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I observed this phenomenon in a few other subjects too, like articles about benefits of certain supplements or substances, that praise some parenting styles, etc.

We have been part-time home-schooling for a while, because we think the school curriculum is not fulfilling our children's (8 and 13) education needs, since it is not individualized.

You can make a schedule for our children's day, including study, exercise and free times. For the study time, you may choose some subjects in these three areas:

1. A couple of (or maybe just one if obvious) subjects, that your child is good at, or really likes. Find resources and make a program to ensure your child progresses in this subject. If there are contests, or certifications in this subject you may aim them. If your child gets a chance to experience the rewards of their work, this will motivate them. He/she will also meet with tutors/peers this way, further resulting in more progress and also joy.

2. Determine the subjects that your child is weak, or not especially interested, but has to develop because they are very basic, like math or writing.

3. Find some enrichment areas, like a subject that you or a family member knows well, or find resources easily. This may actually not need to be a certain subject/area. This may include watching a certain YouTube channel everyday.

When it comes to resources, there are tons of. But it may take some time to spot one that your child needs at that specific progress/interest level. They may get bored at times, but you may always find a new book/web site/videos/etc that work. We re-schedule, try easier/more difficult resources, make a rewarding system for a true bottle-neck. As long as you don't get bored and completely give-up, there will be progress.

We do many things to help them study more efficiently, but we always vary when it comes to changing subjects for the first two areas, of course it is sometimes the right thing to do, but not easy to determine.

I'm adding some of the resources that I can't end my comment without mentioning:

- Duolingo for learning many languages

- Khan Academy

- Scholastic books for English (not for ESL, but for fine tuning academical English)

- https://www.ixl.com/ for American curriculum practice

- Youtube channels: TED Ed, Crash Course, CGP Grey

- Anton for German (1-10th grade) https://anton.app/de/ (a recent find via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22596290)

- Math Olympiads for a really advanced math learner. There are lots of books, contests. You can begin with https://artofproblemsolving.com/community

Thank you so much, this is treasure.

We don't have any DVD's, however there are some videos in the app I mentioned. She seems to follow very well, but I can't make sure to what extend (because I can't understand myself). Anyways I keep providing content with increasing complexity, because I'm sure she is progressing, and also entertaining. Thank you very much for your recommendation :)

She is not native in any of them. But, she learned English from 18 months on, via cartoons and apps (at the beginning), so she is close to native in English. Than she learned German basically from Duolingo (for English speakers), and DieMaus App.

While one supplement is in trend, as now with vitamin D, when you search and try to make a decision if you should supplement it, you always end up deciding it is beneficial, or at least doesn't hurt to. But as the trend fades, you may find that it is not that important or even harmful to overdose in specific situations.

So I am skeptical of supplements as a rule. Of course there are a couple of odds, like iodine, which is so beneficial to supplement in general community, that it is added to table salt as default, you only skip if you have specific conditions like thyroid problems.

I wish there were more research or comments on possible harms and disadvantages of excessive use of vitamin D, than I think I could more easily decide to use.

Baby girls are especially prone to urinary tract infections while they are in diaper. Moreover it is really very difficult to take urinary samples before they are toilet trained. If you keep in mind that they can't express their symptoms, I'm sure I'd like to keep a couple of tests ready at home when my daughter was young (now 7). Good luck!

Link to another recent study related to pain differences between men and women (Male-Specific Conditioned Pain Hypersensitivity in Mice and Humans) https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(18)...

It has been a while since google launched such an engine, but doesn't seem to have gained any traction https://contributor.google.com/v/marketing

It is considered as a safe supplement. However, I have an awkward experience with artificially sweetened gum during my oral glucose tolerance test. I had pregnancy diabetes during maternity and my father had Type-II diabetes, so I did this as a check-up following child-birth. Before this test I fasted overnight, than went to the lab and drank a very sugary liquid. My blood sugar measured for at the beginning and hourly for 3 hours. I wasn't allowed to eat anything, or drink too much water. After the third measurement, I got very thirsty, also was feeling nauseated and asked if I am allowed to chew a gum to help moisten my mouth, and they said no problem. Gum not only helped moistened my mouth also helped me feel much better. I taught that was help of menthol. Than I got my results and there was a rapid increase in my blood sugar at the fourth measurement. Lab did not worry about the results because all my measurements was in acceptable limits. But how that measurement had risen became a mystery for me. I'm not sure which sweeteners that gum included, but it was a well-known gum brand with a clear non-sugar label.

In any means, I myself try to stay away from sugary drinks, and any kind of sweeteners as much as possible. If it's a special occasion, or a meal that I really like with a certain sugary drink as a side, I drink. But I don't replace with an artificially sweetened version. You will get used to live without them, and will not crave after a while.

Does freelancer visa cover partner/children? If I get the freelancer visa can my partner work in Germany, or my children enroll to public schools?