There is so much to teach our little ones. First, we teach them to walk, talk, go potty in the toilet, get dressed, brush their teeth and then when we start our "formal teaching" we focus on kindergarten preparatory subjects, like shapes, counting, and ABC's. These subjects take the bulk of my ... View Post
Lesson in Excellence 2: Strength of a Child
As parents, it is very easy to imagine that our children are completely helpless. Babies enter the world in a state of total dependence. They rely on us for love, food, protection, baths, diaper changes, medicine and much more. Yet, they are soon capable of exceptionalism beyond our wildest ... View Post
3 Ways to Get Your Children to Like Vegetables
I do not make my kids eat vegetables. I make them like vegetables, and then they eat them on their own. Now don't get me wrong, I would definitely force my kids to eat their veggies if they flat out refused, but because I forced them to like vegetables I've never had to cross that ... View Post
What no one tells you about Teachers Unions
Are parents finally gaining a foothold in the battle for school choice? It is probably too early to call, but one thing is certain - parents are fighting back. For years, they have quietly requested that public schools give their children a decent education. They weren't demanding little ... View Post
Top 3 Organic Toys
My husband and I recently decided to cut our toy consumption by 95%! We didn't come to this decision because we have too many toys (and we probably do), but because we noticed that our children's expensive retail toys were continually being bypassed for the TOP 3 ORGANIC TOYS! These 3 "toys" ... View Post
It’s Not About Your Union – It’s About Our Kids!
Parents at Desert Trails Elementary School in Adelanto mutiny against what they see as gross negligence. Evoking the "Trigger Law," they attempt to take over a school where "Just 31 percent of third-graders are proficient in reading and 14 percent score in the lowest level, "far below basic," in ... View Post