Here on Baby and Blog, our section on education is one of the most popular. Whether it’s articles about supplemental homeschooling, or teaching 3-year-olds to read, moms are seeking this information out and incorporating it into their parenting routines. Recently I went out for coffee with a mommy acquaintance who I wanted to get to…
➠ Continue ReadingI fought preschool. When my son was three, we returned from Christmas vacation and I looked around and realized that every single one of his little friends, except one, was enrolled in preschool. I turned up my nose and crossed my arms. We don’t need preschool. Life is preschool. We bake, we go to the…
➠ Continue ReadingWriting, tying shoes and using scissors; these are all skills that require fine motor skills — movements that make use of small muscles in the body, like those in the fingers, thumbs and wrists. Children already exercise these muscles in their every day activities but you can give them some extra practice with these fun and…
➠ Continue ReadingOften when people see my kids with an iPod or Android tablet they comment, “they use that thing better than me.” Touch screen devices are so simple to use that there is now a market of apps directed at babies, toddlers and children. Since I allow my kids to use a tablet, and my oldest…
➠ Continue ReadingWe live in a diverse and multilingual society. So what does that mean for our children? I can’t even remember how many job ads I looked through after college that read, “Bilingual required” or “strongly preferred.” Add to that the rapid globalization of the world, and our children may even need to be flexible enough…
➠ Continue ReadingIt took a while for me to accept the “homeschooler” title. Most people have a certain perception of what a homeschooling parent is and when people started ascribing this label to me my oldest daughter was just a toddler. ‘Homeschooling?’, I thought, ‘You can’t really claim that title until your child is 5-6 years…
➠ Continue ReadingShe likes to explore the gadgets her father and I use, and we willingly hand them over, to feed her curiosity. My digital camera was the latest device to be examined eagerly. I watched as she flipped it, turned it an shook it, before raising it above her head, pointing it towards the air conditioning…
➠ Continue ReadingUnschooling is an educational method and philosophy that rejects compulsory school as a primary means for learning. Unschoolers learn through their natural life experiences including play, household responsibilities, personal interests and curiosity, internships and work experience, travel, books, elective classes, family, mentors, and social interaction. Unschooling encourages exploration of activities initiated by the children themselves….
➠ Continue Readingby Alicia Barnes of liciabobesha.com My baby is a book monster, a connoisseur, an addict. His first word in the morning is often “book” and normally followed by his first fit of the day when I only read one book instead of the 27 he wants before school. At school he can be barely bothered to…
➠ Continue ReadingBy Didan Ashanta Let’s begin this little heart-to-heart with a confession. I’ll go first ? I dropped out of school. To be more specific: I dropped out of kindergarten! No, I’m not joking. I started going to school when I was 2½ years old (after being taught basic early childhood literacy skills at home) – but,…
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