My last post was just after bedtime, when DD had, for the second night in a row, said she wanted to sleep in her own bedroom. The first night, she slept until 6am before coming to join us in our room after letting out one tiny cry. The second night, she ended up waking up [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Sep
26
Second Night on Her Own
by heather
Why do they grow up so fast?
I posted last night about how sweet little Pomme, not yet three years old, asked to go to sleep in her own room. Not only asked, but also accomplished. I wasn’t sure what was going to happen if she woke up during the night. Would she be disoriented? Scared?
Well, [...]
Tags: bedtime, co-sleeping, growing up, independence, sleep
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Posted in Babies, Family, Kid stuff | Comments (0)
Sep
25
First Night in Her Own Room!
by heather
Tonight, completely out of the blue, while trying to get her to sleep, Pomme announced that she wanted to go to sleep in her room. Having co-slept since birth, and never pressured or pushed her or forced her or kicked her out of our room or our bed… here we are, she’s asleep in her [...]
Tags: bedtime, co-sleeping, floor bed, independence, sleep, toddlers
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Posted in Babies, Family, Kid stuff | Comments (0)
Sep
21
Ancient History — It’s Working!
by heather
For the past several months, we’ve been trying out Ancient History as part of Flipper’s curriculum. We started with History Odyssey level 2, since that would be the “correct” level for his age. But after trying it for awhile, we found that since he had no previous background in history, and is a reluctant writer, [...]
Sep
20
Homeschool Skedtrack Will Save My Sanity
by heather
Recently I posted about our recent innovation in our homeschool scheduling — index cards for each subject with daily assignment written in, then stickers placed on a chart developed each day.
It’s been working well for us, Flipper loves having everything spelled out for him concretely and it’s helping me stay organized. We’ve probably accomplished more [...]
Tags: courses, Homeschool Skedtrack, Homeschooling, lesson plans, report cards, scheduling, tracking
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Posted in Homeschooling | Comments (0)
Sep
17
Yes! That’s How It’s SUPPOSED to Work!
by heather
We all know those idealized images of the homeschooled child. Curious and inquisitive, they excitedly seek out learning opportunities based on their interests, and will bury themselves in books by their own choosing. Full of self-motivation, they practically teach themselves.
That is not my son.
But every so often, we actually do get a little glimpse of [...]
Tags: Civilization, Homeschooling, Intellego, self-directed learning, unit studies, World War I, World War II
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Posted in Family, Homeschooling | Comments (0)
Sep
11
Sponsor My Dragonboat Team!
by heather
I’m going Dragonboating this weekend with the Green Power Paddlers team. This Dragonboat festival is raising funds for SportsNB, so we need sponsors and pledges.
If you’d like to sponsor me, you can send me some cash via paypal (just mark “dragonboat” in the paypal comments) to heather@motherbynature.ca. Donations of $20 will get you a tax [...]
Sep
11
The Lazy Day Where Nothing Went Right
by heather
Last night, when I made up Flipper’s schedule for today, I deliberately had in my mind a later start. We’d been up a bit late, I knew I was exhausted and would probably sleep in, so rather than an 8am wake-up call I was envisioning more like 9:30, with “schooltime” starting some time after that.
Well, [...]
Sep
10
My Favourite Day of the Week
by heather
This post is part of the MDC Blogger Challenge for homeschool blogs.
I think my favourite day of the week is Wednesdays.
I almost picked Saturday. On Saturdays, we get up and go to the Fredericton Farmer’s Market. I eat Betty Lee’s spring rolls for breakfast, Pomme gets a fresh-squeezed orange juice and her own [...]
Tags: bagels, blogging, farmer's market, library, MDC, spring rolls, wednesday, weekdays
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Posted in Homeschooling, Random Musings | Comments (2)
Sep
10
Homeschool Buyer’s Co-op
by heather
I’ve just joined the Homeschool Buyer’s Co-op. It’s a non-profit organization that provides educational discounts and “group buys” to its members that are often not available to homeschoolers, because we buy individually rather than as a group. It’s free to join and there are many freebies and extras too.
Since I’ve only just joined, I’m not [...]
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