It’s been about ten years. One place that I felt was a safe place to share intimate truths turned out to be a minefield of pain. I had attended this church for nearly three decades before the knife ... Read More about When Bad Christians Happen to Good People
Wake Up and Smell the Crayons
Wake Up and Smell the Crayons In recent years I’ve been asked a new question so often that it is beginning to rival “What about socialization?” The new question is “What preschool (or kindergarten) ... Read More about Wake Up and Smell the Crayons
Preschool Socialization
It’s no surprise that the most recent Head Start impact study shows no significant academic gains at the end of first grade for children who attended the government financed programs and those who did ... Read More about Preschool Socialization
A Play Garden
Eighteen-month-old James begins the day with a smile. Even before breakfast, he is exploring his world. Never has he rolledover, reached for the snooze button, complaining that he just doesn’t want to ... Read More about A Play Garden
Can Math Skills Be Fun?
Yesterday I read an article that implied that four- or five-year-old children should begin memorizing math facts by using flash cards. The writer’s thesis was math is easier later on when a child ... Read More about Can Math Skills Be Fun?
Play: Key to College Success
The other day my cat was stuck in a tree. He had no idea how to get out. How does that happen? He didn’t get to play in trees when he was a kitten. We lived in coyote country. Not just a few howls ... Read More about Play: Key to College Success