Jurassic Park with a twist

This is a continuation of our previous story. Sempi and I are still at the Swap n Play. He’s still playing with his cranes and trucks and I’m still playing with three dinosaurs. Sempi: Appa my crane is going to help build a fence around the dinosaurs. Me: Oh yeah? Sempi: Yeah people can come and milk the dinosaurs. Me: Milk the dinosaurs? Sempi: Yeah, like milking a cow, they can milk a dinosaur and drink it....

March 26, 2016 · 1 min

Raising a Rebel

A good friend of mine sent me this article after reading my previous ramble. Here are some choice snippets from that article that resonated with me. Values not Rules: Focus on teaching values than rules. Instead of, “Here’s the list of things that you’re allowed to do and not to do,” say, “Here are the principles that are important in this family, and let’s talk about how you want to express them....

March 13, 2016 · 3 min

Alternate Solution

Sempi and I are playing with Legos. I’m building a small mars rover for him, which he has tasked me to redo for the fifth time because it didn’t quite measure up to his satisfaction. In a desperate attempt to impress him, I started building yet again. I noticed I only had one of the 6 hole blocks and needed a matching pair to finish my model. I asked Sempi if he could find me the matching pair....

March 12, 2016 · 1 min

Can I raise a rebel?

My son recently started going to a Montessori pre-school. It’s a great school and I have nothing but great things to say about the teachers and the administrator. They perform various activities in class which starts with simple things such as cleaning a set of wooden blocks, then building shapes from it etc. The idea is to learn from the larger community of fellow students and learn how to behave in his community (his classroom)....

February 28, 2016 · 2 min

Sense of belonging

I am a big fan of Nina Simone. I like singing her songs out loud. Particularly this song with the following lyrics:  I put a spell on you. ‘Coz you’re mine……. I sing this song to Sempi with a twist. I sit him on the dining table for his breakfast and I sing I put a bib on you. ‘Coz you’re mine……. I’ve been singing this to him ever since he could sit straight....

February 17, 2016 · 1 min