parenting

My child does not understand the difference between the terms "today" and "tomorrow" and I cannot think of a logical way to explain the concept to him. It is difficult...I tell him today is right now...and tomorrow is when we wake up...but then when we wake up it will be today and it all gets very confusing. He is a smart kid but I just can't find the right way to teach so it clicks for him. When I try to tell him it feels like an Abbott and Costello routine.

She is acting so spacey and lala like she has brain damage all of a sudden. Last few months, she is forgetting to bring home homework, not turning things in when she has done them, forgetting assignments, can't follow directions written or oral and spaces out for minutes doing nothing. She forgets to do dishes a minute after I ask her, forgets to clean up her food when she's done, forgets to write down assignments. She's failing almost every class in 9th grade. She has no trouble following her friends' social lives and bands and gossip though. What is going on? I don't know how to help her remember. Is there something chemical going on or does she simply not care? Have any of you gone through this? How do I help her get back on track? Or do I let her fail for the year? Please help.

Are flu shots safe if your wife is breastfeeding our baby? Any links to articles would be helpful.

we lost her only sibling, my 19 year old daughter (amongst other family deaths). our economic status went from upper class to below the poverty level. i have made honest decisions through these times which cost us much economically. integrity can come at a high financial cost. my 12 year old is being called a freak at school. we are actually both freaks if you look at what the term means. she has seen more death and closer deaths than most 40 yo's. as i am now a single mother with no family to speak of, i do all i can to provide a normal life for her. but in order to move to a good school district we had to rent a horrid little house in a town that is growing faster than any in our state. most of the kids at school have moved into sub-divisions and are all upper to high upper class. the poverty issue (i never thought this would impact her) is a large part of why they bully her. and she is so compassionate due to experience, that she would never say anything back. such a sweet kid.