As a parent, I had a WOW moment at dinner last night. One of those moments that leaves a parent speechless and thinking, “Where did that come from?” and “Whose child are you?” Every night at dinner we play the “High and Low” game. It has become a nightly ritual and amazing “aha moments” come [...]
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She has a very strong grasp of the letters and their sounds and is able to work her way through sounding out some words. She is very excited to be able to look at a book and see more than just letters jumbled on the page.
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The cost of a high quality pre-kindergarten program is $12,000 per year…putting quality pre-kindergarten out of reach for most middle class families with young children
Life’s Triangle
October 19th, 2011October Book Review: The Bear’s Autumn
October 5th, 2011Author: Keizaburo Tejima Translated from the Japanese by Susan Matsui Have you ever experienced the joy of watching a child do something all by themselves for the very first time? Whether it be learning how to hold their own bottle, feed themselves, tie their own shoe, ride a bike, learn how to sound out a word…All [...]
Function vs. Fashion
September 21st, 2011Daily we are frustrated with the dated, sliding, mirror closet doors that are in each of our daughter’s bedrooms. Those of you that have girls, know how often girls access the varying pieces of their wardrobes and the number of outfit changes per day they make. Aside from the amount of laundry this produces..the problem [...]
Lessons Learned on the Playground
September 9th, 2011I am ditching my intended post for today because something cool happened this morning! I’m telling you, SO much can be learned from our kids. Here is what happened, and I will attach a photo to give you the visual… We were getting ready to walk to school (one of the highlights of my day). [...]
The Gift of Recognition
January 13th, 2011Happy New Year! As I do every year at this time, I’ve been reflecting back on the holidays, the special memories we made with family and friends and the moments remembered of the year passed. I take inventory of the mind and soul so that I can decide where my attention needs to be focused [...]
Separation Anxiety and Kindergarten
October 7th, 2010The first day of Kindergarten is a day of excitement for many, but when your little one is hanging on just a little more tightly to your pant leg, and you feel the tears welling up in your own eyes, it’s a sign that both of you may be going through a little separation anxiety. [...]
It is not a box!
August 22nd, 2010With all of the moving boxes around us, I’m reminded of one of my favorite children’s books, Not a Box by Antoinette Portis. Where to begin? I feel as though I have been in a perpetual state of transition—from deciding to move, processing what a move would entail with four school-aged children, preparing the house [...]
A hectic schedule and writer’s block – not a good mix!
June 1st, 2010Writer’s block? To describe my inability to post a blog in the past several weeks, that phrase seems insufficient. It feels more like a computer jam—where so much information is passing through that the wires start to backfire due from overload! A great thought to write about pops into my head and before I get [...]
