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A lot of parents have come to discussions and asked, is it okay? My kid is watching this movie over and over. Or my kid only wants to...

We LOVE our lives right now! Each day is truly an adventure and a place of peace and security for my children now. I hope that those who...

Response to this question: At what age did you begin providing regular social interactions with other children? I will say "fro...

Don't worry about what kids choose to do. Make sure they have lots of choices, and don't discriminate between what you think m...

from a chat on Musical Intelligence: Howard Gardner sorted out the areas in which one individual might be GREAT, quick, but other peopl...

In response to a question in a discussion once, I wrote: Don't think of your brain. Think of your mind and of your awareness. A littl...

Unschooling is not something people can wind up and let loose. It has to be learned and lived. And it has to be learned on the job, a...

Ultimately, "better" and "good" will be seen in retrospect, or in realizations that things are WAY better than t...

Schuyler Waynforth wrote: Right now, in front of the television, there are a slew of origami papers and markers and paper dolls and oth...

There is something you already have that can be fun and soothing: words . "Ukulele window" has a pretty rhythm, and is fun and ...

Rippy wrote: I learn every day how to have a better partnership with my children and spouse, how to connect, inspire, trust and help. And...

Learning about music can be as happy as dancing in the back yard, singing in the car, or going to watch a bluegrass band at a street fest...

Read a little, try a little, wait a while, watch. Read a little more... try a little... Gradually you will notice more and more learning, ...

[T]his little ukulele has done for me what none of the stuff that I did as a child ever did, nor what my ranting and raving about my scho...

Robyn Coburn wrote: My attitude continues to make the greatest difference to my happiness. Most of my needs are met in joyfully giving and ...

An expression of boredom is a request for connection, for input, for assistance with the world. Bored No More photo by Sandra Do...

I believe that if children learn happily, without pressure and without shame, that they will continue to do so for the rest of their l...

Don't assess "enough." Pay attention to your child and don't try to press him to do something he doesn't want to do, a...

Look for patterns and unique expressions, all around you. There will be packing materials, automobiles, tea mugs, hats and toys to ...

Music is so divine that people like to think of angels making it. The instrument pictured, with the cherub musicians, is named after t...