So I don’t rush over to Helena when she cries out for help…. often I am busy but I also think the pause gives her time to give it a go. The other day I apologised as her tone implied she may have actually needed me.. “it’s ok mum if you did I wouldn’t learn…
Category: thoughts
Darts
Last Tuesday, only a week ago, Helena discovered origami. In that she made stuff from a book, following instructions, at first she had help with someone she couldn’t shout at, and who was patient… then she did it by herself. Then they had portraits carefully drawn. The bottom one is “batty” which is her favorite….
Random train of thought…
Pre dinner Helena is reading a book with altered silly fairy stories. During dinner everything is about “poo” Then she decided she wanted to write and write and write… !!!!! A total jump in subject. She was pretty pretty excited to work out putting an e on the end of wipe. Then that wipe, life…
just because I’m not noticing…
I was having a moment in which I was thinking how bad I’ve been with the home school thing in the last little while due to us moving between houses (before we started house sitting), me being sick (it was a really bad week for me), me having assignments to do and the presence of…
letting her read
Was I right to let Helena choose when to read? It is such an important, useful and even essential skill… I found it hard as I always wanted to read even when I was perhaps not developmentally there but Helena showed no desire -except a brief interest at 3. However despite this I felt that…
Not learning at Playcentre
The Ministry of Education worries about me going to work at Playcentre with my child who is more than 2 years older than the oldest child. The Ministry of Education requires me to teach Helena “as often as” and “as well as” what she would get at school. No where does it state that this…
Putting on a show…
“Watch my show”… I’ve taken Helena to lots of shows but they sure ain’t like hers. Mostly I think what she is saying is watch me play. That she thinks her play is worth watching, the whole “look at me” thing. This is Important Mum. The shows happen in different locations from drums on the…
‘my’ theory works
It’s not really mine, it’s as old as the hills. It’s sort of maths.. and It goes something like Input in + time to simmer in child’s head = new ideas, even output. The Montessori method has the concept of the great lessons where you have a big reverent display of a big idea like…
Not even pretending I understand…
This is a several day activity. I can’t remember why the duplo even came out, but after the rush, when she was alone and the building slowed down and became more deliberate… … Helena made sets, recently renamed as duplo sticks or wands. She was so excited to show me how they were the perfect…
Poster design
So when you have an operation you can’t eat. One time I accidentally had a nibble of cucumber and it was correctly surmised by the surgeon and anesthetist that I’d nibbled while filling my kids lunch box. This time I nearly tried one of Helena’s new rice bubbles fortunately she reminded me in time then…. There…
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