A collection of 6 posts
As I mentioned last week: October is here, so it's time to put a pause on spreadsheets, board games, and cleanup and focus all our efforts on another important skill to teach your kids: creativity. One way I've found to support my kids in developing their design and theatre skills
Well it can't be all educational all the time (although I guess for young children it kind of is since so much is new to them). Anyway, my point is that sometimes you need to unwind after a long week of learning and working. So this week, thanks to a
Board games are incredibly good learning tools, especially for math, reading, problem solving, learning how to develop strategies within existing systems, competition (including how to win and lose with at least some semblance of grace)
This post is the first of a series of posts about the Prentice Family Human Creation and Development Group’s Policies and Procedures Manual, or what most families likely call "the rules". As my kids started getting older, I thought there might be some benefit to
This evening as we started chapter 16 of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", my oldest son mentioned how "super cool" dive tanks would be because if you were weighted down you could still walk around like being on land, but you could also jump really high. This idea came
Wow, it never ceases to amaze me how many excellent conversations this book initiates. As you're reading, make sure not to be too rushed. Let your kids ask their questions, and look up the answers (even if you know them yourself). If you load the Wikipedia page, for example, even
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