Baby-led weaning is a parenting trend that goes against conventional wisdom. Instead of introducing babies to the world of solid foods through mushy purees, baby-led weaning encourages babies to eat solids- actual solids- at their own pace. Instead of pureed green beans, a baby might be given an actual green bean to gnaw on. Younger babies get … [Read more...]
Mud Kitchen Recipe Book Preschool Idea
Sometimes I just want to bottle up the wonder and imagination that my little ones show. I try to write down as much as I can, and take lots of pictures, but since we don't do cute activities in our preschool at home, I don't have a lot to hang on to that shows the beautiful moments we're having. I wouldn't change our Charlotte Mason preschool … [Read more...]
Schemas of Play In the Great Outdoors
I love to watch my children play. A lot of the time, I don't get on the ground and play with them. There is value in independent play, and there's value in observing our children's play. Children demonstrate natural play schemas (or schemata, to get technical!) through the stuff they find in nature. Schemas of play follow a child's developmental … [Read more...]
If You Want Your Kids To Listen, Stop Repeating Yourself
"Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you." "I might as well be talking to a brick wall!" "In one ear and out the other." Clearly, kids who don't listen is a thing. We have tons of cultural idioms about not listening, and they're often used to describe children. Some of this probably comes from … [Read more...]
Home Education Book Club, Winter 2018
January is the perfect time to start reading one of Charlotte Mason's volumes, especially if you haven't dug into these riches yet! Home Education, which addresses a child's education from the ages of 0-9, is the best place to start if you want to use this philosophy in your child's early years. This winter, I'm hosting a Home Education book club … [Read more...]
