My daughter (10 years old) cannot say her r’s correctly. I first became concerned when she wasn’t able to pronounce them correctly at 5 years old, so I mentioned it to a friend who is a Speech Pathologist. She assured me that it was perfectly normal at that age, and that r is one of…
Super Star Speech R & L
My daughter (10 years old) cannot say her r’s correctly. I first became concerned when she wasn’t able to pronounce them correctly at 5 years old, so I mentioned it to a friend who is a Speech Pathologist. She assured me that it was perfectly normal at that age, and that r is one of…
Hunter’s Moon by Don Hoesel
Hunter’s Moon by Don Hoesel is the story of best-selling author C.J. Baxter. With his personal life falling apart, C.J. returns to his hometown in Upstate NY for the first time in 17 years to attend his grandfather’s funeral. His return is met with mixed reactions from his family and old friends. He soon realizes…
Using a Stopwatch to Help a Child Focus
Last week was standardized testing in our home. The next day I accidentally discovered something that has been very helpful to my younger son (8 years old) who has difficulty concentrating on his assignments. I had left the stopwatch sitting on the table, and my son picked it up while he was doing his math.…
100 Top Children’s Novels
So which of these 100 Top Children’s Novels have you read? I put mine in bold. 100. The Egypt Game – Snyder (1967) 99. The Indian in the Cupboard – Banks (1980) 98. Children of Green Knowe – Boston (1954) 97. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane – DiCamillo (2006) 96. The Witches – Dahl…
Alphabet Beats
Alphabet Beats is a unique, DVD program designed to teach young children to write the alphabet. There are 2 DVD’s: one for uppercase and one for lowercase. The DVD is divided into 5 minute segments for each letter. Each segment begins with Miss Marnie teaching the proper formation of the letter with a picture, her…
Weekly Wrap Up (4/17/10)
This week we did one of my oldest son’s favorite things—standardized testing. I am not kidding. As far as "school" things goes, he would rather test than do anything else. My daughter, on the other hand, had her first experience with "bubble tests" last year, and she spent a portion of the time crying. Needless…
Weekly Wrap Up (4/17/10)
This week we did one of my oldest son’s favorite things—standardized testing. I am not kidding. As far as "school" things goes, he would rather test than do anything else. My daughter, on the other hand, had her first experience with "bubble tests" last year, and she spent a portion of the time crying. Needless…
Sleep – It Does A Family Good by Archibald Hart
People today are sleep-deprived, and nowhere are the negative effects felt more acutely than in families. Most parents realize that their families aren’t getting enough sleep, though they likely don’t understand how serious the problem is and need help finding a solution. In this book, renowned psychologist and best-selling author Arch Hart explores why sleep…
2010 Goals Revisited – 1st quarter update
Like a good little girl, I posted my goals for the year on January 1st. Note, I did not call them resolutions. I meant to post about my progress on March 31, since that would be the end of the quarter and I’m compulsive I like symmetry. But for whatever reason I didn’t do it.…