Boys and Hair, Part 3
I've blogged about Taylor Pugh before. Most recently, the long-haired little boy's parents reached a compromise with the school dis...
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In The Flow
I said the words "historical disaster" -- and my kitchen erupted into a frenzy of baking soda and vinegar, clay and cardboard. Our...
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Turning Lemons to Lemonade
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A Braid Might Be The Answer
Remember Taylor Pugh ? According to his Texas school district, his hair is too long; therefore, the four-year-old (yes, 4-year-old) receives...
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Expectations
I am concerned about grade level expectations which are enforced without any true understanding of when children are actually ready to acqui...
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Leonard Sax
Caffeine Affects Boys More Than Girls?
So say the headlines . But when I read the article, I was leery. Concerned about the growing epidemic of soft drink consumption among Americ...
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Perfectionism
One of the most interesting things about Lisa Rivero's gifted education workshop is that she encourages parents to examine themselves fo...
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Gifted = MORE
The issues that concern me have more to do with emotions and balance. My son is often highly-intense,easily frustrated, and negative. Sound ...
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Learning Challenges
Yesterday I wrote about twice exceptional children, children who are simultaneously gifted and learning disabled. I'd like to write more...
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Twice Exceptional
Imagine instinctively solving advanced math equations in your head -- but struggling to read the word "multiplication." Or mentall...
So THIS Is Why my Toy Room is Filled with Tonka Trucks!
I started down the Path of Parenthood with few, if any, toys. We got a stuffed Tigger for our oldest son's birth, but that was about it...
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She Said It Better...
...than I ever could. The evening sent me spinning. Dizzy from the nonstop narration, instruction, prevention that I holler out, like a call...
Crafting in Clay
Our drive home from the orthodontist today turned into an impromptu art class. For some inexplicable reason, Boy #3 brought along some model...
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The Benefit of Brothers
My six-year-old recently told me, "You know what the good thing about having four brothers is? When we're all grown up, if a dude ...
Dollars and Cents
Why are all the good headlines from the UK? Yesterday I blogged about a UK proposition that would pressure (I mean, encourage) young boys t...
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Teaching Boys to Write
I haven't blogged in awhile. The holidays are partly to blame (how much free time do you have over the holiday season?) but so, frankly...
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