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Remember my brilliant niece?  She’s now hitting the university grind as a future engineer.  For one of her classes she was asked to create a mission statement as a learner.  What she came up with inspired me, and I hope it does the same for you: I will learn From teachers and students I will… continue reading

I have this internal alarm system that goes off whenever I haven’t seen or heard my toddler for 60 seconds. The awareness typically alarms me and also I wonder off reasoning, ” Oh terrific. What is he doing?” Generally I find him clearing the dirt from the potted plants, scrubbing the tooth brush drawer with… continue reading

  Should you worry about boys playing dress up with “girls’ things”?   Short answer, “No”.  But you didn’t come here for a short answer, right? (Video also available on YouTube here.) Kids play with gender roles because a) dramatic play or pretend play is how they come to process and understand things, and b) gender… continue reading

There was a time when field, grove, and also stream The earth, and every usual view, To me did seem Apparelled in celestial light, The glory as well as the freshness of a dream. As I read these words from William Wordsworth in the last area of Last Kid in the Woods, I thought about… continue reading

” There will certainly be no bullies here because there will certainly be no victims.” This was the quote from the principal on Back to College Night at the institution my pal’s little girl attends. My friend thought the viewpoint was awesome. Revitalizing. But not everybody really felt this way. ” What? Are they just… continue reading

My eight year-old and I were snuggled on his leading bunk when he started to talk about schoolmates whose moms and dads were separated. Somebody has 2 mommies as well as one father. Somebody else stays in a various residence on the weekends. Another claims Daddy lives in a different state. I listened as he… continue reading

Whether you’re searching for tasks as a full-time educator, a team of co-opting preschool moms and dads, or a parent with interested youngsters and a mid-day to load, you’re in the ideal place! Discover extra Thematic Devices below! S P A C E! This is a theme that might stretch over weeks or months! Maybe,… continue reading

Toddlers can’t stroll down the stairs with rotating actions. They simply can not. While your kindergartener bounds down the stairways taking each step in stride (or several in one super-hero bound, as mine is vulnerable to do), your toddler will hold on to the wall or rail as she takes a careful step down with… continue reading

Have you ever before wondered about including your youngsters in keeping in mind a person that has passed away? This past month, our household remembered my sister-in-law, Joyce, that passed away 6 years earlier. Many of us had talked about how difficult it had actually been each year, thinking back to a day that started… continue reading

The current Hot Subject article, DAP and also Why We Don’t Push Children Down the Stairways, absolutely struck a nerve! The remarks have actually been remarkable! Numerous shared instances of “too much prematurely”, yet some additionally asked yourself if it was OK to be supporting their precocious children in their innovative interests, while others questioned… continue reading