Sirena Van Schaik
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Jun 20 2015
Theorists of Child Development Part Two
If you remember a few weeks ago, I started a post on the Theorists of Child Development and by the end of a pretty long post, I had only covered Freud and some of his theories. I did hint that I was going to move on to Erik Erikson in a few weeks and today you get …
Jun 16 2015
Cheap Summer Activities: Hiking
With school either over or almost over at the end of the month, many parents and children are gearing up for some holidays and a few short trips. There are tons of amusement parks, zoos, and venues to go to and they will all mean a lot of cash just to get through the front …
Jun 11 2015
Storing Breastmilk
If you breastfeed your baby, chances are there will come a time when you need to store breast milk. This can be when you return to work or even if you are only planning a few hours out. Storing breastmilk can be one of the most confusing things for new mother’s and it is good …
Jun 05 2015
Failed Experiment: The Praying Mantis
Well, it has finally been decided that my experiment with the Praying Mantis egg sac has failed. We didn’t get any Praying Mantids running around and I think the kids were a little disappointed. I mean, this has been an ongoing project for over 6 months. Still, even with the failure of the experiment, there …
May 23 2015
Theorists of Child Development Part One
When I talk about child development and all the things you can do to encourage it, the foundations of all my theories and practices are attributed to several theorists. I know that in the day to day, most parents could really care less about who invented this or what the thread of thought was on …
May 01 2015
Media Influences: Weight
Last night I took an hour to myself to watch America’s Next Top Model. Yes, I watch it every week and only started watching it during the last “cycle”. I say I watch it because I have an interest in fashion and it gives me some names to look into but let’s face it…there really …
Mar 31 2015
The Project, Part One
As the season quickly faded from fall to winter last year, my family had an unexpected visitor. She came to our window one afternoon and my son was overjoyed to run out with his dad and scoop her up into a clear container. It was a Praying Mantis, if you are wondering, and since I …
Mar 27 2015
Teaching Family Values Conclusion
Welcome to the final post that I will be making on the topic of morals and family values. I’m sure you are more than ready to move onto a new topic and tomorrow I will have a great recipe for you to use at home. But back to our topic on teaching morals and family …
Mar 25 2015
Family Values, Part Two
If you remember, yesterday I talked about things that we are teaching our children without even realizing it. I guess I should say that I was actually ranting but you’ll forgive me my flaws. I am after all human and as both a human and a parent I am allowed my foibles. Actually, parents are …
