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Welcome back dear blog
While in the midst of deciding how to cut back my varied activities, my blog went down. Six weeks down. My blog missed all of Christmastide. It was good to rest. And I missed my blog dearly. So the unplanned outage was good, but I am so glad to have it back. Happy me! : ) I … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving
From my thankful list in November – doctors, healing, happy children, sharing, giving, good food, warm blankets, compliments, medicine, design, the Holy Spirit our Comforter, conversion, transformation, new growth, perennials, salvation for gentiles, the church, fervent prayer, blessing others, bits and pieces (twine and stamps), staying warm. How about you? Do you keep a thankful … Continue reading
9 temperament traits #5 – approach/withdrawal & sensory threshold
When pairing the traits for the most concise presentation I realized that approach/withdrawal goes well with adaptability. However, these two, also called sensitivity and first reaction, are so descriptive of our Robby baby that they had to go together. I attributed Robs’ rough beginnings to being born a month early during a traumatic time in … Continue reading
9 temperament traits #4 – regularity & adaptability
Regularity refers to biological functions, hunger, elimination and sleep. My first started out so regular you could set a clock to his feeding times. When allergies kicked in and he started coughing all night at four months all his internal timing was lost. My second was the opposite. He cried night and day for the … Continue reading
9 temperament traits #2 – activity level & intensity
Years ago the toddler next door would sit quietly on a small blanket on the living room floor and not move until her mother moved her. She was not slow, just calm and quiet. There is no relationship between intelligence and activity level, a quiet child is just quiet. The challenge, I think, with calm, quiet kids is … Continue reading
Debbie Feely
Preschool at Home
There is no need for formal, out-of-the-home preschool. You are your child's best teacher. This booklet is designed to give you ideas and suggestions to help you think through what YOU want for YOUR child. Each section has additional resources to pursue areas of interest. Includes: Making Your Foundation Strong; Building Your Child's Foundation; Learning Through Daily Life; Learning Through Activities; Learning Academic Skills.
