by tlfutcher | Aug 13, 2019 | Explore, Where to Learn
Learning from stories is one of the most effective ways to get a message across to children. Kids get engaged easily and remember what they learn through books. In addition, countless studies show that reading to our kids is a great way to help them develop...
by tlfutcher | Jul 4, 2019 | Explore
I’ve always worried about how I make the people around me feel. Did she think I was being rude? Did he hear me say thank you? Did she feel like I liked her? Did I inconvenience anyone? Did my outburst make it uncomfortable for someone else? Were they offended I...
by tlfutcher | Jun 8, 2019 | Explore
When I hear people stress the importance of “building your community” I react with a slight inner cringe before outwardly and emphatically nodding in agreement. I mean, let’s be honest – it IS true. When raising children, and when not raising...
by tlfutcher | Jun 2, 2019 | Explore
My daughter put a hole in the wall last night. No, it wasn’t intentional – she didn’t TRY to put a hole in the wall. But she did, and she did it out of anger and frustration. This child of mine seems to get angry, excited, happy, calm, frustrated and...
by tlfutcher | May 24, 2019 | Explore, Where to Learn
My five year old little gal wears her baseball cap backwards. It’s cool this way, she tells me. Well you certainly are cool, I tell her back. As we are all working (or playing) in the yard, she tells her dad that she would like him to take her training wheels...
by tlfutcher | May 22, 2019 | Explore
I did not know that having a large yard meant a large amount of work when we moved in here. It looks so peaceful and relaxing to live out in the country on a big plot of land. My own little piece of the Earth. Well that little piece of the Earth has turned into one...
