Baby number three is just about ready to pop… and I am tired. I just want to lie down and sleep most of the time, much like during my first trimester. And I’ve been giving in to it. My kids’ homeschooling has gone on maternity leave early, our routine has gone south, and my patience has been cut into shreds. I just want to be left alone, but I still have to mind the … [Read more...]
Kicking Off Our Ocean Unit Study With “Night of the Moonjellies”
What is summer without a unit study about oceans? When my in-laws invited us for a quick beach get-away, I knew it would be a perfect culmination to this vast albeit fun and interesting topic. What began as a one-week lesson turned into a fun month of crafts, experiments and exploration. We kicked off our unit study by reading Night of the Moonjellies by Mark Shasha. Part of … [Read more...]
To My Dancing and Homeschooling Partner
My reply to a friend’s comment on Facebook made me think of how my husband and I share roles and responsibilities in our family’s preschool homeschool journey. My friend had asked me if we enjoyed building the community form the Jepoy Dyip book series created by children’s book author and illustrator Jomike Tejido. The books feature different vehicle characters … [Read more...]
Best Books for Babies
You may have heard it said before that you can start reading to your child while he is still inside your womb. All the more should you continue reading when he's born! He may not comprehend it yet but hearing your voice repeatedly through constant reading creates a special bond between the two of you. Rhyming words have a certain rhythm to it that can pacify and … [Read more...]
Discipline Spelled Out
How to discipline kids is something that all parents think about. And let's be honest, we dread it too. We're always torn about how to go about it and are often unsure of ourselves. As you probably know by now, there is no magic formula in parenting. And this is why we want to share all these positive discipline tools with you, to present you with a more respectful … [Read more...]
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