3 Reasons I’m Saying No to the Summer Reading Program
Three reasons I'm saying NO to the summer reading program
3 Reasons I'm Saying No to the Summer Reading Program
I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have said this a few years ago!
As soon as my oldest could read, I was chomping at the bit, just waiting to sign him up for the su...
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How Do I Get My Child to Read More?
How Do I Get My Child to Read More?
Yesterday, I was stopped in the library (of all places) by an acquaintance who takes care of her grandson. She had him there to meet with a reading tutor. While she waited for his session to be over, we chatted a bit.
After catching ...
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Discovering Great Children’s Books
Discovering Great Children's Books
We've all heard how important reading is for our children. We know we should be reading to them, and keeping a steady stream of books in their hands. We know how to get to the library or the bookstore, but then what? There are SO many ...
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A Thanksgiving Grab Bag
Thanksgiving is Around the Corner!
We are well into the crisp, cool, pumpkin-laden month of November. Thanksgiving is just around the corner. The mention of turkeys will soon be everywhere, and we (in the United States, anyway) will all be taking time to remember the bles...
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Three Ways to Read More to Your Preschooler
Getting Back in the Habit of Reading Aloud
If you've followed my writing here at all, you know how passionate I am about reading to little ones. Since we follow the Charlotte Mason Method for our homeschool, I am reading plenty to my older children (though I would love to...
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Reading to Young Children
Reading to Young Children (Pre-birth to age three)
After learning I would become a mother, one of the first things I thought about was books! As an avid reader, I was eager to pass on my love of reading to my children. It seemed almost second nature to me to pic...
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Celebrate Lost Baby Teeth
Celebrate Lost Baby Teeth!
Celebrate Lost Baby Teeth & Becoming a Big Kid
Isn't it exciting to watch your children grow up? To experience all those little milestones (and the big ones too). For me, one milestone in particular seems to mark the end of "babyhood" and...
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