Child Cognitive Development
Continuing with predictable child development in the six domains (gross motor, fine motor, cognitive, language, self help/adaptive, and social/emotional), we will explore cognitive skill development. In cognitive skill development, we simply turn on brain function to create intellect. Intellect is the capacity for knowledge, or the capacity for rational or intelligent thought, especially when highly […]
It starts like this…
Life has some universal truths. For instance, when cable goes out, it’s always during your favorite TV show and traffic is worse when you’re running late. Through some sort of divine providence, you can also count on a strange smell at a discount store, one you originally think is unidentifiable then regret you’ve lost that […]
Labor Days Past
I love summer but I am never sad to see it end. Fall in our house has always been the time of new beginnings, much more so than even New Years. We have always celebrated the end of summer with a family picnic. When my children were small, we would go to my husband’s family’s […]
Where to pick
I am looking forward to doing a little fall picking with my daughters and was wondering if you know of local farms that allow you to pick your own fruit? This will be our first time to do anything like this but I think that it will be a good experience for my 4 and […]
Once In A Blue Moon
The moon this week was really lovely and I was wondering, since it was so large and orange, if it was a harvest moon? No, last week’s moon was a blue moon or the second full moon of the month. The harvest moon is the first full moon closest to the autumn equinox. The autumn […]
Stranger Than Fiction: The Stupidest Outlaw in the West
Blackjack Tom Ketchum emerges from the pages of history as something of an enigma. Little is known of his life and his crimes were unspectacular and incompetent. His bumbling efforts at robbery inspired some newspapers to begin referring to him as the “Stupidest outlaw in the West.” It was his stranger than fiction death that […]
Signs of the Seasons
With fall approaching, I can not wait for the trees to show their beauty. I love the many colors of foliage that spring forth before our eyes, like a beautiful painted canvas. Remembering years past, I recall how different each year’s showing of color has been. I wonder if this season of color will be […]
Bad Oreos?
I heard someone say this week that Oreos dipped in white chocolate were voted the worst food for your health. I did not have a vote in this poll, and I find the results to be pure poppycock. No matter what criteria you use, I can find something worse like, for instance, puffer fish. Oreos […]
Moving Day for Prince William and New Family
Hello darlings, the 21 room “apartment” (which includes a drawing room, staff quarters, and the much talked about nursery) is known simply as Apartment 1A. It is located in Kensington Palace and was the residence of Princess Margaret and Lord Snowden during the 1960’s. Princess Margaret was not exactly the epitome of grace and elegance, […]
Eye Hand Coordination
The six domains of development (gross motor, fine motor, language, cognitive, self help/adaptive, and social/emotional), in infant development is predictable. Using the large muscles, the infant cognitively thinks about repeating behaviors that were pleasurable. He/she desires more, but the hands are not yet functional. Fine motor skills are those movements involving fingers, hands, wrists and […]
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s: The Great Gatsby
It has been several weeks since I have interviewed a classic and with the movie coming out on DVD in two days I figured now would be a good time to take a look at F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is set in the summer of 1922, in the fictional town […]
Stranger Than Fiction: Ignorance is Bliss
When the 20th President of the United States James Garfield was cut down by an assassin’s bullet in 1881, doctors immediately began treating the president. Little did they realize their antiquated medical practices would result in an agonizing premature death for the president as well as an unusual defense for his assailant. In fact, some […]
Ever Seen A Baker’s Cabinet?
I was recently going through some things at my mother’s house and came across kitchen cabinet with a flour bin. I always called them a baker’s cabinet. Wow, did it ever bring back memories. How many of you have even seen one? The cabinet has a base with doors and drawers on the bottom for […]
Review of Gross Motor Skills
For those of you who are not familiar with the concept of early childhood development, I want to review with you some of my earlier topics. While early childhood development is complex, it follows a simple pattern. Gross motor is the first area of development, followed by the other five domains (fine motor, language, cognitive, […]
James Rollins: Subterranean
Out of all of the various thriller/action authors, I have always found that James Rollins is one of my favorites. Naturally, when I found out I hadn’t read his first book, I had to check it out. Subterranean follows the adventure of Ashley Carter, and archaeologist hand-picked to explore beneath the ice caps at the […]
Good Plan, Great Intentions
For the record, I had a good plan and great intentions. Unfortunately, my weekend ended up a colossal Hindenburg type fail. In fact, train wrecks have gone better. I’m talking a Michael Dukakis run for president kind of weekend here. You see, I like football. My daughter likes shoes and beach balls. That’s about as […]
