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French Revolution Interrupted by Power Failure

That is one of my favorite descriptions of what happened on Saturday night for us. I wasn’t clever enough to think of it myself, but I am shamelessly grabbing the line for my blog post title, since it perfectly sums up recent events. As I’ve hinted at here and there, our home life got turned upside down when my ten-year-old got a significant part in the local high school musical, Les Mis, which is set at the French Revolution. There were a lot of late night rehearsals, working around the schedules of everyone else in the family, giving up recess … Continue reading →

The Supervising / Enforcing Personality Type

The “Supervising / Enforcing” Personality Type, or the ESTJ personality type, describes a person who is an Extrovert (E), who perceives the world through Sensing (S), who relies on Thinking (T) to problem solve and make decisions, and who views the world from the vantage point of Judgement (J). If you are an extrovert, you enjoy interacting with the outside world around you, as well as the people in it. You thrive from this interaction, and very much prefer it to being alone with your own thoughts. You like to use your five senses to identify what the facts of … Continue reading →

Maintaining a Tight Ship in Homeschool Waters

Any endeavor that requires organization and a scheduling on a regular basis can be fragile if left to the device of a flawed human. Homeschooling is one such endeavor which can turn from calm sunny skies to a thunderstorm with little warning. It happens in every homeschool family at one time or another. A state of chaos should be the exception and not the rule. If you are living in a chaotic homeschool situation it will frustrate everyone involved and that is does not make for a proper educational atmosphere. Homeschooling is busy, crazy, fun, exhausting, amazing, and full of … Continue reading →

Are Loveys, Snugglies and Security Blankets Really a Problem?

I want to ask a personal question here—how many of you adults climb into bed and go right to sleep without any sort of rituals or bedtime routines? Can you just lie down and go to sleep easily without going through a routine of brushing teeth or hair, having the lighting just so, or plumping the pillows in a certain way? I would like to propose a theory that most of us have thing we do that help us to sleep and yet as parent, we might get worried and uptight when our children have “sleep routines” and crutches of … Continue reading →

Sleep Issues In Adopted Children, Part Two

In Part One of this blog, I talked about sleep issues in adopted children. This blog will focus on the ways parents try to manage sleep issues, and why some of these approaches may be either more or less appropriate for an adopted child. First of all, keep expectations realistic. It takes time to adjust to new schedules and new time zones. If you are a new parent, read up on how much babies typically sleep. There is a lot of variation, and many books consider a five-hour sleep stretch to be “sleeping through the night” for a young infant. … Continue reading →

Prepare Your Children for Learning with a Good Morning!

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When focusing on your back to school plan, think about how your children begin their day. How you start your day can set the mood for the rest of it. In most cases a child that comes in crying and upset will remain shaken and out of focus for the majority of the class time. A child that comes into class cheerful and upbeat will have a much more successful day. Therefore, reconstruct your mornings so that you can give your children a great start for learning. Mornings should not be rushed, full of madness, and prone to family arguments. … Continue reading →

How to Treat Your Babysitter (So She’ll Want to Come Back)

Many people, leave their kids with their parents or relatives, but we are not so lucky. We don’t live near enough to relatives to get a grandparent to watch the children for a few hours while we go out so. . .we have to hire babysitters. If you are in the same situation, you know that having a great babysitter is a HUGE asset when it comes to parenting. Here is some baby sitter etiquette to keep your good babysitters happy so they’ll want to keep working for you: #1. Be clear about what you expect a babysitter to do … Continue reading →