Sometimes parents talk too much. Practice being quiet. |
photo by Karen James
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Sometimes parents talk too much. Practice being quiet. |
"I am joyfully stepping into a space where I can now see and witness learning all of the time!" —Lynn Salmon-Easter |
Wed, Jul 28, 1993
The first thing [Marty] said after “good morning” was “Mom, if you count to infinity, is it illegal?”
I explained to him about infinity, with a million plus one and a “gadillion” plus one. He was fine with the explanation, and I said, “Who told you you can’t count to infinity?” He said I did, so I explained the difference in things that are impossible and things that are illegal (have consequences)
The wonderfulness of others will not diminish you. Your realization of the wonderfulness of others will enlarge you.
The environment isn't just the physical home. It's the relationships within the family, and their exploration of the world outside the home.
The emotional environment is crucial.
When learning to read happens naturally, it doesn't look like school's reading lessons. It doesn't take years. It might take only days, but the tricky part is when those days will come. If you plant watermelons, picking at the leaves and threatening the vine will not get you a watermelon before one was going to naturally grow and mature. It's the same with children. |