Category Archives: Parenting

Feed Their Imagination

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

My 6 year old daughter, The Bee, stays up late every night, sometime later than I do, drawing and making books full of characters, with plot lines and humor and detailed drawings of their expressions and outfits. In the morning, … Continue reading →

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Parenting Inspiration: Peaceful, Mindful, and Connected

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

So sometimes I make these elaborate and creative learning activities for my kids but then I’m in a grouchy mood and I don’t have nearly as much patience as I’d like and I grump and fuss at my kids.  And … Continue reading →

Posted in Moms need "me time", Parenting, sanity | 3 Comments

Some Days Are Like This

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

Just so you don’t think that I am always all I-love-homeschool, skipping through the forest with my darling children finding turtles and using a lot of exclamation points to proclaim my love for an obscure but brilliant piece of curricula, … Continue reading →

Posted in homeschooling, humor, life, Parenting | 17 Comments

Becoming a Reader

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

Guess what my 8-year-old Firefly and I did last night? We finished the very last chapter in the very last book in the Harry Potter series. We started last fall, reading the first book in the series. And here it is … Continue reading →

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Posted in books, Early Elementary Years, homeschooling, learning to read, life, literature-based learning, Parenting | 13 Comments

Have a Reading Date With Your Child

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

Our current read-aloud book.  Two cups of something yummy to drink.  A comfy place to sit at a local coffee shop. And my favorite 8 year old.  Because it’s noisy at our house. Because we get interrupted a lot when … Continue reading →

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Posted in Early Elementary Years, homeschooling, kindergarten, Learning Spaces, life, literature-based learning, love, Parenting, preschool, summer fun | 13 Comments

The Secret to Taking Turns Without Sibling Squabbles

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

Is it the only secret? Definitely not, but here is what has worked for us. Are you ready? Drum roll…… The Kid of the Day gets to… push all the elevator buttons pick the first t.v. show eat the last … Continue reading →

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Just Daddy and Me

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

The Queen Bee doesn’t often get Daddy all to herself, but last weekend they got to make a bird feeder together. She was so happy to do a project, just her and Daddy.  She proudly tells everyone from her dance … Continue reading →

Posted in life, love, Parenting | 4 Comments

Healthy Kids: It’s Not Just a Mom’s Job, It’s an Adventure

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

I’ve been on a bit of a journey for the past several years.  There isn’t really an exact destination, because it’s not about being perfect. It’s just about me being a mom and trying to do the right thing for … Continue reading →

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Why We Can Never Ever Take Our Kids to the Japanese Steakhouse Ever Again

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

We figured we couldn’t go wrong.   They cook stuff  right in front of you, make those little volcanoes out of the onion rings, flip shrimp onto your plate.  They give the kids those paper chef-hat menus.  It’s a coloring page. … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, Parenting, toddlers | 11 Comments

A Peaceful Time-Out Alternative

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

A few years ago, realizing that “time out” was not making much of a difference in some concerning behaviors of my then-three-year-old, we were inspired by the concept of the Montessori Peace Table.  Our adapted version are the Peace Flowers, which … Continue reading →

Posted in homeschooling, Montessori inspired, Parenting, preschool | 7 Comments

The CPSC Gets it Right

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

Kudos to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and their stance on babywearing! I don’t usually sing their praises. I mean, afterall, these are the same people that send me weekly emails recalling another set of hooded sweatshirts because the … Continue reading →

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Six Lessons Learned From Our Inaugural Season of CSA

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

We’ve just wrapped up our first season as participants in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program for produce. Why we did it: We signed on at a local farm for a “share” of locally grown food to support local farmers, … Continue reading →

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Patience is a Virtue. Do they sell that on the Internet?

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

I’m not really a patient person.  In fact I have very little patience, as my husband will tell you.  My father, who was awesome in the parenting department, was also a very impatient person.  It’s a family joke that he’d … Continue reading →

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Traveling With Children and Other Ways to Go Completely Mad

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

The Husband and I love, love, love to travel.  Unfortunately, we have a terrible affliction, called Severe Amnesic Parental Post-travel Syndrome (or S.A.P.P.S.), whereupon we travel with our kids, they act completely insane, we swear never to take them anywhere again … Continue reading →

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Am I in Screen Time Hell?

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Julie @ Creekside Learning

We got rid of our cable t.v. and then I swear my kids watched more t.v. than ever. How is that possible? It’s not all t.v. of course.  I mean, there are DVD’s from our collection and from the library. … Continue reading →

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