Posts Tagged ‘kids’

Knowing Vs. Understanding

I was searching the underside of a square, plastic camera battery this morning, looking for a model number when I read the warning label: Do Not Incinerate Do Not Expose To High Temps Do Not Disassemble I have a somewhat vague idea of the consequences of extreme heat coming in contact with a battery. As [...]

How To Shape A Child

[I have gone back and forth on posting this. I didn't write it out of anger, although is sounds that way. Forgive me for the visually disturbing imagery. They represent my raw emotions on the matter.] There is a way to train your children. To mold them, shape them into the person they should be. [...]

Independence Day Celebrations

[Egads! Where is my brain?! I forgot to mention I'm now a monthly contributor at Not Dabbling in Normal. You'll see me there the first Wednesday of every month. You can find my intro post here.] . Zeb had the “4th o’ July” signs written and hung weeks ago. Welcome signs, signs for the bathroom [...]

Kids Learn Best When They are Young

That’s the excuse for younger and younger compulsory attendence laws in public school. And it’s also a comment that irritates the hell out of me. For starters, children are natural learners. They learn to crawl, walk, play all without help. They even undergo the complicated task of learning to speak an entire language without lessons, [...]