I mentioned in April that we were going to give homeschooling preschool a try for a bit and see how it worked. It has been interesting. Here are some random observations from our relaxed homeschooling preschool year in no particular order. What Hasn’t Worked Well – Repetition Caroline does not enjoy doing the same thing …
Sometimes I think parents get hung up on making sure everything is edifying and purposeful. Some parents are deeply concerned about avoiding what Charlotte Mason calls twaddle. But you know what? Sometimes you and your child want books that are just plain fun. Duck, Duck, Goose! A Coyote’s on the Loose! Duck, Duck, Goose!: A …
One of the best things about being a writer is getting paid to do research and read interesting material. I found this fascinating article today while doing research for a client: Recurring Final Exam Dream – You Forgot You Were Taking the Course. From the article: If you’ve had ‘the dream’ related to school, you …
As I look at houses online, more often than not I can immediately skip over most of them as soon as I see a picture or two. There are some things I just don’t like in houses. There are certain features that I really want and there are some features I definitely do not want. …
Denominational perspectives are funny things. And by funny I don’t mean any disrespect. But we’ve had a couple of interesting experiences lately that I thought I would share. And please don’t be offended if you belong to one of these denominations because I’m merely sharing some interesting stories. For those who don’t know, I’ve been …
Yes, we really did. (If you don’t know the context of this entry, read here about the child who doesn’t want to go to church). Not only did we go to church, Caroline skipped ahead of us toward the sanctuary once we were in the building. She did a great job of sitting through most …
I was reading on a spirited child discussion board the other day about how many of these children wake up early no matter what time they go to bed. Caroline is this way. No matter what time she falls asleep, she is awake almost every morning between 6:00 and 6:30. Keeping her up later does …
I recently read a blog entry written by a mother who confessed she was beginning to think that she was not cut out to homeschool her children. She had had several children in quick succession and was seriously burnt out physically and emotionally. There were many comments on her post, but one stood out to …
I found an interesting article this weekend from the London Times. Columnist Minette Marin wrote Waste not, want not: here comes the new austerity chic (Wayback Machine). I had two grandmothers who lived through the Great Depression and I understand what she is talking about. For people who are younger and didn’t have grandparents from …
So if you’ve noticed the lack of posts and responding to comments around here… the title of this post might sum it up. 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯 Three and a Half Year Old Drama Why didn’t any of you warn me about the three and a half year old drama? 😯 😯 😯 …
We started our relaxed homeschooling preschool this week and we are off to a good start. Caroline is excited each morning to come down and see what is planned. I have to say that none of these preschool ideas are original to me. I’ve done a lot of surfing, looking for ideas that I thought …
Over the past year I have learned a great deal about trigger points. I had an experience today that finally motivated me to sit down and share this resource and knowledge. Trigger points are debated in the medical field because there is not a clear body of evidence regarding how they exactly work and refer …
