Sometimes we just yearn for peace and all we feel is frustration. Maybe we are frustrated with the developmental stage of our child – you know, that rough patch that we hope will pass soon, or maybe we are frustrated with our partners or spouses. Our bodies, our lack of exercise, our homes, our less than perfect lives. Did I cover it all? Continue reading
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I would like to thank Dr. Rick Tan of Syrendell from the bottom of my heart for designing a soon-to-be unveiled new logo for The Parenting Passageway. We will be busy going through the almost 900 posts on this site … Continue reading
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And, for my top ten referrers this week, I thank you from the bottom of my heart:
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“IF our response is to win by force, we cannot hope to reach a peaceful solution. When we inflict our wills at the expense of theirs, we are simply being bullies, and although we might win the battle, we’re eventually … Continue reading
Here is a list I have been compiling from different sources regarding typical readers and read-alouds for fourth grade Waldorf homeschooling. Please do remember that your student should still be reading out loud to you each day and you should be reading out loud to them.
Here are some suggestions for reading; I am sure there are many more not on this list but it is a place to start. These books can contain mature themes, more struggle and of what it means to be the complex human being, so most of them are recommended for those at least age 9 and up, and I would caution if your child just turned 9 and has not yet gone through the nine year change that you may wait to schedule these until the second half of the year. My assumption in making this list is that your child is actually TEN, or close to ten, for fourth grade.
I have written a few back posts about Grade Three, (and will have one on our last Old Testament block coming up), but I wanted to throw out a few things about Grade Three in general for those of you starting to plan. (And other Grade Three mothers, please do chime in with your experiences!)
“One of the most difficult things for a parent to do is to acknowledge a child’s intense expressions of anger – and to validate that anger as real.”
Have you ever struggled with that? Or with helping your child manage what behavior is acceptable when they are angry?
The authors validate in this chapter that as parents we can be very uncomfortable with anger as an emotion coming from our children. And mothers in the audience, we can be even more uncomfortable at times because many women are peacemakers by nature and by conditioning. The authors relate many stories within this chapter where parents recount how they were not allowed to express anger.
Happy Anniversary to my husband!
I cannot believe we are almost in “double decades” of our marriage; that used to seem like a number only old people could attain. Yet, here we are.
It has been such a journey and such an adventure we have undertaken. Who would have thought that any “ordinary life” could be anything but ordinary? Every day is a walk along this road together with amazing vistas and spectacular sunsets.
One thing I know for sure is that our sense of humor and the way we are laid back about things has helped us smooth the roads we ventured forth on. The way we have been able to put ourselves first as a couple together but also have had respect for who we are as individuals has also been a cornerstone as we have grown together over the years has also made the journey light.
It is funny, endearing and yes, scary, when we can have a conversation with no words but I know exactly what you are thinking or when we can pass a glance between us and you know exactly what I am thinking. How did this happen that we know each other so well?
Thank you for teaching me the secrets to a happy marriage as we walk together: https://theparentingpassageway.com/2010/05/30/secrets-of-a-happy-marriage/
Most of all, thank you for journeying with me. I love you!
Many blessings,
Carrie
I have gotten quite a few comments and emails from parents lately about bedtime being a struggle. I wonder if this is in part due to just the time of year it is now, being light later at night here in the Northern Hemisphere.
Was this chapter hard for anyone else to read? Parts of it were so hard, to see the deep pain (I think the authors call it that at one point) of these mothers with their small children.
And didn’t this chapter just make you mad?
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