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One of the most important things I think we can do for our kids from the time they’re born is surround them with books, books, and more books. If we’re reading to our children from day one, they’ll understand from a really early age how to orient books, how language flows from left to right, intonation, and facial expressions involved in storytelling. And as we read them…
We’ve all faced a lot of really difficult decisions these past few months, including decisions around our kids’ education. When we learned our district was going to be fully virtual for an undetermined period of time, I knew I needed to set up a “school” space for our kids at home. And both of my kiddos have only ever known Montessori-style learning, so I also knew…
In my opinion, the cornerstone of effective, loving, positive parenting is respect. I think we’ve all heard the antiquated view that children should be seen and not heard. But would that ever hold water for adults? No way. As adults, we rightfully feel entitled to have and express opinions and thoughts, important or trivial. Why should it be any different for our children? It shouldn’t, which is why…