Mirror Image
Part of the fun and terror of parenting is watching our little ones pattern their lives after us. I love to make things in clay and shared this craft with my children when they were growing up. One day when … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Parenting
Valentines Day – joy or disappointment?
Tomorrow is Valentines Day. Can you think back to a time in your childhood when you felt left out, especially on Valentines Day? Of course you received a box full of valentines from most, if not all, of your classmates. … Continue reading →
Reading the Bible with the Children You Love
I remember sitting in first-grade reading circle when the letters on the large book on the easel suddenly formed words. Sit, Spot. Run, Jane. Run, Dick. I could read! Not long after that, my mother took me to the children’s … Continue reading →
Valentine’s Day Salad
As Valentine’s Day approaches, your children or grandkids may be breaking out the construction paper, scissors, glitter and glue. Along with red paper hearts come lots of sweet treats. Kids love baking heart-shaped cookies and eating candy hearts, but the … Continue reading →
Begin at the Beginning
Parents have all sorts of questions regarding beginnings for their children. When should your child speak his first word or begin eating solid food? When should she start learning to read or begin learning math? When should your child learn … Continue reading →
Hand writing for preschoolers
Sensory learning is the best approach to teaching in the early years. What is sensory learning? It is learning with all of your senses! Think about that. Can you smell it? taste it? see it? feel it? Hear it? Using … Continue reading →