For eight years I wrote a short parenting tips column for The El Paso Scene. The column featured one tip for each day of the week, and I tried to give parents a balance of tips that would address their own priorities & attitudes as well as their children’s physical, social, intellectual and spiritual development. [...]
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Being a Better Parent, One Day at a Time…in October
Posted in discipline/training, emotional development, enrichment, nurturing, parenting, spiritual development on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pinecone Art, Crummy Neighborhoods, and Other Elements of a Successful Reading Lesson
Posted in enrichment, home schooling, reading, teaching kids, teens, tagged art, conversation partner, crummy neighborhood, fancy cake, makeshift sandbox, pinecones, reading lesson, reluctant reader, safe place, Southwest Homeschool Network, trust, Vatos on April 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Southwest Homeschool Network asked me to give a presentation for parents of Reluctant Readers for their conference last weekend. I don’t live with a reluctant reader anymore (he turned into a book-lover, grew up and left home) so I am lucky to have one who comes and visits me to remind me all about [...]
