I'm the competitive mom. I can admit that. I want my kids to be exceptional. I don't push my kids or force academic work on them. We pay attention to their interests and encourage their interests and provide them with activities and enrichment to support what they want to explore. I'm the parent who isn't … Continue reading Yes, I’m That Mom
Noah
The Dictionary Of A Four-Year-Old
There is nothing cuter than when kids create their own words based on what they linguistically "know" about their language. At school, Noah and his BFF Sophie play duck-duck-goose. When you're four you can have fun playing the game with only one other person. They also play with other friends as well. Noah was telling … Continue reading The Dictionary Of A Four-Year-Old
Sometimes Being The Parent Sucks
There are so many things that get omitted from the parenting brochure. I'm sure those omission are unintentional (or there just isn't enough space to put all the crappy stuff so they don't include any--just to be fair). I don't know if I wrote about this last year--I thought I did but I can't find … Continue reading Sometimes Being The Parent Sucks
Another School Year Starts
Noah started his second school year today. He is officially a Newporter (his school has two pre-school classes Big Bend 3/4 and Newport 4/5). He is already talking about how next year he'll be in kindergarten. Slow down big guy--mama doesn't need you to grow up too fast. He has been so excited to start … Continue reading Another School Year Starts
Totally Breaking My Heart
For the past week or so Noah has been crying when I leave him at the sitters. This is totally unusual behavior for Noah. This isn't to say he hasn't been clinging before and a bit of a protester when it is time for me to leave--but even at home he's been a bit needy … Continue reading Totally Breaking My Heart
