It’s been a nice Thanksgiving break; we all got to enjoy some time together. Father daughter one-on-one time. Mother daughter one-on-one time. All together family time. Some grandparent, and cousin, and in-law time. A bit of shopping. A dinner out. A movie in. Planted a new mailbox. [...]
Entries from November 2006
Is This Normal?
November 27th, 2006 · No Comments
Tags: Around the house · Children · Marriage · Parenting
What Makes Us Hopping Mad
November 23rd, 2006 · 1 Comment
I was furious. But I think you would have been too.
It was early June, two years ago, and we had just gotten back from a family vacation. Every summer we make a trip to Birchwood, Wisconsin with Lisa’s parents, Margaret and Conrad. We share a cabin at the Fred Thomas Resort. [...]
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7 Discoveries Brain Researchers Say Can “Significantly” Increase A Child’s Ability to Learn
November 20th, 2006 · 5 Comments
Are you giving your kids every advantage?
A little over a year ago I took a graduate class designed to, “. . .introduce educators to links between brain research and success in the classroom.” I learned a lot. The brain is a wonderfully complex and fascinating piece of work. And we still have a long way [...]
Tags: Children · Learning · Nutrition · Parenting · Teaching