Raising kind kids with parenting that empowers
I think that it is important to document both the extraordinary and the mundane in a child’s life and in their learning. It’s not just for babies though, it’s for all kids of any age… even those seniors graduating and moving off to college. While I originally started this project because I am less of […]
While many of us have seen different busy board options, have you thought about all of the great everyday learning tools just laying around your house that can be used on or off a busy board. Recently I scoured our house for random items such as buckles, clips, zippers, and more that are common in […]
Because language development is one of the primary and most rapidly learned skills other than motor movement in the first year of life, the is no reason to delay in teaching kids the sounds, sights, and feel of letters. The great aspect of language is that it is always morphing and changing; therefore, kids will […]
Baby learning is easy. Every single day is new and all that happens each day is new as well. Show a baby a zipper and they learn. Put their hand under running water and they learn. However, it is important to establish that kind of environment. One where the average day is one where learning […]
As a former teacher, I have struggled with the question of if homeschooling was truly right for our family. I started asking myself “How do I want my children to grow up and how do I want them to learn?” And I wavered over and over, even sending our oldest toKindergarten and the first semester […]
Ok, so this is my inaugural post! I will still be blogging at my parent website (www.allternativeliving.com). But, because we have decided to homeschool and this is a slightly different topic, I decided to make a sister website. I hope that my followers enjoy this as well and that we can build a whole new community! Please […]
