When my daughter was six, if she saw a bug in the house, especially a spider, she’d freak out. She’d have a typical melt-down: uncontrollable crying, tap-dancing, arm-flailing, like a surrealisticly tortured vaudeville act.
Well, she was six, so ok, I get it. If I was home and this happened, I would run and get my […]
Bugs: How Afraid Is Too Afraid?
July 28th, 2008 · 12 Comments
The Backpack of Doom
May 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I have been having a challenge with my fourth grader. Every time I ask him if he has any papers for me, he says no. He’s getting his homework done, but he often says he doesn’t have this paper or that one. On a recent spelunking mission through said backpack, I found […]
