A lesson from Oz. Every human being has been given gifts. Children are being judged by academic performance. There is life beyond the academic setting.
Parenting
How To Help?
When I spend time with parents, I’m asked how to help. My answer includes asking how much reading aloud is done at home. And I’m asking about reading stories that are beyond the child’s reading level. I ask for a reason. The richer the words a child hears, the richer the words that come back from […]
Super Read! Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
Strong Mothers, Strong Sons – Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men by Meg Meeker, M.D. Super book! Here are a few snippets: “As mothers…our job is to help our sons seek knowledge and truth…. We must challenge them to differentiate good from evil and right from wrong. We must encourage them to make decisions […]
Wisdom…
From Robert Fulghum citing Bonita Zimmer: “Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you!”
Thank you, Role Model!
Yesterday, a young 5 year old worked on one of his sounds using “thank you”. We practiced his response, focusing on his sound. In the middle of the sequence, he grinned broadly and said, “Thank you, Role Model”! Never had a little one say that to me before, especially a 5 year old! Mom explained […]