This is the portal that in so many ways is even more difficult than television screens, because phones that are everything (GPS, email, Internet, clocks) are everywhere, and many friends and family outside the immediate family of a child who … Continue reading
We are talking today about pondering portals, and what to do when the protectiveness of the early years begins to open up. I think, again, we must foster an attitude of health in our hearts, of acceptance and love for … Continue reading
I think whenever there is a lot of yelling going on in a household, it signifies the possibility of several things: 1. The household, or you, are under complete stress. What can you do to simplify your schedule, your rhythm, … Continue reading
I was recently looking through Michele Borba’s book, “Parents Do Make A Difference: How To Raise Kids with Solid Character, Strong Minds, and Caring Hearts,” and this sentence jumped out at me: “The kind of messages we send our children … Continue reading
Do you feel happy and joyful most of the time? Or consistently exhausted and overwhelmed? Are you in good enough shape to bike, run and chase your children around? I have spoken with so many families this month who are … Continue reading
The first part of this series can be found here, including some really interesting comments regarding attachment parenting and enmeshment, attachment parenting and children learning to have self-reliance: http://theparentingpassageway.com/2013/01/23/attachment-parenting-whats-going-on/ So, on with my list of the ways I feel attachment … Continue reading
(For those of you new to this blog, we have gone/are going through the series “Twenty Days Toward More Mindful Mothering” for the second time; you can find the back posts under the “General Wisdom” tab in the header). … Continue reading
I wrote about the intersection of attachment parenting and Waldorf education some years ago in a back post, but it has been on my mind again lately…And then, just this week, there was a wonderful thread regarding this topic on … Continue reading
+ In our last post, we looked specifically at gross motor and fine motor development for the early grades aged child. I posted several articles about fine motor skills. Fine motor skills are especially important, because when fine motor skills … Continue reading
I think as homeschooling families, one of our main goals is always the connection of the family and how we stay attached to each other in a society that sometimes doesn’t seem to value that at all. Some of the … Continue reading
