by Laurie Bluedorn | Nov 18, 2014 | Delayed Formal Education
By age ten, your child can comprehend the abstract grammatical concepts of noun, verb, participle, and gerund. English grammar, or any language grammar, can be readily learned. Some begin the formal study of English grammar in the first grade (age six). We would...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Nov 18, 2014 | Dictation
Question: I have tried dictation with my eleven-year-old daughter and she absolutely hates it. Not knowing where the punctuation marks go frustrates her. We have compromised by giving her hints. Answer: Dictation is less exact than copywork. You can’t always be sure...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Nov 18, 2014 | Delayed Formal Education
Question: I have a ten-year-old boy who has done very little formal academics. He is very creative by nature, devours books (although he did not “learn” to read until nine years old), draws continually, has an inventor’s mind (like his beloved daddy), can recite...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Nov 12, 2014 | Counseling, Marriage, Raising Children
Excerpts from Your Family God’s Way: Developing & Sustaining Relationships in the Home by Wayne A. Mack Here is a recipe for a communication disaster — four ingredients: 1. Excessive Negative Talk “Some people constantly complain and find fault. They seldom...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Nov 12, 2014 | Art/Poetry Study, Devotional, Raising Children
It’s not so much what you say As the manner in which you say it; It’s not so much the language you use As the tone in which you convey it; “Come here!” I sharply said, And the child cowered and wept. “Come here”, I said – He looked and smiled And straight to my lap he...
