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A New Storytelling Podcast Just for Kids!
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A New Storytelling Podcast Just for Kids!

by Jill September 19, 2017
written by Jill

We’ve been homeschooling this year while we wait to launch on our RV trip where we’ll be “roadschooling.”  When I posted a photo of Kendall listening to a podcast (Wow In The World) last week on Instagram and the Baby Rabies Facebook page as part of his school day, a few people asked if I had other podcast recommendations, especially for younger kids.

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Well, PERFECT timing because I actually do! I’m partnering with WBUR, Boston’s NPR station, to tell you all about their new podcast for kids ages 4-10 called Circle Round, which launches this week.

Who doesn’t love story time? In my ideal world, I’d be taking my kids to the library for story time every week, but that’s not my reality right now. A storytelling podcast we can listen to in our PJs at home, though? We can do that! And we did yesterday as part of Leyna’s homeschool day.

Circle Round episodes range from 5 to 20 minutes, and feature original music and sound design, so it’s captivating and also just long enough for the younger crowd. Leyna, age 6, intently listened for all of the 2nd episode (which will be available to the public soon!), a reading of Stella & The Dragon by Kathryn Hahn of “Bad Moms” fame.

You can listen to the sneak preview first episode now!

I know she must have soaked it in because as she wrestled her little brother last night, she kept saying, “I am LEYNA THE POWERFUL! YOU DO NOT SCARE ME!”

Want a Stella & The Dragon printable coloring page? Click here! 

“Circle Round provides global perspectives with voices representing cultures from around the world. Episodes include prompts for discussion, giving children and their caregivers plenty of food for thought long after the story ends. Stories delve into diverse and accessible topics such as kindness, persistence, and generosity.”

We’ve subscribed, and will be listening to episodes as they become available as part of our homeschool and roadschool routines! You can find CR on iTunes and Stitcher.

OH! And if you’re in the Boston area, they are hosting a launch party this Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Boston Children’s Museum. More info on that here. 

Thanks to WBUR and Circle Round for sponsoring this post.

September 19, 2017 2 comments
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Kindergarten Must Haves From A Mom Who's Been There Twice
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Kindergarten Must Haves From A Mom Who’s Been There Twice

by Jill August 24, 2017
written by Jill

This post is brought to you by CJ Affiliate’s VIP Content Service. Thank you Kmart for sponsoring this post. While this was a sponsored opportunity from Kmart, all content and opinions expressed here are my own.

It’s BACK to school for some, but maybe for you it’s OMG MY FIRST BABY STARTS KINDERGARTEN.

I’ve been there and, for me, it was pretty terrifying the first time I sent a baby into the wild world of classrooms and cafeterias. I felt so clueless. Then I sent another one off to kinder, and we made it through a 2nd first year.

Now, I feel like I know enough to give you some experienced advice.

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They Grew So Fast, But Not A Minute Too Soon This Year – Back To School
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They Grew So Fast, But Not A Minute Too Soon This Year – Back To School

by Jill August 24, 2016
written by Jill

You know how the weeks leading up to having a baby you’re just so done that you’re ready- eager, even- to endure the pain, the pushing, the sleepless nights, the bloody nipples? Just GET. THE. BABY. OUT.

The last few weeks have been like that, but not in regards to the baby- I’m happy to keep him in much longer.

No, I just became so over and done with having my kids home for the summer that I gleefully set my alarm for 6:30 this week, and I’ve risen with joy each day. I’ve packed lunches with love the night before. And not a single tear did roll down my cheek this year as I sent them each on their way, another milestone in the rearview.

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They grow up so fast, but not a minute too soon because I AM TIRED, AND DON’T LIKE YOU THAT MUCH RIGHT NOW. We need a break. My heart needs to feel fonder about you, and absence is the cure.

My 2nd baby started kindergarten, and my stone cold heart didn’t feel a pang of sadness.

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My 3rd baby is in a classroom with tiny lockers now. Cool. Whatever.

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My oldest doesn’t want me to hug or kiss him goodbye at school anymore. Okay.

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BYE, EVERYONE!! See you after I’ve had a nap and watched 3 episodes of Orange Is The New Black.

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Why We Should Encourage Our Kids To Share & Care, And We’re Not Just Talking Good Manners {Contributor}
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Why We Should Encourage Our Kids To Share & Care, And We’re Not Just Talking Good Manners {Contributor}

by Julie Forbes August 11, 2016
written by Julie Forbes

We all know it’s important to teach our children to share and to care for the feelings of others. Julie Forbes writes below what this could mean for our kids in the future, beyond just good manners, along with some actionable steps for those of us who feel like our kids could use some extra work in this area. I definitely took note.

