I was introduced to these daily e-mails (below) by my friend Nikki Kenyon, and I am so grateful for it. I get one in my mail box every morning, just in time to start my day. Some I read and forget about 10 minutes later, while others stick and actually help me as I think about it all day long. I loved this one. One of the most common concerns from people in regards to home-schooling (besides socialization, of course) is, will my children be able to cope in the 'real world'. I have found the perfect reply, because if the 'real world' they're talking about is the one I think they're talking about I hope that my children will HOP OUT!
Oh, and please remember I am NOT against public school or any other form of healthy education, NOT AT ALL! But if you are against home-schooling and I am offending you, please remember that you are reading my Home-school blog and you don't have to, if you don't want to. {I'll never know!}
THE DAILY GROOVE ~ by Scott Noelle:: "I'm Not A Frog-Boiler!" ::When you reject authoritarian, coercive parenting infavor of non-punitive, pleasure-oriented parenting,critics and naysayers will warn you that your childwon't be able to cope in the "real" world.The assumption is that "it's a jungle out there" andwe should gradually toughen up our kids and get themused to suffering so they won't be shocked when theyventure out into the big, bad world.It's like that famous experiment where they tossed ahealthy frog in boiling water and it leaped right out.But if they put the frog in cool water and raised thetemperature gradually over several days, the frogwould be able to *adjust* and stay in the water.The slow boil seems more humane, but that"well-adjusted" frog eventually *died* from the heat!Whereas the non-adjusted frog's intact sensitivityprotected it from being boiled.Today, look for evidence that your child's sensitivityis intact (e.g., negative reactions to unwantedconditions) and be *grateful* for it! Tell yourself,"My child will *never* get boiled!"
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