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Carrie, I just want to thank you for taking so much time on my placement issues! It is a rare treat to get insights and suggestions from the author of the curriculum one is preparing to adopt. (Yes, I used that word because It becomes a part of our family almost like a child would!) For all the othe...

I'M GOING TO TYPE IN CAPS ONLY SO YOU CAN SEE MY RESPONSES EASILY, I'M NOT YELLING, HONEST! Blessedwith8, The ladies are doing a terrific job of helping you talk through possible placement options. :D As you already know, there are several different options that could be possibile. As we try to help...

I am doing 4 guides right now, CTC, Preparing, Beyond and LHTH. It is doable ONLY because my children are placed correctly. Placement is key with HOD and easy to do with the help of this wonderful board. I agree that you could very easily place your 4 yr old and 2yr olds in LHTH. The 2 yr olds will...

MomtoJGJE wrote:
It will only make things easier if the 4yo is completely capable of doing everything in the guide as written by the... second half? last third? You want the child to be completely able to do everything before moving on to the next guide.

Excellent point!

Thank you so much for your insight, it was just the kind of info I was looking for. I did not consider Bigger for my 8 & 10 yo because I was merely looking at the chart and do not know the curriculum like you ladies obviously do. I generally would never consider curriculum for 2 yos, but the LHTH Gu...

I am new to HOD, not to HSing. This is my 11th year, or *officially* my 6th. I have not purchased any HOD Guides yet, but attempting to plan for next year. We have 7 children I am HSing, next school year they will be 12yo, 10 yo, 8yo, 6 yo, 4 yo and 2 yo twins. I am used to patching curriculum toget...