As a proponent of learning naturally at home, at least for little ones, and for my own children finding that they learned better when ‘unschooling’ (a very natural form of learning), I was astonished to read recently that researchers at the University of Haifa in Israel have ‘discovered’ that children with autism learn better in […]
Last night I was distressed to find myself even contemplating such a thought. Most of my friendships date back either to the earliest days of my childhood or virtually every aspect, age, age group and stage of my life in between. Some of my friends were older and wonderfully loyal to me, as I was […]
All right, I know there are many people my age and older who are competent on the computer, and some much younger and less competent, but competence escapes me at times! The cries of “it’s logical†and “it’s common sense†just tend to frustrate me when listening to my 20 and 30-something sons who are high […]
We need to seek out the gifts in every child and adult. When we deem infants consignable to mediocre daycare I believe we are depriving them of the possibility of being truly productive citizens. When men and women over a ‘certain’ age (you decide) are no longer viewed as having a value in the community, […]
A child wasn’t talking by the time he was 3 or 4 years old? Once he was ‘diagnosed’ and got intervention he started talking and had gained fluency by the time he was 5. He still has no imaginative play or sense of humour. At age 5, on holiday with his parents in his grandparents’ house, he […]
I’ve always strived to write well, more so in the last 10 years when the idea of ‘my book’ has been lingering. Both my sons write well; the oldest one loves to write and is already a published author in his field. I believe I also speak clearly although my English accent is still misunderstood (more […]