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- http://thedailydelights.com/
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- mother of 3 kiddos 3 and under, writing a development blog in search of balance between my kiddos, learning, and creativity. Current project areas include: green creativity, painting, healthy cooking, eating well despite food allergies, kiddo daily delights (a children's literature based activity), green living & green building,
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- mommyhood, business, blogging, home & garden, technology, crafting, twitter, the arts, green living, religion, writing, breastfeeding, decorating
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Home at last, work, school and activities done, dinner has been enjoyed and homework completed. Your children have had their baths, and are in their warm pajamas. Then comes a special time for your children, a time when “your” undivided attention, love and devotion are theirs alone. A time that they can count on, as a time in their day-(no matter what kind of day they have had,) that is filled with warmth, comfort, and reassurance through the nighttime ritual of cuddling closely with you and a book. Please Keep Reading at: http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2010m1d21-Bedtime-and-Books-101#
You are so right, every child is unique, as is every family. Each family has to find their own way. And I think it is very important to respect their choices, no matter our own opinions.
And I think it crucial that we respect each of our children. That is what I came to realize was missing in my homeschooling my first 4. I had bought into our societal brainwashing that a child sort of 'lacking' and needs to be 'fixed', that he needs us to pour information into him! Instead of respecting his innate, God-given ability to educate himself (with us fully supporting whatever direction he wants to go in his discovering his world).
The oldest children were grown and gone by the time she was 5. I think one of the biggest influences was the unschooling. Even before I ever heard of unschooling, I had a pediatrician be highly supportive of not putting her in school, said that children like her (ADD) could be ruined so easily, usually by the 3rd grade. He said, whatever she gets interested in, let her run with it!
He was so right. She would get obsessed about something, for eg, memorizing poetry, or drawing, or science, and would learn very quickly, just like he said. When she wanted to just play, I just let her play. Play IS a child's work! I didn't get that at first.
She has, in between all that playing and time to just sit and be, managed to learn an amazing amount of what she needs to know, so far. I could go on and on about her 'obsession' with economics and writing, etc.
She has been required to help with chores at home as well as with managing our property, both the manual labor plus the office end of it. She works with me in the gourmet candle business, has spoken at the company convention, and, like I said, I could go on and on, ha!
My husband's family thought we were crazy, too, even with just homeschooling. They would've flipped if they'd lived long enough to see us UNschool. Even my grown, homeschooled children were disapproving of unschooling until recently, as it becomes more evident that she is learning everything she needs to, even if not by the age they thought it should have happened!
Good for you, waiting til they ask for food. And never giving commercial baby food, yay! I know it is tough, with MIL making comments :/ Mine was SO critical. Food was always an issue. She thought I was so silly to not give them sugar and such. It was sobering, sad, to hear that on her deathbed, she said, "Ann was right."
I am obviously prejudiced toward unschooling :) I think it is great that you and your husband are looking at options and being open. I know you will find whatever is best for your family!
My grandchildren are in a very unusual charter school that, tho, of course not perfect in every aspect, is providing a wonderful place for them to be. My son wanted them homeschooled/unschooled but my beloved DIL did not feel that would work for her.
I'm up too late and one sign of that is talking too much!
Looking forward to hearing from you again, Katrina.
Blessings!
She was tough to handle at first, sweet and mostly cooperative, but SO high-powered (ADHD), and in a foreign country where it was nerve-wracking to keep her alive (nothing baby-proof there, exposed wires, poison critters, dangerous traffic, etc) plus she woke up screaming more times than I could count EVERY SINGLE night for almost 2 yrs. And did not nap over 20 min. I was a total zombie, especially as an older mom. It took all of us to raise her!
She's now an incredibly delightful 15 yr old, no 'attitude', amazing insights, and I could go on and on :) She is very grateful that we've unschooled. It's been a wonderful (mostly!) experience for us. And we are lovin the results we see so far. I invite you to take a peek at www.holtgws.com, if you'd be so inclined.
Rich blessings on you and your little ones!
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Peggy
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