Controlled crying, controlled comforting, progressive learning – whatever you call it and whichever version you use, it is horrible, heartwrenching stuff. It still goes against what I believe is good for a child. I still think that it is not healthy to let a child cry without giving some comfort, it still feels fundamentally wrong […]
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Today it was Fairies and Princesses day at Playgroup. Zac was a little unsure of his wings at first, but a twinkly star wand soon captured his attention. He soon got down to business with the playing. There was a fairy house… Other fairies to watch… Glittery rice to toss on the floor… Tea to […]
We’ve gotten into a good rhythm recently and after many months of feeling like we’ve just been treading water, or that I’ve been treading water watching R get on with things, I finally feel like we are moving forward again. It’s only taken 14 1/2 months! We have reached a happy place where Master Z […]
Last week was …. interesting, in the Chinese way of the word. Zac woke up sick with tonsillitis Monday morning, and my cold had turned to laryngitis over the weekend, sending my voice on a little vacation. Zac wants to be read to, endlessly, when he’s sick. Which I’m usually happy to do. When I […]
Thursday 3 May 2012 =================== 3:14 PM Zac was sick yesterday; so sad and clearly feeling terrible. All he wanted was to sit on my lap and be read books all day. I read to him, Sue read to him I read some more to him, Rafe read to him. Sue and I took him […]