tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10899728.post114004854052534458..comments2023-11-03T03:46:57.985-07:00Comments on Discovering Me: Beware...Mommy rant.MBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10090873170016511220noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10899728.post-1140106351074524282006-02-16T08:12:00.000-08:002006-02-16T08:12:00.000-08:00I've said it many, many times to many, many parent...I've said it many, many times to many, many parents. Kids learn best through play. Let them have fun and let them be kids!KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14194752083678092934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10899728.post-1140099461843698652006-02-16T06:17:00.000-08:002006-02-16T06:17:00.000-08:00Nothing I hate more than pretentious moms who won'...Nothing I hate more than pretentious moms who won't let their kids just be "kids". As a former teacher I saw the damage firsthand of kids growing up too fast; not allowed to go out in the backyard and play for hours.<BR/><BR/>You're doing the right thing. Don't let it get to you.<BR/><BR/>Early opportunities has no impact on intelligence, whatsoever. Let her be a kid. There's enough time in life to be bogged down by schedules and so many planned activities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10899728.post-1140095691627307042006-02-16T05:14:00.000-08:002006-02-16T05:14:00.000-08:00My opinion (as a mother to no living children- ha!...My opinion (as a mother to no living children- ha!) is that what you are doing makes perfect sense. What you are talking about sounds normal to me... i guess its similar to what i imagine doing with our child/ren. <BR/><BR/>I love the idea of a 3-4 yo T-ball team. I didn't start until i was 7 (and then played until i was 16)... I can't imagine the fun it would be to watch such little ones playing tball. And the thought of the trials of a coach at that age level make me giggle. <BR/><BR/>We had a 6 year old on our team who did cartwheels to first base one time. And was often found watching bugs in the grass in the outfield. So cute!SWHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06571144622886527378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10899728.post-1140075114497341262006-02-15T23:31:00.000-08:002006-02-15T23:31:00.000-08:00Hmmm, interesting. May I share my experience and t...Hmmm, interesting. May I share my experience and thoughts here? Well I'm going to anyway;)<BR/><BR/>I had my daughter in a Waldorf *inspired* daycare(not completely nuts!) for the years she turned 3 and 4. Then, because they are a little too much about sticks and leaves for me to be entirely comfortable (but I love their education through role modelling belief)I moved her to a state run preschool for the year she turned 5.<BR/><BR/>According to the bazillion eductors I earbashed on the way to my decisions, children who are bored through being over accomplished academically cause as many problems as the kids with learning difficulties.<BR/><BR/>So I made sure she was moderately educated in an academic sense but mostly that she was socialised and got to explore all sorts of different aspects of her personality, from sports to arts.<BR/><BR/>It seems she is very well prepared for school and is doing well. Her lack of organised activities hasn't hampered her at all and the few she has had don't seem to have made that much difference.<BR/><BR/>In the end, they will earn what they are ready to learn. If it is too early for them (talking about little kids here) then they just won't learn it and we as parents will worry. And then one day they'll just get it. Conversely, if they are ready, they will figure it out no matter what.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16390479974754816006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10899728.post-1140056489703446752006-02-15T18:21:00.000-08:002006-02-15T18:21:00.000-08:00Being a teacher, and an avid horse back rider, I h...Being a teacher, and an avid horse back rider, I have just one quick comment. <BR/><BR/>Horseback riding does wonders for coordination. It is often used as a tool to help the impaired get back on their feet and work muscles that they are perhaps not capable of working at a gym. It also teaches respect for animals at a young age, and helps boost self-esteem. <BR/><BR/><BR/>I love reading your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10899728.post-1140052631204164942006-02-15T17:17:00.000-08:002006-02-15T17:17:00.000-08:00Huh? I did not even *understand* the argument the...Huh? I did not even *understand* the argument there -- they are not putting them in preschool because they don't want a 'challenging' kindergarten? Maybe i burnt myself out by too much eddication?! Why not just send them to Waldorf then (let the flames begin LOL)<BR/><BR/>Seriously, it is hard not to question our own choices when our society is so child-obsessed, family-obsessed, perfection-obsessed. As mothers, also, we worry because we want the best for our children. But also i can't help thinking that horseback riding for 3 year olds is mostly about showing off to the neighbors... <BR/><BR/>I find i am much more laid-back with Chloe's education and development than i was with Alexander's. I remember being extremely concerned with how many words he was saying and when he was hitting this milestone and that one, and what were the other kids doing and etc etc. I don't think it is because she is my second living child -- i think it is because there is so much space between them. I look at Alexander at 13 and truly know that it does not make a difference now whether he spoke clearly at 2 1/2 or not...katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16536809590856333391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10899728.post-1140049233164267942006-02-15T16:20:00.000-08:002006-02-15T16:20:00.000-08:00You just have to do what's best for your family.You just have to do what's best for your family.Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822099511459961772noreply@blogger.com