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My little ones haven’t reached kindergarten yet, so I don’t even know if teachers hand out report cards in kindergarten.  But, if they do, I doubt I would have given it more than a passing glance.  An “S” in sharing can’t mean as much as an “A” in mathematics, right?  Turns out, it could mean even more.

A recent study published in American Journal of Public Health found a link between children’s social skills in kindergarten and their well-being in early adulthood.

The 20-year study found that children who were more likely to “share” or “be helpful” in kindergarten were also more likely to obtain higher education and hold full time jobs nearly two decades later. Students who lacked these “social competence” skills were more likely to face more negative outcomes by the age of 25, including substance abuse problems, challenges finding employment or run-ins with the law.

Janet Thompson is the director of the Early Childhood Lab School at University of California-Davis and has spent 30 years as an educator.  She says she’s not at all surprised, “that early social and emotional behavior indicates future success.”

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How can you determine if your child is “socially competent?”  Thompson says to look for these three things in your child:

  1. They treat others with respect
  2. They treat others with kindness
  3. They care for property

If your child is lacking in these areas, don’t despair.  There is plenty of opportunity for growth throughout the years.  

“One of the most effective techniques I usually recommend is doing a lot of social role playing with you (the parent) primarily playing the role of a peer,” Thompson says.

This helps your child understand someone else’s perspective.  Ask simple questions like, “Huh, I wonder how he felt when A, B or C happened?”  Thompson says, “Just wonder together about something, rather than making a critical comment about it.  Then demonstrate what you would do.”

Thompson says parents can do this throughout the day, using a younger sibling in that role-playing scenario.  If your child takes a toy away from the baby, ask the older child, “how do you think that made the baby feel?” instead of saying, “Don’t take that away from her!”

This role-playing exercise helps children understand the consequences of their actions.  Another way to incorporate this into your daily routine is at story time.  After you’ve finished reading a book, ask your child how each of the characters may have felt in specific situations.

Thompson says the key in teaching your child to be respectful is to make sure rules and consequences don’t sound and feel arbitrary.  “A child needs to make sense of a rule or consequence to have it affect change in his behavior.”  You not only need to state the rule, but also the why.

“If it seems arbitrary or capricious or seems to be coming out of the anger of the parent or authority figure, it won’t make a difference,” Thompson says.  She continues, “It will generate fear.  It sometimes generates the desire to avoid that kind of punishment next time, but that can easily include hiding and lying as a child gets older, figuring out work-arounds, rather than incorporating the principles and values that you think you’re teaching.”

Thompson says some researchers think that considering the perspective of someone else before you act is the crux of developing pro-social skills.  And, according to this study, perhaps its the secret to future success.

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So Here’s The Thing About School Supplies
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So Here’s The Thing About School Supplies

by Jill July 29, 2016
written by Jill

As predictable as my kids needing to pee after I already tucked them in, it’s that time of year when first-time parents of soon-to-be kindergarteners start to question aloud on social media, “WTH is up with the school supply situation? These are communal supplies? My kid doesn’t get to keep her own Shopkins folders? Why so many plastic baggies??”

I WAS ONCE ONE OF YOU.

In 2013 my oldest started kindergarten at our local public school, and I was dismayed that my 5 year old wouldn’t get to use the special Skylanders folders and pencils we picked out together in a flurry of excitement about starting school. It was a special moment for us. It was a big (small) deal.

Back when I was in school, all the supplies we bought were ours to keep. We proudly walked in with a backpack full of folders, binders, notebooks that reflected our personalities and fav. TV show du jour. That’s what I was expecting.

But listen, times have changed, and it’s going to be okay.

I quickly learned the benefits of communal supplies for young kids, and why it was best to keep the Skylanders folders and pencils at home. It had exactly zero negative affects on my son and his ability to learn.

Still, I get that there are questions and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and out of the loop before you send your first kid off to school, so I reached out to a few friends who are or have been elementary school teachers to ask them for some answers.

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As a teacher, how do you feel about communal supplies for elementary students? How does this help you?

