Monthly Archives: July 2011
Delightful and Serene
The sun spills brilliant colors on my laughing children as they swing, dance about, and play in the sand. What dreams they make with their hands — the imaginary castles and the cities. I watch them quietly, daring not to disturb what seems so carefree. The boys dig their hands into pools of water like … Continue reading
Kitchen Tool or Toy? Both!
The kids played with these wire racks from the kitchen and turned them into toys — spinning tops. I just love seeing the boys invent games with household items. Kids really don’t need high tech or expensive toys. They are quite simple and can find ways to entertain themselves. I think it is us, as … Continue reading
Freely Play, Freely Learn
Tuesdays give me alot of time with my youngest kids, Titus and Tiana, because Edric takes Elijah and Edan with him. While they attend their Taekwondo class and have moral ethics and how to be a gentleman “classes” with Edric, I get to play with my younger two. Yesterday Titus and Tiana danced to music, … Continue reading
“How Does The Baby Get Into The Mommy’s Tummy?”
I came across an interesting article that connected the rise in better contraception with the decline in parent’s indoctrination about the hazards of premarital sex, which, in turn, has led to the rise of out-of-wedlock births. The study, which was done by economists, showed that paradoxically, even if better forms of contraception are made available … Continue reading
Screen Media: The Modern Day Pacifier of Our Children
I must confess that today I didn’t really homeschool. Okay, the kids did a little bit of work here and there, but I was so exhausted this morning, I plopped the kids in front of my laptop. After coming home from the U.S. Embassy to process Tiana’s citizenship and staying up late last nnight to … Continue reading
What Children Do When They Don’t Watch TV
We dropped by Hobbes and Landes this afternoon and the kids picked out a 3-D puzzle set of famous architectural structures. They spent several hours finishing each one of the puzzles and really enjoyed themselves. Ever since our eldest son, Elijah, said he wanted to be an architect we have tried to be intentional about … Continue reading
How Are Your Generation iY Children?
I am reading an incredibly enlightening book called Generation iY by Tim Elmore. He defines Generation iY as people who were born between the years if 1984 to 2002. But I do think that the same insights and cautionary warnings Elmore shares can relate to the young children we are raising today and how we … Continue reading
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