Older every day

If you're the preferred parent, be there, and ask the second-best parent to do back-up for you, instead of so much direct interaction. Every day, the child is older. Every single day.

Protection and enrichment
photo by Roya Dedeaux

Common connection

"I still consider monkey platters the best way to connect kids and teens when they come over and may not have anything in common." —Leticia King

A Simple Gesture
photo by Martialia Deb Files

Every action, an investment

"Knowing what you know, set your husband and his daughters up for peaceful, calm, successful interactions. Think of every action as an investment." —Karen James

Actions as investments
or
(Longer original, at Radical Unschooling Info on Facebook)
photo by Chrissy Florence

Request for help

There are over 3,000 posts here now! A few good ones are linked below. If we were all in one place, I would put a jar by the door, or pass the hat. Perhaps there would be cake.

Please help me with expenses. I asked in 2017, and skipped last year.

Short request

Slightly longer version of request    or way too Lengthy request

Those links have info for those who would prefer to send a check, too.

(The link that used to be here wasn't going where it should have. Sorry.)

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photo (a link) by Holly Dodd

Natural Learning flows
Growth is good.
Changes

Many gifts

"Cultivating an attitude of gratitude for the many gifts in my life has taken me from a place of hopelessness in my mind, to one of abundant possibilities. Because my life *looks* more abundant to me, every moment holds more potential. That doesn't mean my life is all wonderful and easy. It does mean that I have access to more emotional, creative, and intellectual tools to help me move toward the kind of life I want for myself and my family." —Karen James

SandraDodd.com/gratitude
photo by Amy Milstein

Fascinating and important

Joyce Fetteroll, responding years ago to someone looking for the educational content in Thomas the Tank Engins:

I think it helps not to see it as educational content, because what he’s getting out of it that’s important to him very likely doesn’t look at all like something taught in school. He may be absorbing things about relationships, accents, effective story telling techniques, the usefulness of color and so on. All those are really fascinating and important to some people and figure largely in the careers they choose. —Joyce Fetteroll

SandraDodd.com/peace/newview
photo by Sandra Dodd

A toddler's whim

Dawn Todd once wrote:

Whim is such a dismissive word. A toddler's "whim" is their urge to explore and understand! One of my greatest joys as a parent is being able to facilitate that! —Dawn Todd

(Original)
photo by Lydia Koltai