kicking my waldorf guilt in the butt
I bought this book to allay my Waldorf guilt. I wanted to be sure I was doing crafty, Waldorf-y activities with my little guy before he gets too big. (And if you read my last post, you know how...
View Articlepokemon revisited
When H was six or seven (could it really have been nearly ten years ago?) he was obsessed with Pokemon. Obsessed. He studied the cards constantly, memorized them and then followed me around, asking...
View Articlefor the love of bon jovi
No, the Bon Jovi lover is not me. I wasn’t even a fan during their late 80′s heyday. (Although I did manage to make my ultra-fine hair pretty big back then, with help from Sebastian Shaper Plus.) The...
View Articlethe easter garden
Despite all my Waldorf guilt, there are still some Waldorf-y traditions we keep. For years now, in the week before Easter, the kids and I have made and planted an Easter garden. We take an old pan, and...
View Articleif your kid loves wolverine
If your kid loves Wolverine, go with it. Find the comics at the library; buy some for his birthday. When trying to choose a gift to make for that birthday, decide on a freezer paper applique of “young”...
View Articlenovember: notes on michael chabon
For my little project this month, I read Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father and Son by Michael Chabon. I loved this book. I think my copy now bears more blue and...
View Articlenorse myths, wii games and a whole lot of thinking
The latest episode of my waldorf guilt. If you haven’t been reading along, these are the posts in which I wring my hands over how un-waldorfy things can get around here, and how I tend to feel guilty...
View Article“but if I write for them, how will they ever learn to write themselves?”
This is a question that often comes up, when I talk to parents about taking dictation from their kids. I understand the concern. I’ve had the same worry myself. But remember this: if you’re taking...
View Articlelearning in the new millennium
Recently Mr. T took a circuitry class for homeschoolers. Although the class sounded interesting, T didn’t love it. For part of the class there were experiments that the teachers had set up, each with a...
View Articlelearning in the new millennium, part 2
So much interesting discussion on my last post! Do check out the comments. Such doubts we have about video games! Which makes sense: it’s something that we parents didn’t grow up with, which many of us...
View Article“I don’t like reading”
I don’t like reading. This is what my 14-year-old says, just before he breaks my heart. But what he’s saying isn’t exactly accurate. For one, he’s saying it as a response to me bugging him about why he...
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