My six year old daughter had a double dose of heavy education this week. First, we were driving home when out of the blue she asked me “How does a daddy’s sperm get inside the mommy?” After driving into a telephone pole I had to remind myself that I believe it is important to answer [...]
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Since we’re still newcomers in our neighbourhood, I thought it would be a fun idea to invite the other neighbourhood children and their parents over for a Halloween treat-making party. However, by the time I had the party organized in my head, I realized it was too close to Halloween to actually expect anyone to [...]
“When we adults think of children, there is a simple truth which we ignore: childhood is not preparation for life; childhood is life. A child isn’t getting ready to live; a child is living. The child is constantly confronted with the nagging question, “What are you going to be?” Courageous would be the youngster who, [...]
Here’s another homeschooling post for all you interested readers. On the days we do something kind of fun it’s hard not to share it with you. Those other days, I will likely only complain about on Facebook. A couple of weeks ago, a woman at the local Farmer’s Market gave us this sunflower head at [...]
Welcome to the October Carnival of Natural Parenting: Staying Centered, Finding Balance This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared how they stay centered and find balance. Please read to the end to find a list [...]
I had so much fun with my girls this weekend. In fact, I think it was one of the best weekends in memory. And the best thing about the fun we had was how much closer it brought us, how much less squabbling there was, and how much more inspired I was to do some [...]
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My daughter has started homeschooling. A few of you have asked me how it’s been going so this post is for you. Three or four days a week I wake up at 6:00 AM, go to work and return by 1:00 PM. If I am lucky my daughter will have spent about an hour doing [...]
