was publicised that the research and link were not proven, but the strange thing was my eldest son also reacted in the same way. My health visitor in the UK at the time of both was not in the least surprised at this reaction and advised me to remove gluten from the diet for a few months and gradually reintroduce it. They are 'ok' with it now, but that said, they eat a lot more bread here than they ever did in the UK because of packed lunches (I always refused to do them back then!). My eldest, who also reacted, was very similar in temperament and behaviour in his early childhood, but has outgrown it. My middle son neither reacted to gluten, or has had anything like the same temperament. Now you have me wondering... Neither of these two are constipated or fussy eaters, though, but they are great fruit and veg eaters (proud mum here!) and as a family we are low fat eaters. Well, something else to chew over, excuse the pun. Thanks hilsbils.
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Latest post on 16 May 2012 - 23:34
Wow. There are so many children out there with the condition! Its funny you mention, Summerdream, that you also have it - the more I read about it, the more I think that's what I have 'suffered' with all my life and now struggle with anxiety and depression! Anyway, course of action:- get him tested? I think i will, and use the school's approved partner. Eye q, tick. Trying to get Natural Calm. Diet already being worked on to remove processed foods and sugars. Routine needs work, as does expectations/ consequences (hard when nothing seems to bother him). DH and I need to go on a course to overcome our natural tendancies regarding parenting, to make us a more cohesive team on the parenting front, and less agresssive parents (ouch, I didn't like writing that, but can't think of another way to phrase it!). One other thing - I have thought for a long time he is not challenged enough at school. He is extremely bright, and I have learnt that a high IQ is common in ADHD children. What do I do here? How do I get them to accept that he needs more of a challenge when he doesn't complete work, so they seem to think he's not capable? It's even the same in his swimming lesson - he's a very capable swimmer, but they don't put him up a class because he doesn't listen, but in his class only one child at a time swims! If he went up he'd be swimming all the time so wouldn't get into trouble because he's always involved... OMG the more I think about this the more of a failure as a parent I feel!
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Latest post on 16 May 2012 - 09:46
Can just add something here... something with all these U turns that scares the wotist out of me - thinking about being rear ended - you should keep your wheel facing forwards, not turned into the traffic, so if someone does rear end you, you don't end up in the middle of oncoming traffic... And, if sat at traffic lights, keep an eye on your mirror for those who aren't going to stop. A friend of mine many years ago saw this happening and managed to move his car out of the way enough that he didn't take the full impact. Of course, if you're in heavy traffic, there is nowhere to go...
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Latest post on 16 May 2012 - 09:37
Good morning ladies. Thank you all for your feedback. Interesting comments... I am at the same point as you, I think, Bird. Still looking into diet triggers, but not sure what we will gain by a diagnosis. I don't want him labelled if it will hinder him in the future - I dont know whether it ever does? - but don't want to not have access to the things he needs. I don't feel it's severe enough, but neither do I know whether it will get worse if we don't get the support.... Yes, extremely frustrating. I have just started using 'eye q' on a number of recommendations. Too early to say whether it helps. Of course, once you start down this track you really are unsure of what helps, as they have implemented (though I feel a little half heartedly) a behaviour plan at school, I have got him into two specific after school activities for him which I am hoping will give him an outlet, and I have been watching the diet side of things. So it's hard to say which things work directly. I will try taking sugar out of his diet, though he doesn't have much processed foods/ sugars anyway. And watch the dairy, though I think this may be more difficult than it first appears! The magnesium link is interesting - cant do any harm, I'd say. Does anyone know of a similar product if Natural Calm isn't available? Do any of you have any routines which you swear by? I know the children are all different, but is there anything specific you notice if you do/ do not do something in the day? We are always so busy in the evenings with activities, particularly for my older two, and I have often felt in the past he 'played up' because he wasn't 'involved' (hence finding things specifically for him). I am trying to find quiet time, and he now stays home with our help when it isn't his activity (the key reason I got help in the house). But I wonder whether we are still missing something? It feels like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Gosh, I'm really rambling now, sorry...! It feels good to 'talk' to others in a similar situation!
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Latest post on 15 May 2012 - 12:28
Fabulous, thank you Plum2.
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Latest post on 07 May 2012 - 10:49
Hamilton aquatics do good swimming lessons in many schools. I think they operate some toddler/ younger swimming at Wellington academy in Silicon Oasis during the day. Google Hamilton Acquatics and look at their programme.
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Latest post on 22 April 2012 - 21:11
Can anyone advise which is better....DHL or Emirates Post to send parcels to US and UK, please? Just a few clothing items as gifts for friends. Thanks.
 
 
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