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Photo Prompt #43: When years pass by

December 9, 2020September 15, 2020 Writing Sparkle4 Comments

Use this image as a prompt to create a post and reference back here. You can come back and share by posting your link in the comment section below. That’s it! Can’t wait to view your posts… I choose to go with a 100 word post, but you by no means have to. When years… Continue reading Photo Prompt #43: When years pass by

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Seedling Kids: School Lessons

July 17, 2016February 21, 2026 Writing Sparkle

With a majestic height reaching to the sun, and a thick hairy stem that is often over looked, this is a stalk that’s size is such that stories that shame Jack and the Beanstalk live in its branches. However, people’s eyes travel up past the healthy shoots of triangular toothed shaped leaves to the flower… Continue reading Seedling Kids: School Lessons

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A Composted Teachable Moment

March 20, 2016February 21, 2026 Writing Sparkle

Schools teach children about recycling, and the children are quick to learn what belongs in the garbage, and what goes into the recycle bin. In addition to traditional recycling, I am aware that in my son’s kindergarten class they also repurpose materials for crafts. For example they keep empty apple sauce containers from the children’s… Continue reading A Composted Teachable Moment

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Gamer Mom

March 13, 2016February 21, 2026 Writing Sparkle

The goal is to be the best mom I can be, and part of that means awareness and knowledge; I want to be involved or at least knowledgeable. I have no desire to smother my children, but I want to be aware to avoid being caught off guard when I can. In this technological age… Continue reading Gamer Mom

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Emotion as Expressive Characters

March 6, 2016February 21, 2026 Writing Sparkle

Parents have you ever seen the little man with oversized ears sitting on top of your child’s head, or perched inside of your child’s ear? Maybe you have seen a large red grumpy monster with 5 eyes and 5 mouths walking like a shadow behind your child, or a blue laughing man with flowers and… Continue reading Emotion as Expressive Characters

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3 Ways Daycare is Undermining Learning Appropriate Behaviours, Develop Self-Control, and Making Good Choices

February 21, 2016February 21, 2026 Writing Sparkle

Daycare problems have seen my 2 year old child come home with human bite marks, two that bruised and one that broke the skin. However, the worst was going in to my child's daycare room and not being able to find him. He had been placed in another room because, as the staff stated, she… Continue reading 3 Ways Daycare is Undermining Learning Appropriate Behaviours, Develop Self-Control, and Making Good Choices

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Bubble Gum Forest

February 7, 2016June 28, 2021 Writing Sparkle

The making of The Bubble Gum Forest It was in early January, 2016 while I was working on a story for Ayden that in his usual curious way he asked what I was doing. When I told him, he decided to try and make a story for me. The rest of the afternoon he supplied… Continue reading Bubble Gum Forest

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“It’s Okay Mom!” Children’s exposure to Death, A positive note on a very emotional topic

January 17, 2016February 21, 2026 Writing Sparkle1 Comment

Taking children to funerals is a controversial topic: should they attend, is there an appropriate age, etcetera? For us, like most, it wasn’t something we had discussed beyond the shared idea that it is a highly personal decision. When we were faced with the decision about whether to take our son, who was not yet… Continue reading “It’s Okay Mom!” Children’s exposure to Death, A positive note on a very emotional topic