"I am beginning to suspect all elaborate and special systems of education. They seem to me to be built upon the supposition that every child is a kind of idiot who must be taught to think. Whereas, if the child is left to himself, he will think more and better, if less showily. Let him go and come freely, let him touch real things and combine his impressions for himself, instead of sitting indoors at a little round table, while a sweet-voiced teacher suggests that he build a stone wall with his wooden blocks, or make a rainbow out of strips of coloured paper, or plant straw trees in bead flower-pots. Such teaching fills the mind with artificial associations that must be got rid of, before the child can develop independent ideas out of actual experience." -- Anne Sullivan

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Just riding around...

I was driving home from work one sunday and saw a little girls bike on the side of the road with a "baby seat" on the back. Now, I know we have an arsenal of bikes, but I knew Hannah needed this. I brought it home, pumped up the tires, and viola!! Instant Hannah gratification!!
Hannah had a wonderful time for the rest of the day taking her babies to the" park, to friends houses, to the store, to the sitters, ect, ect..." Sometimes all it takes is a side of the road score......

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Reading Material

  • Parenting A Free Child: An Unschooled Life by Rue Kream
  • The Tao of Pooh
  • Herbal Remedies for Children's Health by Rosemary Gladstar
  • The Well Adjusted Child by Rachel Gathercole
  • Living Simply With Children by Marie Sherlock