by Laurie Bluedorn | Apr 14, 2010 | How Would You Answer This?
My almost 7yo boy likes to play games. However, if he makes a wrong move, answers wrong, or loses the game, his face is immediately red and the dam breaks with floods of tears. He is an only child, so no siblings to help him with this. I’ve tried lately to play...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Mar 15, 2010 | How Would You Answer This?
Hi Laurie, On your suggestion, I am reading Penrod to my boys, and I think it hilarious. However, my boys (ages 5, 8, 10, 12) don’t understand a lot of it, and I often encounter French words and even English ones that I have never heard before (and do not know...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Oct 27, 2009 | How Would You Answer This?
I was wondering what you might suggest as a course of action for a ten-year-old boy who despises handwriting. While I understand that some of this is just the age, I’m not sure if I should continue to require writing and if so, how much. It’s a very tedious process...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Oct 23, 2009 | How Would You Answer This?
My son currently attends a private Christian school. I, the mother, currently attend graduate school. I work at his school two days a week which covers his tuition (the other three days are at the university where I have a graduate assistantship which covers my...