I can’t get my own three children to keep up with their belongings at home, so when my evaluation is based on the success of 25 students, it’s important that I do everything in my power to set them up for success and avoid the distraction of 8,000 school supplies. Also, many students don’t have a desk to store all of their belongings. Most of my classrooms were set up with tables that provided no space for storage. – Lisa Felthous

Communal supplies are so much easier for the teacher and class. This way things can be replaced easily without there being any difference in supplies.  When I move students around to work in different groups or different projects, they don’t have to take supplies with them. Everyone has the same things (which is really important to the kids in the younger grades). – Kristina Grum

Based on your experience, are students bothered by sharing supplies?

I taught first and third grade and no student ever minded sharing supplies. A lot of kids will tell you their parents mind, though. Students will tell their teachers EVERYTHING. I always talked about how as a classroom we work as a team and we need to share supplies. We work together. – Grum

In 11 years of education, I’ve not once had a child show stress over sharing supplies with their classmates. As a matter of fact, I’ve always approached it from the perspective of “everyone contributes to the class as a whole and we take when we need.” It’s “ours,” not “mine.” – Felthous

What do you wish parents knew about what you need in terms of school supplies?

We run out of Kleenex and cleaning wipes before December. We always try and prepare but the flu hits times ten. We want to keep the kids from getting sick so we clean our rooms 3 and 4 times a day. – Candice Kenderick

I wish parents understood that all of the extra supplies go home at the end of the year. When we run out of tissues by Thanksgiving and if our pleading for backups from home fail, then we pay for them out of our own pocket. – Felthous

As a music and drama teacher, I had to get all my supplies because we were never invited to contribute our requests to the general lists, and we’re usually not even in the supply budget because apparently kids don’t need pencils or tissues for our classes. Lots of our own money spent, lots of time staying on top of Staples deals. – Jenna Di’Pinto

Why SO many pencils and specific colored folders?

Pencils: Because a 5 year old at a pencil sharpener is like my grandmother at the penny slots in Vegas. They’ll stay there all day until the pennies (pencil) runs out. They get lost, accidentally thrown away, taken home, taken by their neighbor, taken by their imaginary friend, broken in half just because….the list goes on and on. Folders: Each color folder is usually assigned a purpose. For instance, all of the red folders are the “take home folder.” The green folder might be the math folder. So, when the teacher says, “take out your math folder” we aren’t spending learning time waiting for the entire class to sift through 87 folders to find the right one. – Felthous

You would not believe me if I told you what little boys do with pencils. ::horror face emoji:: – Kenderick

And all those Ziplock baggies you ask for?

Ziplock bags keep small flashcards, words for Word Walls, number sentences, and a million other things. It’s the easiest way for each kid to be handed supplies and to collect them again. And the zippered kind is much easier for small hands than the other kind. – Grum

Teachers make their own learning centers/stations/Daily 5 activities, whathaveyou. The bags are used to hold all of the items needed to keep them organized. They are also used for take-home readers or to send poopy pants home. Many uses! – Felthous

What if a parent can’t afford what’s asked for?

No worries! We buy all of that stuff anyhow. I buy backpacks, lunch boxes, shoes and jackets on a regular basis. We will not think less of you or your baby. Not even a little. – Maggie Sengele

If you can’t afford it, then please don’t stress!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell the teacher! These are the people that we WANT to help. Your teacher WILL find a way to make sure your baby has anything and everything they need to be successful. The school will make sure your child has everything, and where the school fails, the teacher will fill in. – Felthous

So you already bought a bunch of really rad, personalized stuff for your kid. What now? Well, we wound up setting up an awesome homework station at home. And even now, with my 2nd starting kinder this fall, I’ll still let her get some Shopkins pencils and folders if she wants them. They’ll just live at our house. And it’s possible her teacher will be okay with her using some of these at school from time to time for non-essential things. A Skylanders folder did make it’s way to Kendall’s classroom when his teacher turned it into an incentive for him.

I just know now that our kids teachers are trying so hard to do everything they can to make our kids successful this year, and the least I can do is purchase exactly what is requested on the supply list, and not make a big deal out of it. It’s not arbitrary. They have their reasons.

July 29, 2016 25 comments
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Fly, Excited Child, Fly To Free Public School!

by Jill April 8, 2016
written by Jill

Time goes so fast. They grow up in the blink of an eye. Blah cliche blah blah cliche.

Before you know it, you’re sending your sweet chubby baby whose butt cheeks spilled over the top of her size 1 diapers the minute she was born off to Kindergarten… which happens to be free, and close to home, with longer hours, 5 days a week, and I THINK WE ARE BOTH VERY EXCITED.

