Answering the "Why" Questions
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Faith on Monday, November 07, 2011
This weekend, I received a relatively frantic email from a mom of a very inquisitive four year old. In her note, she asked for input to answer two specific questions her little philosopher has posed to her:
1. Why did God make me?
2. How did God make me?
Somewhere in the depths of my memory, this little boy’s first question “Why did God make me?” elicited a response I’d learned years ago from Lesson 1 of the Baltimore Catechism:... READ MORE
Talk About It
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, February 11, 2010
I have noticed a trend among newer preschool television shows that involves one or more of the characters having a speech impediment. Have you noticed this?
I’m curious about this phenomenon, mostly wondering about the reasoning behind it. Does this kind of talking sound more appealing to younger ears? Is it to make a child who has a speech issue feel more at ease about it? Maybe it’s to show that... READ MORE
An Atrium Success
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Monday, September 21, 2009
Camilla had her first day of Atrium on Friday.
First of all, we brought home a cold. The kids woke up with runny noses this morning and I looked up the incubation period for the common cold: two to five days. If we didn’t catch it at Atrium, I’ll eat my hat.
But other than that, it went wonderfully.
I should have clarified in my last post that although ideally I would be able to leave Camilla at... READ MORE
Homemade Play Doh
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Friday, December 05, 2008
When I was a kid, my mother always made our Play Doh. I have fond memories of choosing the colors and squishing the still-warm dough between my fingers.
Early on in my own family life, I always made my kids’ Play Doh too. It’s really easy to do and a fun process for the kids.
Somewhere along the line, however, I started buying the ready-made stuff and I got out of the habit of making our own. And... READ MORE
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