With our Spirited Little Man, there is no in between. He is either amazingly angelic or frustratingly tasmanian. I will use potty training as an example. Basically, I can say that Little Man is potty trained. We started a month before his second birthday. I understand that he is a boy and boys ...
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A Frustrated Momma
In my week-long posts about the Spirited Child, I find the most frustrated factor is that these kids wear you down. Whether you are consistent or not...the spirited child is. Consistent at making over-the-top choices, that is. Doing those things that you have told them over and over and over not to do. Little Man has ...
Just Bandaid It…
While talking to another mom about our spirited Little Man, I gained some very wise advice. Upon the birth of her oldest son, my friend asked her grandma for a piece of wisdom on raising kids. Her grandma told her: You can either bandaid the problem or fix the problem. When life as a mommy kicked in, my friend ...
What is a Spirited Child?
Accord to her book Raising Your Spirited Child, Mary Sheddy Kurcinka describes a spirited child as "more." I couldn't agree - well - more. I originally purchased this book because I thought Bubs was a spirited child. While a few things did prove to be true, Bubs didn't fit the overall picture of a spirited ...
A New Set of Challenges
Little Man is a challenge. At two, he could drive me to need professional help. Honestly, the problem is that he is too smart. He has the vocabulary and understanding of a child twice his age. But the impulse control of a 15 month old. No lie. In Colossians 3:21 it says: Fathers, do not exasperate your ...
Review: Charlie Church Mouse Kindergarten Computer Game
My mom found a Charlie Church Mouse computer programs for us. Bubs and Sweet Pea immediately loved it. Little Man enjoyed watching them play. The format is very similar to the Preschool version that I reviewed last week. The Kindergarten activities are geared toward kids ages 4-6. There are six Bible stories ...
Review: Charlie Church Mouse Preschool Computer Game
My kids love, love, love this computer game. My mom found the Charlie Church Mouse computer programs for us. After trying one of the Cd-Rom's, I contacted the company to review the rest of the programs that they have available. I knew that we had found a good thing. The Charlie Church Mouse Preschool Cd is geared for kids ages 2-4. ...
Creation Bible Story with Flannelgraph – Weeks 1-4
Since I realize that flannelgraph may be new to several of you, I want to share boards for Creation, used in the 2 and 3 Year Curricula. Using the Betty Lukens Bible Felt collection along with the Teacher's Manual, I came up with the following boards: Sweet Pea and Little Man had so much fun playing with the pieces. After ...
Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?
This is a question that I am very passionate about. What is your opinion about sending kids to kindergarten who have summer birthdays (or those who are close to the cutoff date)? As far as I know, every state has a cutoff birth date for children to begin kindergarten. The states I am familiar with place their cutoffs in August or September, ...
How We Begin the School Year with Intention
Since releasing the Curriculum in book form, I’ve received so many kind messages from you! I can feel the excitement in each note, and I’m just as excited for you. As we get ready to begin another school year, I want to share some of the ways I’m preparing—maybe these ideas will help you, too. This year, both Sweet Pea and Little Man will be ...