The Rabbit Listened After reading our blog last week A dear friend thought of this book and ordered it and had it sent to the house. I reminded the kids […]

I want each of our days to be filled with play . I really want that play to be initiated by the kids. Sometimes I plant a seed. That seed […]

Stepping on soap box A minivan weaves through afternoon traffic. Theres a bumper sticker on the back that proclaims “mom’s taxi.” A generation ago few children had as much organized […]

Today I took out a different ” toy” and added some new colored sand, Obviously , when anything new comes out it becomes the favorite activity of the day. The […]

Yesterday I said “Hey! Do you want to cook something tomorrow?” Of course the reply was “yes!” So we did. Today we made banana pudding ! First we made the […]

Shapes are all around us in natural objects, architecture, signs, and even in the numerals and letters we use. Shape knowledge underlies algebra, geometry, and other domains of higher mathematics. […]

Building confidence in young children is an amazing way for them to gain resilience . When I feel in control of who I am I feel powerful. When I am […]

We read two of my favorite Valentines books today. “Froggy’s First KISS” and “Dinofours Valentines Day .” Ask you little how Froggy’s mom and teacher call his name. FFFFFRRRRRRROOOGGGYYYYYY! Ask […]

Yesterday I spent three hours at Northside in transition conferences for my littles that receive speech services here. This is a wonderful day. It’s a time I get to really […]

Waiting is the hardest part for young children. They wait for meals. They wait for mom. They wait for the restroom. This week we are waiting on Valentines to get […]