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Those Awful Teens!

Laura — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:27:30 +0000

” Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parents, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.”
Socrates (470-399 b.c.)

101 Reasons #8: Rewards or Satisfaction?!?

Kid Quotes

Laura — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:24:25 +0000

Says Dawn this morning after hitting herself: “Mommy, I hit my finger-elbow!” She was pointing to the middle joint of her finger! Maybe she has discovered a good name of it.

Speaking of fingers and hands, I came upon this website today that has interesting information and facts about the intricacies of the hands. Check it out!

Out Of The Mouths Of Babes!

Laura — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:40:07 +0000

From a friend on an online mailing list:

When my niece Pixie (2,5 years old) was visiting, I took her to the park one day so she could try the swings and the rest of the playset they have there.

She was asking for help with a lot of things, and wanted to hold my hand when we walked etc. And it’s not that I mind helping her, of course, or mind holding her hand for that matter (in fact, if we are walking with cars nearby I prefer it, that way she at least isn’t running out in to the traffic). But I was a little curious as to why she wanted so much help when she usually wants to do everything herself.

I realized later that the reason is of course that I am not her parent, so she needn’t have that independence struggle with me. In any case, I asked “How come you are so little all of a sudden, your mum says you’re such a big girl” and she answered: ”I AM a big girl. AND I need help. Big girls need help too some times”

Well, there’s me told…She is absolutely right of course. How could you get too old/big/grown up to need help?

…but what if my child spends all day playing video games?

Illiteracy in the 21st Century: Quote

Laura — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:30:46 +0000

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, unlearn, and relearn.

~Alvin Toffler

Children Learn in Spite of Us! (quote)

Children Learn in Spite of Us! (quote)

Laura — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:59:41 +0000

Children have to be educated, but they have also to be left to educate themselves.

~Abbé Dimnet, Art of Thinking, 1928