by Amy LeForge | Jan 18, 2010 | Parenting
OW!!! As I sank to the floor I clapped my hands to the top of my head, gritting my teeth in pain. I’d just banged my head on the bottom of a cabinet while trying to stand up. The pain was intense, and I was angry at myself as well. This was the third time...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 15, 2010 | Humor
Happy Friday Internets! Here at Earnest Parenting we’re entering the gloomy season weather-wise. It’s quite common to not see much sunshine for days or even weeks at a time in January and February. Bleh. Not my favorite. The cloud cover is thick as I type,...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 14, 2010 | Resources/Reviews
Sara from The Fresh Air Fund contacted me last month to tell me about a wonderful gift given to children who participated in Fresh Air camps this past summer. OneSight brought a traveling optical clinic to the camps and made sure that over 3000 children who needed the...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 13, 2010 | Adolescence
Even though no one here is officially an adolescent, Hubby and I are already seeing some of the emotional storms that are common to that age. I’ll be the first to say that I have absolutely no idea what I’m doing here…I think “winging it”...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 8, 2010 | Humor
Sorry I’m a little late getting this one posted, but better late than never! Here’s my giggle for the day. This morning Keely (the puppy) was up at 5:30 with diarrhea, poor baby. And poor TechnoBoy and me, who were the lucky pair cleaning it up. After...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 7, 2010 | Education
Gillian fromLearning to Read: Boys are from Mars, Girls are from Venus points out the vast differences between boys’ and girls’ development. Teaching my first two boys to read was quite challenging, and I’ve often thought readiness was part of the...
