Kidlit
-
Posts
2,420 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
3
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Blogs
Classifieds
Store
Posts posted by Kidlit
-
-
Shoes are definitely something about which I believe you get what you pay for. I like Merrells ('though the last pair I bought seemed to stretch out a bit and are now a little too big for me) and I'm wearing some Teva mary janes right now. I like the Tevas--they're light and comfortable. I've had Danskos, and while I really like them, they are a little heavy. I know this says nothing whatsoever about Keens, but this has been my experience with other such brands.
-
I haven't read all the responses, but let me just say that I have loved most of the ones I've read. It is so encouraging to read happy marriage stories.
I do love my dh more than I did when we first fell in love, which is hard for me to imagine. Neither of us is really a "breathe each other's air" kind of person, but I believe we have that in our own way. DH is a wonderful, kind, and loving husband, and he is a terrific father. I am so blessed and I often think I don't deserve him. He is the strongest evidence of God's hand in my life for sure.
-
I've been to England, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Belgium. Since I am an English teacher, I LOVED England, of course. However, I was very pleasantly surprised by Germany. We stayed in a castle along the Rhine River, and it was beautiful. I would love to go back there. Of course, we traveled to the French Alps, and I would have to say just for the landscape alone, I would vote for any of the countries where you can get a view of those breathtaking mountains!
Waah! I wanna go!
-
We just finished My Father's Dragon last week and it was a hit. We've also done Charlotte's Web, Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh, Stuart Little, and The Wind in the Willows. We've listened to Mr. Popper's Penguins on CD. Of all of these, I would say that Charlotte's Web, Mr. Popper's Penguins, and My Father's Dragon have been my girls' favorites.
-
Have you guys been spying on my freshman composition classes at my local CC? :tongue_smilie:
-
This might deserve its own post, but after reading this thread, I'm curious--how does one go about finding a quality co-op group? My girls are still preschoolers right now, but we are wading into the waters of kindergarten next year. I teach English part-time at a local cc, and I have graded my fair share of poorly written and edited compositions. This is one of the things I hope to avoid by educating my children at home. I have taught a few homeschool graduates, and I would say they were on par with the ps school graduates I have taught. One of my homeschool graduates always forgot to put his name on his paper and often turned it in what I would call half-way (i.e. not in the proper format, etc.)
I'm sorry--I'm rambling. I guess my question is how do I find a good co-op?
-
Thanks, Beth. My problem is knowing when I need a time out. Often, I find myself pushed to the limit without even knowing I'm close to it. :tongue_smilie: I'm just feeling really discouraged and defeated in my parenting right now. I think I need to get off here and pray.
I'm still open to suggestions and encouragement, though!:bigear:
-
Thanks, Beth. I am definitely instituting this at our house PRONTO. I have an almost three year old who will need the training next, I'm sure.:tongue_smilie:
-
Thanks, Mom to Aly. Yes, I know this works. It's very similar to our "go to your room if you're whining" rule.
Sometimes I have a hard time telling when she's truly in distress and when she's just whining for no reason at all. Actually, I've tried to impress upon her that using a normal voice will always get our attention, when whining will usually only get negative attention (or none at all). The real issue is that this evening after getting out of the bathtub, she had a small bite of some kind (mosquito? I'm not sure) on the back side of her knee. She cried about it for a LONG time. It did not appear to be a truly painful bite (i.e. I know she wasn't stung by a wasp), and I finally just LOST IT over her crying. Yes, pass the "Bad Mother of the Year" trophy over to me. I deserve it. :crying::crying::crying:
I suppose my question now is how do you cope when your children are crying/whining over something that is perhaps legitimate? How do you console them without going bonkers yourself?
I think this might need its own thread.:tongue_smilie:
-
Thanks, Starr. I usually send her to her room to sit in the rocking chair until she can get her whining under control. She does not like to do this, but I have noticed the last few days that she has been making a real effort to use her "normal voice," etc.
Again, I guess what I need is some coping skills for myself in dealing with the whining. I know she is still going to cry at times, etc., but it REALLY gets to me. For you parents out there with little ones, how do you cope? :confused::confused::confused:
-
We're having a very difficult time right now with our four year old dd. She is a somewhat sensitive child, and she tends to over-react to things. She whines a lot, but we are working on training her out of that. We by no means have it licked, but we are working on using a "normal voice" to ask for things, etc. Most of the time she tries to comply, but she still has her moments (okay, lots of moments) when it takes a while to get a handle on things. What I suppose I'm having a problem with is COPING myself with her whining after I've dealt with it all day long.
