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Spending Time Abroad
I know I’m getting ahead of myself (my first born isn’t turning two until the end of February!), but I’ve started dreaming about taking a year off to live abroad when our kids are around the 4th and 6th grade respectively. The idea appeals to me on so many levels: it would be fun to plan, it could bring us closer as a family, it would be an amazing learning and life-changing experience for our children, it could be an opportunity for our children to have one-on-one academic attention–the list goes on!Even though it feels early to be thinking about this kind of trip, it also feels like our… Read More -
Talking to the First Child About a Baby
The difference between talking with Henry about a baby when I was pregnant back in May and June (when he was ~17 months old) versus now (when he’s 21 months old) is drastic. Back then, he gave no indication that he understand what we were talking about at all. Now, he initiates conversations about the baby and adds his own thoughts.
The first thing he said about babies is that they “cry.” He sings “The Wheels on the Bus” at school, so he knows that babies go “wah, wah, wah.” He even does hand gestures to go with it. After a while, he added to the conversation that babies “poop.”… Read More -
Book Recommendation
I know I’ve recommended this book before, but I can’t help it! It’s designed to be read in stages–from diapers to dating–so I’ll be coming back to it again and again as Henry grows.We’ve been following the book’s advice to label the parts of the body using accurate terminology. Henry is particularly interested in learning new vocabulary, so it’s felt like an easy and natural time to help him learn about the human body in a non-shameful way.Since Henry is rapidly approaching his 2nd birthday (at the end of February), I went ahead and read the chapter on “The Preschool Years: Ages 2 to 5.” Lots… Read More
