Learning to read is a rite of passage for 5 year olds. But for some children, it is the hardest thing they will ever do. Children that struggle with reading or spelling due to dyslexia, auditory processing issues or a bright visual learning style can have their sense of … [Read more...] about How To Balance Praise And Criticism
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Lady Justice and My Children
Human beings are creatures of emotion and being a parent often enhances those feelings. I cringe yet thinking about things I may have said as I discovered vegetables stashed between cushions or a VCR tape with its film pulled out into a pile. “Oh my God look what you did!” Now … [Read more...] about Lady Justice and My Children
Coping with Stress in Modern Education
Our children are stressed out by an educational system that actually uses stress as an educational technique. It's a constant pressure of homework deadlines, essays and exams. And our children are told at a young age that failing a test means that they are failures in life. … [Read more...] about Coping with Stress in Modern Education
In Terms of Ten Years
My grandmother Mur was only educated to the third grade but she was one of the wisest people I ever knew. She raised eight children while carrying water from a stream to cook and do her daily laundry. She lost her husband when he was in his fifties and managed to survive and … [Read more...] about In Terms of Ten Years
What is A Tween?
Mush words, or words that combine two concepts to make a new concept are all the rage, and one such word is "tween". What is a tween? A tween is a number of things, and can be a bit elusive to describe as it is a bit of a generational reference, but the following is a brief … [Read more...] about What is A Tween?
Parenting viewpoints from parents in the trenches, because parenting doesn’t come with a manual. In addition to