How do you cope? I almost see this as the deal-breaker for homeschooling around our house. Unfortunately, it seems that she takes after her mother :tongue_smilie:in terms of sensitivity, etc., so I'm not sure I can handle this on a day-in and day-out basis. (Of course, this begs the question of how have I handled it thus far--she's never been in daycare.)
I'm sorry. I'm rambling here. We've just had a rough couple of days and I HAVE NOT reacted well.
-
I have been thinking about posting something along the same lines. I buy my girls a new Christmas book every year to add to our collection (which is put away until Christmas time so we won't read them all year long), so I've been thinking about what to purchase this year. Last year I got a Jan Brett collection which I really like. I think I'd like something about the real Saint Nicholas--does anyone have a recommendation?
:lurk5:
-
Yes! That is it! Thank you so very much!:D:D:D
-
I'm pretty sure I found a link to this article on someone's blog. The man has three children and he works in the field of public education. Actually, I believe he is an intructional technology professor or coordinator for a college. His article details the different reasons he gives for homeschooling based on who is questioning the decision. For example, when teachers ask about his family's decision to homeschool, he responds with something about how since both he and his wife were teachers, they are eager to "try out" various educational philosophies on their own children, etc.
Does anyone have a link to this article? I want my dh to read it. Thanks!
-
This is the sweetest thread! I love it! Keep 'em coming!
Right now I can't think of anything extra special I do for my girls that hasn't already been mentioned. I think maybe the most important thing I can do for them is LISTEN to them, and it's also the hardest thing. They talk a lot, and my brain gets tired.:tongue_smilie: I also try to remind myself to stop and do the little things they ask me to do.
-
My girls are 4 and almost 3, and we have read Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, The Wind in the Willows (abridged), Winnie the Pooh (the original), and are now stalled in The Cricket in Times Square. We have also listened to the audiobook of Mr. Popper's Penguins. Their favorites have been Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and Mr. Popper's Penguins. The others, I think, were hard for them because of the vocabulary and the British-ness of the language. However, I am too stubborn to quit reading once we begin, so I finish because I'm interested in the story.:tongue_smilie:
-
Thanks! I will admit that I haven't done much at all with numbers yet, so the number one would definitely be useful.
Thanks for all the suggestions!
-
Thanks, everyone, for bearing with me and answering my question! I think I'll try OPG. We can always try something else if it doesn't work. We have lots of time!:tongue_smilie:
-
Thanks! Anyone else?:bigear:
-
I'm sure this has probably been discussed before ad nauseum. Forgive me. For those of you with experience, though, which of these two do you recommend and why?
-
I am about to place a huge order at Amazon, and I thought I might throw in a few Kumon workbooks for good measure.:tongue_smilie: I've only seen these in a Barnes & Noble once, so I don't have a good feel for the appropriate ages and abilities, etc. I have one dd, age 4, who is progressing well with phonemes and has pretty good (IMO) motor skills for her age. She ADORES using the scissors and can cut an almost perfect line. She is interested in doing mazes and word puzzles ('though she doesn't know how to read yet) and can make most of her letters. My other dd, age almost 3, wants to do everything her big sis does, but she obviously lacks the fine motor skills to do some of it. For the record, she, too, LOVES using scissors.:tongue_smilie:
What would those of you who have used these workbooks recommend?:bigear:
-
:grouphug: and prayers going up right now!
-
Okay, so I'm not alone.:tongue_smilie:I can't even think of an exact example of my own to share right now (I'm supposed to be grading essays and my brain is TIRED right now), but believe me, I've got plenty of 'em!:blushing: It's unbelievable how a thread about something bad can make me feel good- KWIM?:tongue_smilie:
-
Ok, it's time for book suggestions for Christmas (warm and fuzzy ones)...
in K-8 Curriculum Board
Posted
:lurk5:
I always get my girls at least one new Christmas book each year. I put them away after Christmas so that we don't "over-read" them and find them blah and boring. I can't remember which titles we have so far, but I know one of them has the refrain "Guess who's coming to our house. . ." throughout. The surprise guest is the baby Jesus. One of our fellow WTMers will surely know. It's a sweet little picture book.
Does anyone know a good book about St. Nicholas? (the real saint, I mean)