So Raine is at that age. She insists that she’s a teen because she’s one-teen. And of course, with the ‘teen’ word (even if it’s pre-teen) comes the new world that we have to navigate as mother and daughter, a world filled with shifting moods, changing bodies, and evolving relationships. To be honest, I’m not sure […]
Child’s Play
July 8, 2014 by Leave a Comment
There used to be an ad (Milo, I think) that said something like, “A child playing is a child at work.” And true enough; Maria Montessori says that play is the work of a child. Play is how kids learn to deal with the world around them, how they practice skills—from motor to social to […]