Is she a kindergarten deviant, or is she revealing her learning…in different ways: What are the Hundred Languages of Children?
Yesterday was the first day of Kindergarten…
…and I was anxious!
How the book with no pictures led to a duel to the death (metaphorically speaking, of course)…
The Wild One received The Book With No Pictures from our friend, and literally judged the book by its cover.
I was mortified.
Covid-19 & Other Sensitive Topics: How to start the “tough” conversations with your child
“Do we have to leave Peru?” The Wild One asked after I told her school was closed as a preventative measure for Covid-19 aka Coronavirus. She remembered our friends were not able to return to Beijing after their holiday and I could tell she was worried. It’s in our parental job description to answer questions. Often they are really easy. Sometimes they are really difficult, and most of the time they are just plain awkward. Like the time the Wild…
The Incredible Communication Learning Machine: A tale about a parenting obsession
Who remembers the PC game called The Incredible Machine? If you were raised in the 90’s, and had access to a PC, you mostly likely played this game. Most probably at school during “computer classes” when you were supposed to be doing typing exercises, but instead had a separate window opened with the game in the background. This game’s purpose was essentially to create a series of Rube Goldberg Machines. If you’re not familiar with a Rube Goldberg Machine it’s…
Happy 10th Chinaversary to me!
Today marks my tenth Chinaversary. It’s no secret the most significant event I’ve experienced throughout my decade in China is motherhood, but second to that is the journey that led me to working with infants and toddlers and Montessori. “I don’t know how you do it…I wouldn’t last a day!” I hear this all the time and I always ask, “why not?” Often people have never really thought about it, nor asked themselves what exactly it is about young children…