…ad infinitum to go. Today has been excruciatingly difficult. It’s been a busy week — celebrating the actual birthdays on Wed and Thu, making sure the parts for the swing set all arrived on time (picking up the big one from the shipping company directly), assembly of said swing set, a setback in group therapy, cleaning and generally getting ready for the kids’ party. I’ve been a bundle of nerves today. I was able to get a brief reprieve with an online SMART meeting and playing catch with G using his new glove. I can’t believe it’s been this many…
Western Ma School Budget Meeting (live)
So I am here at the budget meeting for my kid, his school, his education. I didn’t quite know why I was here at first, as more people testify I understand what it is all about. They are looking to reestablish the baseline budget and how they evaluate how much a given school system needs to properly educate children. Budget for ESL kids, asked to double services, budget model has not changed. State allowed preschool education but based on previous year enrollment. So first year leaves gap. 11:42 Springfield: Foundation budget established in 1993. Extended services based on lvl4 recommendations…
Teaching Through Video Games Becomes Blurred
There are no video games for a 3 year old. They have their shapes in the holes and the identifying patters and exploring storybook games, but there are no real 3 year old games. Fun games that send you somewhere else, driving a big truck, piloting a giant mech, or simply driving around a basic city in a car. They make them to entertain adults and they go above and beyond what a 3 year old needs to see, and should see. Outside of the fact that 3 year olds should have plenty of time to play and minimal screen…
My 6-year-old Judges Books by the Covers, from No Exit to 50 Shades of Grey
What is No Exit About? “Momma, what’s this book about?” That is a question that I hear every time we go to our local bookstore as my very curious six-year-old daughter picks up eye-catching books from various sections from fiction to biographies to psychology. My family spends a fair amount time in bookstores, so this is a query I’ve become accustomed to hearing and one I try my darndest to answer (but really, how does one explain James Joyce’s Ulysses to a six-year-old?). Read More… [My 6-year-old Judges Books by the Covers – Strollerderby].
Should All Males Be Circumcised?
The day your wife gives birth to a baby boy, the kind, bespectacled face of Marvin L. Wang, M.D., is one that you want to see coming through the recovery-room door. Co-director of newborn nurseries at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Dr. Wang has a perky, conversational bedside manner that puts everyone at ease. read more | digg story
An "expecting father" book you may actually enjoy reading
Be Prepared – A Practical Guide for New Dads – An informational (and rather entertaining ) look at what you can look forward to. read more | digg story