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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Time With The Children
I have a young friend who is an amazing woman and wonderful mother to her two young daughters. Her parenting skills are right on target. “No” means “no”. She doesn’t laugh when her children are doing something inappropriate (that is another WHOLE … Continue reading
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The Perfect Sick Day
Yesterday I woke up sick. No fever. It was easier to drag myself out of bed and go to work than to deal with getting lesson plans in order and finding a substitute. My students were great but it was … Continue reading
Where’s The Duck?
I am a children’s bookaholic! There, I said it…… think what you will of me but that’s just the way it is. I have over 700 children’s books in my personal library. Recently, I have felt so guilty about adding … Continue reading
Drama, Drama, Drama!
The book has been picked out, your little one is sitting in your lap ready to hear a story, you’ve been singing “Top to bottom, left to right”, you’ve opened the book, and now, you need to channel your inner thespian. … Continue reading
Top to Bottom
You understand “book smart”. Your child has learned how to hold a book just by watching you. The tune “Head, shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes” has been floating through your head for a few days. Now, it’s time … Continue reading
Life Skills vs. Tech Skills
In a recent Tweet, followers of The Wall Street Journal were informed that 14% of kids age 4 or 5 can tie their shoes, but 21% can play or operate at least one smartphone app! This deeply disturbs me! Flash … Continue reading
Book Smart
There is a difference between “book smarts” and “book smart.” Book smarts is what you learn from reading books and gaining the knowledge they hold. Book smart is like being street smart. It is knowing how to maneuver your way … Continue reading
Snow Day
I love snow days but I am having trouble making sense of southern snow days. Oh, I understand they don’t use snow removal equipment enough to warrant the purchase of said equipment. I understand Southerners don’t know how to drive … Continue reading
Baby Brain Food
Is it that important to read to a baby every day? Yes! Reading aloud to a child 30 minutes a day makes a HUGE difference in your child’s kindergarten readiness. Let’s do some math. Most children start kindergarten between the … Continue reading
Love At First Book
A newborn snuggled in your arms…….this is where it begins. This is where a child begins to know everything they need to know to go to kindergarten. It’s the truth…. a well known fact that a caregiver is a child’s … Continue reading
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