Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! With over 20 years educating children, she has created over 1 million...
Bossy’s kids have also undergone a lot of changes since the last time Bossy posted. Bossy’s son is now a Justice on the Supreme Court — and Bossy’s daughter is a junior at George Washington University in the heart of D.C., where she majors inhidingfrom the presidential motorcade. ...
and at least one of my big kids is loving and devouring books this year, so book basket time it is. I’ll read a novel out loud for each unit, offer small topic books each week, and match it up with videos like Rachel and the Treeschoolers ...
Also, my wife is an early childhood teacher and says she often jokes that the “bossy” kids will be “a good leader someday” (she never calls them bossy, boys or girls). Reply Ann Handley says March 12, 2014 at 9:30 am I do agree that the intentions were good. But I don’...
Sheryl: When my brother and sister describe our childhood, they will say that I never actually played as a child but instead just organized other kids' play. At my wedding, they stood up and introduced themselves by explaining, 'Hi, we're Sheryl's younger brother and sister . . . but ...
If your alpha child uses after school time to take over the house, change the routine. That might mean they go to somebody else’s house when school gets out, where an adult will supervise them. Or it might mean that your other kids will go elsewhere. ...
like we used to do when we were kids. I carefully placed it in her coffin. It read, “I was only so mad at you because I still loved you.” And I signed it, “Your sister, Billie.” When someone is gone, there is a finality to the story. It has become, for me, a closed ...
And, these kids add, perspective is key. A rainy day might signal gloom to some, but to those filled with wonder, showers bring “magic puddles for play”; a forest is “an enchanted world,” the ocean conceals “a spectacular city,” and the night sky boasts “extraordinary sights.” ...
babysitters. It's why your child is acting like a complete maniac in the crowd at an outdoor festival, despite her own excitement. It's why they don't sleep like other kids. It's also why your kid loves play doh, the water, and other sensory experiences. Or why they don't. It'...
Plus I promised myself to never post on message boards (or Reddit or whatever the cool geeky kids use to socialize these days) again. I suck up too much internet time as it is and all I end up doing on message boards is making a fool of myself. Anyway, I figure I need content ...