When N was on the way, I started researching home education. (Can you say 'planner'?) Blogs of home educating parents mesmerized me. I saw home ...
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While Charlotte Mason’s philosophy is most commonly applied to school-age children, she has plenty to say about younger children, too. Charlotte Mason for the Early Years is a semi-regular series exploring how Charlotte Mason’s principles relate to toddlers and preschoolers.
When N was on the way, I started researching home education. (Can you say 'planner'?) Blogs of home educating parents mesmerized me. I saw home ...
There have been a few times recently when I have not heard my toddler, N, when he is speaking to me. N is incredibly verbal lately, and li ...
What do we do with our children? Obviously we have to meet their basic needs. Food, water, clean diapers, sleep, shelter. I'd throw 'sec ...
Imagine you are at the playground with your toddler. He makes his way to a ladder leading to a slide. After considering it, he climbs up one rung and ...
Recently, I introduced Charlotte Mason's concept of masterly inactivity. Her thinking was that it is often best to 'let children alone' exc ...
It's easy to think that there isn't much to do school-wise for the first six years of a child's life when you plan to home educate the Charlotte Maso ...
One year ago, I assumed I wouldn't do any sort of a formal preschool with my kids. Charlotte Mason advocates starting formal lessons no earlier than ...
In my last post, I listed the reasons why our family is spending time on 'preschool' this year. Despite Charlotte Mason's belief that children should ...
In previous posts, I've covered both why we are doing preschool at home this year, and how we are keeping it in line with Charlotte Mason's education ...
When it comes to homeschooling, I’m only just starting out in the game. While it’s been on my radar since my oldest child was a baby, he’s not even f ...
In Home Education, Charlotte Mason famously (or perhaps infamously) says that children should spend four to six hours outside every day - a bit less ...
When it comes to habit training, I’m a big fan of starting with what I consider ‘concrete habits’. These are habits that require visible action. Maki ...