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Gardening with Children
Oh, how I can’t wait to set up a garden! I have really been dragging my feet. I originally started this blog in 2007 to chronicle my journey into organic gardening when we moved from Houston to Denver, but I ended up failing miserably.… Read MoreWhen we moved back to Houston, I didn’t start a garden because our backyard is way too shady. We’re thinking about moving into a three-bedroom house sometime soon-ish, so I’m even more reluctant to start a garden. Plus, we have free-range chickens, and I’m worried about how they would interact with the garden.
But at least my class has a garden plot! It’s amazing how it
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Herbal Recommendations from My Midwife
One of the things I loved most about having a midwife was her holistic and preventative approach to pregnancy and birth. For example, she recommended various supplements throughout my pregnancy to help build a solid foundation for the birth.… Read MoreHere’s a list of what I did:
- Started drinking red raspberry leaf and nettle tea in the first trimester. I drank one cup a day in the first trimester, two in the second, and three in the third. My midwife says the tea strengthens the uterus and better prepares it for birth.
- Took alfalfa supplements starting in the third trimester. My midwife explained that in the 20 years since she started
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Following-Up on Consequences
I’d like to think that being a teacher for nine years will help me be a better parent. Of course there are real differences between teaching children and parenting them, but I hope I have learned some helpful strategies by interacting with more than 320 children.… Read MoreFor example, I learned a lot by reading Lee Canter’s Assertive Discipline. In that book, he talks about the importance of:
- Teaching children how to see their own behavior as a choice that they are in control of
- Helping children clearly understand the consequences of their actions, both positively and negatively
- Following through on consequences consistently and without emotion
I see these three