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For those who aren’t aware, Leyna is my middle child, so I’m pretty sure it all goes something like this:

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Aside from me being a smart ass about saving money (but seriously, it’s like a raise!), I’m genuinely thrilled for her. She is going to thrive there, I just know it. She clearly benefits from having an older brother who’s been through all this, and is still there to show her the ropes.

Brace yourself for these 100% NOT STAGED (seriously, I’m serious) pictures from Kindergarten Roundup/registration last night.

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But beyond that advantage, I think  she’s got eagerness going for her. And it’s hard to be sad about sending a kid off to school when they so clearly want to be there. She was exactly the same way on her first day of preschool. Neither one of us cried then, and I doubt either one of us will in August.

(I didn’t cry when I dropped off Kendall, either, but he was and still is a totally different kid with a completely different approach to school- the kind of approach that requires a lot of convincing and bribing.)

Now, talk to me when she heads off to college, as that will likely be another story.

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This Much I Know About Starting School
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This Much I Know About Starting School

by Jill August 10, 2015
written by Jill

I was scared he would talk too much. I was scared he would misbehave. I was scared he would be mean. I was scared he would be bullied. I was scared he would fall behind. I was scared he would have the spirit regulated and tested out of him.

I was scared when I sent my oldest to kindergarten.

Some of my fears came true- he did talk too much, he did get in trouble, he did lag a little at the standard testing. He made fun of a classmate, and he came home crying when one made fun of him.

We talked consequences, and had teacher conferences. We fell into our own routine and trusted our guts on how to handle homework and yellow behavior days. We had him write an apology letter to the boy whose feelings he hurt. We dried tears, we hugged.

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And it was all okay. It was fine. I don’t think our first year of school as a family would have been any better had nothing gone “wrong.”

I mean, that’s the point of school, isn’t it? To learn? This isn’t just about sending your kid off to master the alphabet and addition. There’s more to learn here than how to read. And you? You’re going to have to learn, too.

You’re going to have to learn how the system best works with your child, and how to advocate for him or her while also supporting their educators. You’re going to have to learn how to handle behavior issues and hurt feelings when you’re not there to witness them first-hand. You’re going to have to learn to let go a little. A lot, sometimes.

That is the very hardest part.

But you got this. This much I know. 

You might also be interested in reading What I Had Wrong About Public School Kindergarten

August 10, 2015 3 comments
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With Experience Comes Confidence- Another Year Of School Begins

by Jill August 25, 2014
written by Jill

“I don’t like my hair spiky,” he said as I came at him with his dad’s bottle of hair gel.

“Okay, let me just get it wet and comb it down a bit then? Because nobody wants bed head on the first day of first grade,” I replied with a smile.

This year, he was confident in the way he wanted to look without much input from his mom, thankyouverymuch, and proudly got ready for his first day of first grade.

It’s been a year since that first early (and I mean EARLY) morning walk to his first day of kindergarten.

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Throwback to that first walk to kinder…

This year and last were similar in that we all dragged ass around the house all morning, taking turns yawning, making promises of naps later (that I know they won’t want to take me up on anyway). And the excitement over a new video-game-inspired character t-shirt and fast new tennis shoes, which made the cut for the perfect first day outfit.

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Zelda shirt from RedBubble.com

The similarities stopped there, though. And that’s perfectly fine with me. Goodness, I’m thankful to not be *that* mom this year- the nervous wreck one, the one walking down the halls clueless, wondering what I have to do to fit in, hoping that I don’t screw up this whole my-kid-goes-to-school-thing.

We casually strode to school, Kendall insisting on carrying his own, supply-filled backpack. Scott wasn’t able to make the walk up, so it was just me and all the kids. And my camera, of course.

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There were no tears from any of us, though Leyna was very sad she couldn’t stay.

“But momma, I’m bigger, right? I grew! I’m big enough for Kendall’s school!” she insisted as we walked off.

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My confidence in the possibilities of this school year is exponentially higher than it was this time last year. Partly because Kendall is not just a year older, but so much more mature. Partly because we know the ropes now. Partly because last year proved my hesitations wrong.

I thought kindergarten was going to be something we’d suffer through, the first year of a long trudge through the public school system, that we’d have to fight at every turn to not rip the spirit out of our energetic boy.

I was wrong. – What I Had Wrong About Public School Kindergarten

So all you moms and dads and caregivers sending off your first baby to kindergarten, I’m sending you lots of good thoughts and loads of compassion as the school year kicks off. If you feel like you missed the manual they must have sent home with everyone else because you don’t know what hallway the computer lab is in, or what the process is for signing in and out, or exactly what time early release is- you are NOT alone. There doesn’t seem to be a manual? That I know of, at least, at our school. Hang in there.

