Weekly Highlights 22nd December 2013
Wednesday night was our school graduation night for 2013. We had chosen to cease formal schooling at the end of November but there were still a few things the kids Continue Reading →
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Impacting a child through Encouragement
This week I have witnessed first hand the impact that someone else’s positive and encouraging words can have on a child. Matey received an early birthday card from the church’s Continue Reading →
Weekly Highlights 15th December 2013
Christmas 2013 is virtually here. We finally put up our Christmas tree and decorated it and Matey was very thrilled. I was tempted to forgo the lights as that is Continue Reading →
Board and Card Games
Our family loves board games and card games. I believe there is incredible value for kids learning new skills whether socially (taking turns, co-operation, learning to lose gracefully, etc) or Continue Reading →
Weekly Highlights December 8th, 2013
One of the challenges I find at this time of the year is balancing the end of year activities (such as extra dance rehearsal classes, parties, group and sports breakups Continue Reading →
Perceived slump at school
Apparently it is quite normal for kids to have several ‘slumps’ growing up. These may be times when their attitude becomes quite frustrating towards parents or people in authority or Continue Reading →
Weekly Highlights December 1st, 2013
Books, books and more books. This is the theme at the moment as we are at the halfway mark in collecting, sorting and packing books to ship to Cambodia. We Continue Reading →