Monthly Archives: August 2007
Gardens and Children
I’m using the English version of the word ‘gardens’. An English garden doesn’t just mean a vegetable patch – it’s the whole thing, flowers, shrubs, trees and all. The English word for children is…children! So that part’s not complicated. I’ve been attending our local summer landscaping class (good idea to have it inside with A/C at […]
Who do I tell?
Who do I tell when a child is over anxious in its own home? Who do I tell when a 6 month old has legs like jelly? Who do I tell when a 2 year old’s language disappears? Who do I tell when a 6 year old has a meltdown over her spelling homework? Who do I […]
Hugs
I think ‘lack of hugging’ is a missing piece of the puzzle with developmentally delayed children and most people who are ailing. I’ve written about this, in part, once before talking about touch in one of my earliest posts on March 2, 2007 “The Three Primary Senses†Being English I didn’t come from a ‘hugging’ […]
The Dark Ages of Education
Do you remember your times table? It serves me well! Not to mention reciting the alphabet when going through the phone book! What else did we learn by rote memorisation at a young age? I started attending a private Catholic primary school (one of only four protestant girls in that year) full time before I was 5 […]
Will You Be My Mummy?
Apart from hearing from my brother that my father had suddenly died, the most painful words I’ve ever heard are “Will you be my Mummy?†I’ve mentioned before that the little girl who asked me that question was just over 4 1/2 years old. I had cared for her part-time in her home from the […]