Category: Education

September 3, 2012

Raising a Reader

It’s back-to-school time around here. Since Silas is only not-quite-two, “school” isn’t really a thing.…

September 1, 2012

I get overly freaked out when I see Silas hit or bite somebody or grab…

August 27, 2012

Our ten-year-old neighbor came by the other day. He was excited to see Silas painting,…

August 22, 2012

Watching a nature documentary with Silas. Nuthatch! I don’t think that’s a nuthatch. Voiceover: The…

August 22, 2012

Silas used to really love puzzles, but he seems pretty bored with them lately. I…

August 21, 2012

Silas and I have what I like to think of as a morning ritual. He…

August 18, 2012

Silas has suddenly made a huge jump in his ability to be useful around the…

August 16, 2012

Silas is really into books with illustrations by Gyo Fujikawa right now. Her illustrations are…

April 27, 2012

I want to preface this by saying that I AM NOT a Montessori teacher. I…

December 17, 2011

So, I’ve decided to do these updates quarterly, more or less, and to make them…