tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post3054192656338871415..comments2024-01-30T15:52:58.083-05:00Comments on Mothering with Mindfulness : Homeschool PlanningKim http://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-45740503545713953572016-10-26T14:05:55.072-04:002016-10-26T14:05:55.072-04:00Excellent post! This very much how I feel about it...Excellent post! This very much how I feel about it and how without even realizing it I have been teaching my son since birth. Schedules and programs didn't work for us when he was an infant and they still don’t. Attachment parenting felt right and so does allowing the learning to be for the most part directed by him. We then find opportunities to learn through online.<br />Ashley Wrighthttp://www.foresttrailacademy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-77169445421920652292014-08-25T08:24:06.212-04:002014-08-25T08:24:06.212-04:00You are most welcome. We are enjoying our journal ...You are most welcome. We are enjoying our journal this year, hope you do too!Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-68557519195695041942014-08-25T08:23:01.651-04:002014-08-25T08:23:01.651-04:00Not butting in at all Alexa, thanks for sharing. x...Not butting in at all Alexa, thanks for sharing. xoKim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-81108797631196576992014-08-25T07:53:38.093-04:002014-08-25T07:53:38.093-04:00I hope I'm not butting in, but I wanted to ins...I hope I'm not butting in, but I wanted to insert some encouragement to you, Amy here. (Kim, feel free to kick me off if you get tired of my comments!) When I read your question, I laughed. I am a mom to three: a 5 year old, 3 year old and a 1 year old. And yes, what you mentioned is definitely my younger two. I have found that a longer attention span comes more and more as they mature. Another year does wonders. Also, I've found it very helpful to spend a bit more time with the eldest. Younger siblings love to copy and it'll be much easier working with your second if he or she sees older sis or bro working with you too. :) To give you an example: my 3 year old folds her own clothes now... because older bro does too. It's serious business to her and she loves showing mama her work at the end. Anyhow. You are doing a great job trying to get them involved. They will naturally come more and more as they get older and more interested in what's going on. Keep at it and don't worry! (There! I'm finished for good!)alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850244431516712055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-27096855667962012502014-08-25T07:40:06.017-04:002014-08-25T07:40:06.017-04:00I just got this reply and wanted to say thank you!...I just got this reply and wanted to say thank you! I didn't visit your sidebar, but I will now! Hurray for help! :) Thank you for the advice and support. alexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850244431516712055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-48112913648716948642014-08-23T22:12:09.499-04:002014-08-23T22:12:09.499-04:00It is my pleasure, happy you found it useful. I do...It is my pleasure, happy you found it useful. I don't have a chart hung up, I have thought about it, but I have never found it necessary. He follows my lead, and so does the little one that join us. The two of them are very use to the rhythm, and know exactly what we are doing on what day without me even telling them. Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-14062964661820493972014-08-23T20:48:58.707-04:002014-08-23T20:48:58.707-04:00Thank you so much for sharing! Do you have a chart...Thank you so much for sharing! Do you have a chart of your daily and weekly rhythms hung up for your son to see or does he just follow your lead?mpeachasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00481398129091797072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-11024320343960277792014-08-22T10:53:11.019-04:002014-08-22T10:53:11.019-04:00Thank you Chrisy, I am glad you enjoyed it, and fo...Thank you Chrisy, I am glad you enjoyed it, and found it useful. I am sorry your first year was disappointing, that is hard to swallow. I can appreciate that is isn't easy, especially when you have to be at work all day, and then filling in gaps at home later. <br /><br />What gaps are missing, and why the need for so much revision?Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-26879661316466599322014-08-22T04:36:37.398-04:002014-08-22T04:36:37.398-04:00Just wanted to come back and tell you that l devou...Just wanted to come back and tell you that l devoured this post and all the follow up discussion. <br />My daughter, who is now 6, started kindergarten this year, which is the first year of formal schooling here in Australia. I can't tell you how disappointed l am with our first year of school. <br />I wish l could homeschool, but l have to work so it's not an option for us. The alternative we're trying to work towards is us working with and encouraging her teacher, and us filling in any gaps and doing a tonne of revision at home. But it's not easy.....Chrisy@GoodNorthCoastLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582116704850068336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-49264770275811995282014-08-17T18:43:54.169-04:002014-08-17T18:43:54.169-04:00Thank you. It took me a while to connect the dots ...Thank you. It took me a while to connect the dots and see Waldorf as more than just a way to educate. It truly is a lifestyle, and for us right now, a way of life we are happy to be living. Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-32258593895509025632014-08-16T21:53:13.134-04:002014-08-16T21:53:13.134-04:00I love this - even as a non-homeschooler, this is ...I love this - even as a non-homeschooler, this is a great way to approach how we ground ourselves to each of the seasons and tie it to the curriculum of our home. Waldorf really is a lifestyle, and I love seeing the same themes throughout your year that are present in our year. YellowLadybirdhttp://www.yellowladybird.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-38751428275425197142014-08-15T06:22:36.060-04:002014-08-15T06:22:36.060-04:00No problem KC, glad it helped :)No problem KC, glad it helped :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-64346586501228075712014-08-15T00:49:50.581-04:002014-08-15T00:49:50.581-04:00This was really helpful! Thanks Kim. We are starti...This was really helpful! Thanks Kim. We are starting our first year of proactive homeschooling this year and I am still trying to get organized. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754877585279239499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-82536191193694413992014-08-14T21:51:21.335-04:002014-08-14T21:51:21.335-04:00I sure hope so Tracey. We had a lot of fun last ye...I sure hope so Tracey. We had a lot of fun last year, and not too much is changing, so my fingers are crossed for a fun and exciting year. <br /><br />It fills me with so much hope to know other moms out there who have homeschooled right through Tracey. There is so much doubt out there that it is possible, that a child would want to do it, not too mention all the questions about what we will do for post secondary, if that is what Reece wants to do. I think as we travel along this path, I might be leaning on you for a little support along the way :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-15975091182151541482014-08-14T21:48:29.881-04:002014-08-14T21:48:29.881-04:00I hope it will be :)I hope it will be :)Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-29123754657682037272014-08-14T21:47:52.315-04:002014-08-14T21:47:52.315-04:00Seven Times the Sun is a wonderful book with a lot...Seven Times the Sun is a wonderful book with a lot of helpful information, and a ton of verses and songs for the different times of the day. <br /><br />Donna Simmons Kindergarten for your 3 to 6 year old is also lovely, and provides lots of great information.<br /><br />Heaven on Earth is also wonderful, and it often highly recommended as a get place to start for Waldorf information in the early years.<br /><br />You can find links to Seven Times the Sun and Heaven on Earth on my recommended reading page, and here is the link to Kindergarten for Your 3 to 6 Year Old...http://www.christopherushomeschool.com/Kindergarten-With-Your-Three-To-Six-Year-Old-p/chr0005.htm<br /><br />Hope that helps, and let me know if you have questions, always happy to help :) <br />xoKim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-80564020568680624822014-08-14T21:41:26.744-04:002014-08-14T21:41:26.744-04:00Don't get me wrong Amy there are days Reece do...Don't get me wrong Amy there are days Reece doesn't want to help with the laundry or the cooking, or the gardening, or whatever else I am up to. For me the key was, and still is, to be open to having him help, and also understand that there will be times he isn't interested. Those times he isn't interested I still continue with whatever it is that needs to be done, and he will play along side me, or somewhere close by. And yes there are days too, when that won't work either, and whatever it is that needs to get done, doesn't, or it waits for a time when he is otherwise occupied.<br /><br />I think all you can do is keep trying, find ways to make what you are doing fun (Reece used to love dusting, he thought it was the greatest thing to have a spray bottle and a cloth to dust with), and be open to having them help or not. If they are not interested bring something to them that will give them something to do while you finish what you need to do. In the kitchen for example if Reece was not interested in helping, I would give him pots and pans, a few wooden spoons and sit him on the floor at my feet. He would happily play, even now, with a few pot lids, spinning them around on the floor, or creating some kind of strange city that his cars can drive around in. Even as he plays at my feet, his is still involved, we still talk, or sing, and most times at some point he asks to hop up on the counter to help.