photo by Amy Milstein
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Comfort and entertainment
photo by Amy Milstein
Monday, February 25, 2019
Some of the moments...
"I see all that time and energy and attention as an investment—in my son, and in my own future. If I get to grow old, I hope these are some of the moments that bring colour to my winters."
SandraDodd.com/mindfulness
photo by Amy Milstein
—Karen James
SandraDodd.com/mindfulness
photo by Amy Milstein
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Nice, and patient
Being nice to another person is what makes one nice.
Being patient with another person is what makes one patient.
If a parent says hatefully "BE GOOD," he's not being very good.
Instead of telling a young child "Be nice, and be patient," the parent should be nice, and patient. It's a generality, and a truism, but it's generally true.
SandraDodd.com/virtue
photo by Sandra Dodd, in June 2016
Being patient with another person is what makes one patient.
If a parent says hatefully "BE GOOD," he's not being very good.
Instead of telling a young child "Be nice, and be patient," the parent should be nice, and patient. It's a generality, and a truism, but it's generally true.
photo by Sandra Dodd, in June 2016
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Odd traditions
SandraDodd.com/cake
photo by Roya Dedeaux
Friday, February 22, 2019
Produce Happiness
Having a happy home comes from the creation and maintenance of happy conditions. Produce as much as you can. You'll fill yourself up and it will overflow, and your family might even have enough to share with friends and strangers!
That was written in explanation of having shared a quote I got from watching "Being Erica," a Canadian TV series, in which Dr. Tom (one of the main characters) quoted George Bernard Shaw: "We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it."
photo by Julie D
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That was written in explanation of having shared a quote I got from watching "Being Erica," a Canadian TV series, in which Dr. Tom (one of the main characters) quoted George Bernard Shaw: "We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it."
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Thursday, February 21, 2019
Scary shadows
Sometimes children want to puff up and be bigger, and stronger, and braver, than they normally are. Help them play that, if they want to.
Sometimes children want to be a little bit scared, for fun. They might want something spooky. Stay near, and spook them gently. Be quick to change the game if "peek-a-boo" becomes too much.
It's natural for kids to think about power, and fear, and heroics, the same way kittens and puppies play rough.
photo by Sandra Dodd
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Like nothing else
If a parent can learn how to "facilitate learning"—to help a child get what he needs or wants—rather than to direct or try to own it, all of unschooling goes better. And if a child learns to read without "reading instruction," that can open the world up like nothing else can.
photo by Alicia Gonzalez-Lopez
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