by Amy LeForge | Jun 15, 2009 | Home Schooling
Apparently our little chickies are operating on a different calendar than me. Based on when we put the eggs into the incubator, they should have hatched last Thursday. Allowing for 2 days beyond that, Saturday was the last day that we could consider them viable and...
by Amy LeForge | Oct 3, 2008 | Home Schooling
Sing the Hokey Pokey to learn left and right. >Spin in circles while practicing your counting to 100 Offer a choice: “Do you want to read on the red couch or the brown couch today?” Act out stories with Papo figures. Draw a picture of the story you just...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 21, 2008 | Philosophy
In The Other Side of the Story, we talked about Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFLs) and the fact that while there are terrific advantages to using them, there are also disadvantages. My point in bringing the issue to you wasn’t to slam environmentalists, or...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 9, 2008 | Parenting
Legalism – strict, literal or excessive conformity to the law or to a religious or moral code. Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary Hubby grew up in a very conservative family. How conservative, you may ask? Well, his parents have each worn shorts once. In...
by Amy LeForge | Jan 3, 2008 | Personal/Personal Growth
Happy New Year, everyone. I’m a little behind the times on offering up that wish. Sorry. 🙂 Lots of busy-ness here at Earnest Parenting. Tomorrow (or today, if you’re reading this at a normal hour on Friday) I am hosting ten (10!!) children. I’ve got...