<br /><br />I can imagine it might be a little more difficult with two, especially if they are playing off of each other, I might try to really engage one, in hopes the other might follow. <br /><br />I am not sure that helps at all. I hope it does.<br /><br />Shoot me an email, I don't have yours, and am not on FB at the moment, we can set up a time for tea and chat more :) kimcorrigan_oliver at hotmail dot com.Kim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-23822121719259437542014-08-14T20:41:47.331-04:002014-08-14T20:41:47.331-04:00Than you Kim for that... do you have a resource/bo...Than you Kim for that... do you have a resource/book/site that would give me more information on the notion of "rhythm" the Waldorf way?<br /><br />Thank you again for taking the time...Yanic A.http://familyfaithfoodfabric.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-56780280133067305902014-08-14T20:26:11.564-04:002014-08-14T20:26:11.564-04:00I have a follow-up question about your rhythm when...I have a follow-up question about your rhythm when he was younger - I'm assuming that was up until age 4 or so? Anyway, pre-kids, I definitely didn't have a whole lot of rhythm to my days (in hindsight I wish I did!), and after B was born, I felt like I was in "survival mode" for awhile, and then along came O. Anyway, now having gotten down on paper a daily/weekly rhythm for our family, I am seeing the disconnect between what *I* am doing, particularly in regards to chores such as laundry/making meals, and what they are doing. But I can't see either of them consistently focusing on a shared task at hand like you mentioned.. Any times I've tried folding laundry with them, they usually end up running amok causing chaos. It seems like it's easier when they've been a part of it since birth, being worn, or being rather immobile anyway.. do you have any ideas/thoughts/suggestions on trying to gather them into those tasks at age 20 months & 3.5 years? Thanks :)Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-87279915771468940482014-08-14T20:19:32.038-04:002014-08-14T20:19:32.038-04:00It does, thank you :) Sounds like lots of fun!It does, thank you :) Sounds like lots of fun!Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-55495627405672755802014-08-14T20:14:59.948-04:002014-08-14T20:14:59.948-04:00It looks like you and Reece are going to have such...It looks like you and Reece are going to have such a fantastic year Kim. I am a planner too and will be hitting the books next week to prepare for lessons. We begin after Labor Day and while I have high school classes that must be taken I hope to add some fun classes in there too. Alex will be a Junior this year so my homeschooling day are fast coming to an end.Tracey ~ Cloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11575854515384481573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-62385509699773998542014-08-14T19:50:36.383-04:002014-08-14T19:50:36.383-04:00Awe, you are making me tear up Leisa, happy tears ...Awe, you are making me tear up Leisa, happy tears of course :) Thank you for your very kind and thoughtful words. <br /><br />I love that the blog connects us all, and makes the world seem so much smaller. Blessings to you and your family as well. xoKim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-44055698480214877332014-08-14T19:02:51.895-04:002014-08-14T19:02:51.895-04:00I don't think I've ever commented before b...I don't think I've ever commented before but I just wanted to pop in today and let you know how much I enjoy and appreciate reading about your family. Your writings express a real serenity and peace which is such a balm for the soul. My children are all grown now so I don't have to school them anymore, however I glean inspiration from you for ideas on how to create rhythms and rituals as a family (they all still live at home) and connecting with the world around us.<br />Blessings to you and your family from us here in Australia.Leisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939172770101669296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-90947208837760242582014-08-14T18:31:28.140-04:002014-08-14T18:31:28.140-04:00So happy to hear you got your planning done and fe...So happy to hear you got your planning done and feel good about it Shel. It is nice to have some ideas down on paper, and a little plan for the year. <br /><br />I feel the same way my friend. xoKim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6501164039766203202.post-16081715532679718502014-08-14T18:30:07.326-04:002014-08-14T18:30:07.326-04:00Thank you Karen. xoThank you Karen. xoKim https://www.blogger.com/profile/08476209107377395745noreply@blogger.com