We're a Waldorfy family, but that's just the way we are. Celebrating festivals and having a nature table are all part of our family tradition and my DDs love for nature
and our lack of plastic toys just happen to be becuase of my lack of enthusiasm for junk
We're not planning on doing any of that counting with gnomes stuff though, we're planning on unschooling.
My DD is 2 years and 8 months old. She is very eager to do "homework" (which just involves scribbling on a page
). My MIL is in college studying to be an early education teacher, and has a lot of homework. When my DD and I visit with MIL for a few minutes (she lives upstairs) she jumps to my DD and says "Oh, N! Would you like to do some homework?". It has been terribly hard to get people (even Dh as he was raised by MIL and is used to the drills) to stop pushing academics and drilling DD on them.
SIL is in high school and also has homework.
DD seems very eager to start school. She hangs out with the neighborhood kids (most are around around 7yo) and since my DD is pretty articulate, they like hanging out with her. They talk about school "and tell her "Oh, N! I can't wait until you're in Pre-K! When do you start pre-k? you're going to love your teacher!!" and then I nicely explain our (nonformal) educational plans.
Still, DD is very excited. I know the obvious reasons would be to avoid all of these kids and such but I can't realistically do that.
WWYD? I try and explain it to DD but she doesn't really get it.
My DD is 2 years and 8 months old. She is very eager to do "homework" (which just involves scribbling on a page
SIL is in high school and also has homework.
DD seems very eager to start school. She hangs out with the neighborhood kids (most are around around 7yo) and since my DD is pretty articulate, they like hanging out with her. They talk about school "and tell her "Oh, N! I can't wait until you're in Pre-K! When do you start pre-k? you're going to love your teacher!!" and then I nicely explain our (nonformal) educational plans.
Still, DD is very excited. I know the obvious reasons would be to avoid all of these kids and such but I can't realistically do that.
WWYD? I try and explain it to DD but she doesn't really get it.