Giving kids instructions and having them actual followed can be a huge challenge. It’s an even bigger challenge when you have leftover attachment issues and defiance-against-mom issues coming from a 10 year old boy. We have always searched for ways to give instructions without actually talking. Lists, cards with pictures of chores–we’ve tried many things [...]
I’ve been to nine home school conferences in the last 8 years. One of the speakers I have enjoyed very much is Carol Barnier. Her energy and humor are catching and she has a handle on moms like me and kids like my kids. In a word–imperfect. In a recent article in The Old School [...]
Here is a great article about helping kids sleep on howtolearn.com. I like this doctor’s suggestions and we have used them ourselves. I would add to his suggestions that magnesium and calcium are often deficient in our children and are natural tranquilizers. Wait to give these supplements until dinner time so they can help your [...]
Very quickly I’m going to give a few tips for you parents struggling to teach a child with ADD. (Hubby is making popcorn for the movie we’re watching and I’ve got a minute.) First, protein in the morning for breakfast is absolutely essential for optimal brain function. The obvious choice is a plate of eggs [...]
Gabriel was not happy with me. I had the audacity to make him show me he knew how to do three math problems today that he had done on his own. They included new concepts and I just wanted to make sure he understood. Not wanting to do them over again (which would have taken [...]