I received a phone call from a sweet friend. She was feeling the pressure to do a lot of "school" with her 4 1/2 year old. But, every time that she tries to sit down with her son, he stalls and complains about it. Instead of being a time of learning and fun, it becomes a long-drawn-out war. She believes that her son has the ability to read but he ...
Parenting to Impress Blog...
...A sister site to ABCJesusLovesMe
Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:7
Getting Ready
This week, I am getting ready to start the ABC Jesus Loves Me curriculum. Bubs with be doing the 4 Year curriculum since he will be going to Kindergarten next year and Sweet Pea will be doing the 3 Year Curriculum. Although it will be three years until Sweet Pea goes to Kindergarten, we will either do the 3 or 4 curriculum two years in a row ...
Down Few Weeks
It has been a tough few weeks around here with Bubs. The OT has seen a difference at our last two therapy appointments as well. Behavior wise Bubs is very spacey and defiant. He has begun to put his hands to his ears when he is in trouble. Of course this insubordinate behavior is not acceptable in our home and consequences occur. Today he picked ...
Book Review: The Jesus Book
I received The Jesus Book in the mail from Thomas Nelson and had to fight off my children to look at it first. They were drawn to the pictures and immediately wanted me to read it to them. Thumbing through the book, I also found the pictures very inviting. The book is organized in a wonderful why to help a child get to know Jesus as a Personal ...
Recycling Crayons
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Slow Talk
Bubs is starting to figure out phonics and putting different sounds together to create words. This has been a long time coming though! I realized that I was skipping several important steps in helping him do this thus delaying this process. Hopefully this post will help you as well!I found the book Wow! I'm Reading!: Fun Activities to Make ...
Birthday Time
A few weeks ago was Bubs' birthday. To celebrate we had a birthday party with our friends and Bubs' "adopted Uncles and Aunts". We have always taught our children to say "thank you" when they receive something. We learned quickly that we have missed an important step. Bubs had two presents to open. The first gift produced this comment "I already ...
Sidewalk Learning
At Occupational Therapy, Bubs has "Water Week" where all therapy is done outside. They use a little pool, water slides, and other outside toys. Even a Memory Obstacle Course is set up outside. One of the activities that they do outside is to write with sidewalk chalk. Once the child has mastered the uppercase letters, then they begin writing ...
Young at Art
Art is an area that I struggle on knowing how to teach my little ones. I can give them a crayon or paint brush - but what then? My sweet friend suggested the book, Young at Art: Teaching Toddlers Self-Expression, Problem-Solving Skills, and an Appreciation for Art. I ended the book exciting and relieved about teaching art to my kiddos. Susan ...
Sidewalk Paint Idea #2
Michelle came up with another idea for the sidewalk paint and using it on black paper!"That would be a great project for Solar System. Maybe add some glitter to the chalk paint...? Might be kinda groovy;)" ...