Teacher and I have been following the Love and Logic approach to parenting – with varying degrees of dedication and success – for several years now. One of the recommendations is to have children be responsible for a family meal once a week, beginning around age 8. We’d followed that…
Ever since attending Lisa Murphy’s aka the Ooey Gooey Lady presentations at the WECA Conference I’ve had Ooey Gooey-isms pop into my head at appropriate and totally random times… Reflect, not react: Take a moment to see what’s really going on before acting. When I saw “A” (2 years…
To look at her you’d never guess that the mere mention of her name would strike fear in a certain four-year-old’s heart. But it does. Several years ago I began having the older childcare children bring their dishes over to the counter after meals and snacks. As each child…
“Awww man!” “Ow!” I peeked around the corner to see the cause of Z-Man’s distress. “Aaaaah!” He was alone so I melted back before he saw me. “I can’t DO it!” “Rrrrrrrrr!” Finally he trudged over. “I need some water” “What for?” Wordlessly he pointed to his…
