Monthly archive for ‘ May, 2005 ’

Summer Break

31st May 2005 | 0 Comments

When you educate at home, the journey doesn’t pause for summer break generally. My oldest child will continue with her math studies and I plan to start laying the foundation of reading with the younger ones. The rest of the time available will be used in preparing for the next school season. I am studying [...]


Bed time in the city — revisited

21st May 2005 | 1 Comment

There is, apparently, more than method to my madness: ‘Early night’ children less likely to be fat Young children who go to bed early and get a good night’s sleep are less likely to be obese than children who sleep for a shorter time, research has shown. Now you have another motivation for “Bedtime in [...]


Why we homeschool

21st May 2005 | 3 Comments

When you’re a mother with pre-school age children, the whole public school concept seems to be the natural route to take. You went to public school therefore they will go as well. It is just a fact of life, or is it? I had difficulty with this concept. At first, it was not because there [...]


Keeping House

10th May 2005 | 2 Comments

Most people think of chaos and messes when they think of a family with six children. I don’t believe it has to be so, I think the key is to involve the children in the upkeep of their environment. Even my little two year old can help with almost all of the household duties to [...]


Heroes of the Future

7th May 2005 | 0 Comments

Have you noticed the surge of super-hero and war movies lately? Do you ever get the feeling that we are supposed to be preparing for something big? The feeling seems to be in the air we breathe. Sometimes when I look at my children I ponder on what they will be facing at my age. [...]


Sick days

6th May 2005 | 0 Comments

Everyone has times of illness in their lives. I find that times such as these are wonderful oportunities for bonding with my children. I look upon illness as a blessing. Sickness gives me the excuse to slow down and relax with my little ones. We generally pop in a movie and cuddle. What have your [...]


Bed time in the city

4th May 2005 | 2 Comments

Happy moms are those who have down time. The current trend seems to be that parents let their children stay up as late as they do. This does not allow time for parents to be together alone, nor does it allow time for yourself. Feeling like you are on call non-stop is very draining. To [...]


Here goes!

4th May 2005 | 0 Comments

It has taken years for me to build up the courage to write on the internet. I have wanted to write for the purpose of putting my thoughts and feelings of motherhood into writing. I’ve been contemplating motherhood in today’s world and find it an interesting paradox. You may have observed that being a mother [...]



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