Archive for August, 2009
8 Ways to Beat Sibling Rivalry
Sunday, August 30th, 2009Unless your children are future-patron-saints-of-something-or-rather, chances are pretty strong that you have to deal with sibling rivalry. Sibblings often spend more time with each other than they do with their parents and as with any close relationship, they have their ups and downs.
They are cunning little beasts who sit and play quietly until you need to sit [...]
The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intentions…
Saturday, August 29th, 2009“There are 2 types of people: people who accomplish things, and people who claim 2 have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.”
–Mark Twain
Thanks to Darren at ProBlogger for posting this: it’s certainly food for thought. How often do we make elaborate plans, only to not follow through on them? If we spent more time acting out [...]
Handstands and MoonSand and Cookies! (Oh my!)
Thursday, August 27th, 2009What a day today has been. I feel as though a huge weight has just been lifted off of my shoulders. My new condo is FINALLY unpacked and clean to my liking. It certainly hasn’t been easy and I’m very thankful to those who took the time to give me a hand (especially with the [...]
How to Let Go of Hyperparenting and Learn to Relax With Your Kids
Thursday, August 20th, 2009This is a copy of a post written by Leo Babauta over at Zen Habits. I think it shows an ideal of how we should raise and respect our children. Please support and take advantage of the wisdom that this blog has to offer by subscribing to their stream.
“If there is anything that we wish [...]
Song for a Fifth Child
Saturday, August 8th, 2009I found this poem thanks to some unschoolers during a discussion we’ve been having about balance between letting children be children and maintaining a tidy house. It was written by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton in 1958 and first published in the Ladies Home Journal.
Babies Don’t Keep
By Ruth Hulbert Hamilton
Mother, O Mother, come shake out your cloth,
Empty [...]
Back to the Grind
Friday, August 7th, 2009We are finally (sort of) settled in and the girls are really getting impatient about starting up their schooling again. I can’t say that I blame them…it’s been way over 4 months and they seem to love doing traditional bookwork!
I’ve been trying to get out daily or almost daily with the girls to take advantage [...]
