Learning Through Living

Meredith has been really interested in dinosaurs lately. We’re going to Calgary at the end of the summer for my sister’s wedding, and so we thought we’d go to the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller while we’re there. Looking around the site at all the cool programs and camps they have [...]

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We don’t believe in forced teaching, or drilling concepts into kid’s heads when they’re not ready or not interested. I know some parents worry if you don’t force a kid to learn, they won’t know anything, but there is so much already that Meredith has learned on her own that I’m not concerned. We’ve [...]

Unplugged Project: Transportation

I’ve been following this blog with interest for a long time now, but never had the inspiration to actually participate in any of the weekly Unplugged Projects until now. I can think of lots of fun things to do, but none that might interest an almost two year old. Last week’s [...]

In Good Company

What happens when a toddler has a jar of dried chickpeas to play with? Well, for those who are curious, here’s the answer:

She had a lot of fun with those chickpeas. There is pearl barley mixed in there too in case you’re wondering.

At least we are in

Give a child a fish…

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. -Chinese Proverb

I read somewhere once that children are redirected or told no on average every nine seconds. Now, I have no idea how this stat came to be, because [...]

Walking, but not quite

Meredith is going through a bit of an odd stage. She doesn’t want to crawl. At all. For any reason. She also prefers not to be carried unless she’s tired. But she loves to walk. The thing is, she doesn’t seem quite confident in herself yet. She can walk on her own, she has [...]

“'You can't give what you don't have,' some people say, and if you want your children to give generosity and kindness and patience to others, you should give them so much they're overflowing with it.”
Sandra Dodd