“Mama will you play with me?” My six year old daughter has been asking me this question for the last three years, since I stopped “playing” with her toward the end of her toddlerhood. I taught her to play, I encouraged her imagination, I provided her with all the necessary resources, and then I let…
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Homeschooling for the Emotionally Unleashed
Every single finals week for the past five years, Celaya, an already emotional child, becomes high strung and irrational. Her eyes well up with tears, her voice begins to crack, and her head will hang down at the unlikeliest of slights. I know quite well that I am raising an empath. I have seen her…
Why You Should Take Your Kids to CuriOdyssey
As an SF Bay Area parent, I have a ton of options for what to do with my kids. Celaya, my five year old daughter, has spent her weekday mornings in Bay Area parks since she could walk. We have the Exploratorium in San Francisco, the Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose or Sausalito, the…
How To Homeschool. Hint: It’s Not School At Home
Disclaimer: The links to books in this essay, like this one, for the Elephant and Piggie book by Mo Willems, redirect you to Amazon.com. If you buy the book, or anything else, through that link, I get a small commission from Amazon for referring you, which means you will be supporting my writing and helping me…