Raising Three Thinkers

Love these!

2012-02-17T18:07:42.224-05:00

Love these!

Our thoughts are with all of you...

2012-02-14T09:39:10.713-05:00

Our thoughts are with all of you...

You all are at the front of my thoughts this week....

2012-02-13T20:45:01.490-05:00

You all are at the front of my thoughts this week. Loss and the grief that follows is an intensely personal experience, something we all have to walk through alone, and yet I hope you and your family can take comfort in the fact that you are loved.

Cherish those memories, and know that you have given him the most wonderful gift of an afterlife and immortality through your children.

You are all in my thoughts at this time.

2012-02-12T13:22:14.418-05:00

You are all in my thoughts at this time.

Our kids loved the movie adaptation of Coraline. ...

2012-02-11T11:33:48.948-05:00

Our kids loved the movie adaptation of Coraline.

And I always want to through out a bunch of our stuff, maybe not 90% but most of it!

At times such as these, some would say that it wou...

2012-02-08T00:24:32.542-05:00

At times such as these, some would say that it would be "nice" to have a religion for comfort.
I say "no".
Dealing with your feelings and the experience is powerful and humbling and unique.

I'm thinking about you and I know you and your family will hold each other a little bit closer...

Peace, Karen

I am so sorry! It is quite obvious you and your f...

2012-02-07T09:17:48.979-05:00

I am so sorry! It is quite obvious you and your family love your father-in-law immensely and he will live on in your memories. My thoughts are with you.
~ Kirsji ~

Thinking about all of you, Sarah.

2012-02-07T08:39:30.110-05:00

Thinking about all of you, Sarah.

I love your blog title!! that is my hope for my ki...

2012-02-05T13:45:00.912-05:00

I love your blog title!! that is my hope for my kids..that they learn to think! Right now in public schools they are reviewing test questions for the state exams..they review the ?s and hour a day and tell the kids what answers they are looking for...never considered teaching them to want to learn to think about the answer...we have kids here all the time too...I stopped feeding them and that helped!!
I am your newest follower..pls follow bcd if you can.

Thanks for the recommendation, Zendra! I picked i...

2012-01-14T16:43:00.541-05:00

Thanks for the recommendation, Zendra! I picked it up this week at the library and it's awesome!

Vegan with a vengeance is a good one.

2012-01-08T06:17:38.453-05:00

Vegan with a vengeance is a good one.

I can bring it to park day if you want, Christin. ...

2011-12-31T16:21:23.851-05:00

I can bring it to park day if you want, Christin.

Mindy- sometimes I don't read the whole thing. I read it beforehand so that I know what it's about and I summarize, or we just talk about the pictures just to get them interested in the book. Sometimes just catching their interest is enough to get them to listen to the whole thing. But sometimes it's not :)

I so need to read this book. Thanks for the sugges...

2011-12-28T21:52:29.533-05:00

I so need to read this book. Thanks for the suggestion!

~ Christin

Nice Post and Blog. I love to stop and gives you c...

2011-12-28T13:12:04.170-05:00

Nice Post and Blog. I love to stop and gives you comment here.

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I haven't read A Solstice Tree for Jenny, but ...

2011-12-22T23:52:42.615-05:00

I haven't read A Solstice Tree for Jenny, but I did try to share a picture book about the solstice (The Shortest Day by Wendy Pfeffer) with my kiddo. It turned out to be a bit long for her. I guess I'll try again next year... :)

I agree. I make an effort to be mindful, but they...

2011-12-21T23:58:53.029-05:00

I agree. I make an effort to be mindful, but they don't always respond and I don't always keep my cool. If we aren't making mistakes, we aren't learning. :)

Wonderful post. Inductive instruction is very usef...

2011-12-21T14:57:55.677-05:00

Wonderful post. Inductive instruction is very useful and powerful. I think it's okay to have honest emotions with your kids as well, as long as you express your anger, disappointment, sadness, or whatever in non-destructive and age appropriate ways.

I thought I'd seen photos as well, but the pro...

2011-11-28T10:25:07.695-05:00

I thought I'd seen photos as well, but the props guy, an Indian, for many movies at the time said that they never wore them. Perhaps he was speaking of a particular tribe or type of Indian. The "Indians" portrayed in all the movies were stereotypical and didn't really represent the reality of where the movie was located. So maybe plains Indians never wore headbands?

I didn't know ethnic Americans didn't wear...

2011-11-28T00:31:23.850-05:00

I didn't know ethnic Americans didn't wear headbands. I thought I saw pictures of real ethnic elders wear headbands too- or am I imagining it? If I am then I am totally sucked in and it sucks. I usually pride myself in not being a sucker at these things. Thank you, I need to look into it now.

Very cool! We love museum memberships! I love th...

2011-11-19T08:42:56.403-05:00

Very cool! We love museum memberships! I love that picture of Darwin at the end!

I just read about your day and Penelope's day,...

2011-11-14T22:16:27.511-05:00

I just read about your day and Penelope's day, and I would much rather have your day! ;)

Ha! your day sounds almost identical to mine.

2011-11-12T21:42:01.995-05:00

Ha! your day sounds almost identical to mine.

Sometimes the things that make us fee the most &qu...

2011-10-09T19:37:23.905-04:00

Sometimes the things that make us fee the most "uncomfortable" are the most worthwhile and enriching. Looking forwarding to hearing about how your adventure continues!

I don't think it's irresponsible at all! ...

2011-09-24T21:29:08.683-04:00

I don't think it's irresponsible at all! Any time there is a kid-friendly venue for live music, we take our kiddo, and I can only imagine we'll do more of that as she gets older (she's only 3 now).

Glad you all had fun! :)

I have read studies about school/classrooms that o...

2011-09-20T21:42:55.303-04:00

I have read studies about school/classrooms that operate on the ideas you describe, and the research proves that most children excel in this setting. Like you I wish there were schools like this where I lived.