If your kiddo cries for the next week, my heart breaks with yours. It’s not easy to watch, but hopefully it will pass soon. It will get better.

Remember that this year isn’t just a year for your child to learn how to go to school, but a year for you to learn, too. And that takes some time for all of you.

Next year, maybe they will confidently walk to school, carrying their own things, and stand tall as they walk into their new classroom, excited about the year to come. I hope so.

It was lovely watching Kendall do that this morning.

August 25, 2014 7 comments
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What I Had Wrong About Public School Kindergarten
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What I Had Wrong About Public School Kindergarten

by Jill June 10, 2014
written by Jill

The first couple weeks of kindergarten for my oldest last August were brutal.

For all of us.

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He spent mornings – very early mornings since school for him started at 7:30- crying, telling us he hated school, begging us not to send him. He came home with behavior marks for things like talking at lunch. 

I began the school year in defense mode. I’d read what today’s American public school system can do to kids, especially rowdy little boys. I read the blog posts about how it could break them down, turn them into soulless drones, repetitively filling out worksheets that would train them to take tests.

I began the school year with my shoulders tensed, nearly convinced this would be devastating for him, this wild spirit of a boy who OF COURSE wants to talk at lunch when it’s one of the only times during the day he’s not supposed to be listening to a grown up.

I began the school year even considering that maybe this just wouldn’t be a good fit for him. I looked into local charter schools. I considered homeschooling. You MUST know how desperate of a thought that was for me.

I was wrong.

Kendall made it through kindergarten. He didn’t just survive, he thrived. He learned to read and write. He made friends. He discovered a love for the library, and science, and he will talk to you all day about recycling, birds, and plants.

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He wrote stories. He told stories. On the last day of school, he won the “Whopper Award” in his class for being such a good story teller.

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He learned about bullying. He learned how to be a part of a team. He learned compassion.

I thought kindergarten would be about what Kendall would learn, about his journey, his challenges, his lessons.

I was wrong.

This year was as much about us, his parents, growing alongside with him as it was about him learning proper punctuation and how to sound out words. It was about us learning to trust others to guide him. It was about us learning to advocate for him while giving up some control to others who also had his best interest at heart.

Did he take standardized tests? Yes. Did he continue to get behavior marks for talking and not sitting still? Yes. Did it continue to be a struggle to get him out of bed and to school so early? Yes. Are there things I’d change in my Utopia about his public school experience? Yes.

But there will always be things I’d like to change to make life different… easier (?), more adaptable, at least, for my kids. I’m learning that sometimes I need to fight for change, and sometimes I need to step back and let them learn to deal.

I thought kindergarten was going to be something we’d suffer through, the first year of a long trudge through the public school system, that we’d have to fight at every turn to not rip the spirit out of our energetic boy.

I was wrong.

 

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All About Bullies, According To A 5 Year Old

by Jill April 2, 2014
written by Jill

Kendall informed me he’s going to be an author last night.

“Because I can read and write. About a lot of stuff.”

And then he sat down at the table in the playroom, pencils, broken crayons, and shriveled up markers in hand. He wrote his first book.

He quietly worked, stopping on occasion to run the spelling of some words by me. Most he sounded out himself. Quite honestly, had I not seen him work so tediously on this, I wouldn’t have believed he made it.

Not only was I unaware he had the attention span for it, or the ability to put his words to paper so well, but I had no idea he had such passion for the subject of bullies, or even much understanding of the term beyond throwing it at Scott and I when we put him in timeout.

image-5No Bullies. Bullies are not allowed. 

By Kendall.

image-4Bullies take toys.

image-3Bullies break toys.

image-1Bullies are mean.

image-6Bullies kick people.

image-2Bullies hate people.

imageD End. Stand up and speak up.

So, teachers? All those conversations you’re having about bullying, and all the ways we’re trying  to impress upon this generation that we need to be kinder to each other? I hope you know it’s making an impact. And I hope you keep it up.

Turns out, Kendall’s school had a Stand Up To Bullying rally last week. He’s in kindergarten. I’m sure he picked his nose through most of it, and the teachers probably asked him to be quiet at least a few times. He likely fidgeted and horsed around.

But he got it.

And I sincerely hope that if we keep talking about it – frequently- both at school AND at home, from now through the rest of his youth, it will stay with him. I sincerely hope he’ll always “Sandup and Sec Up.”

April 2, 2014 11 comments
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