The 45 Million Word Difference
Every Picture Replaces The Need For 1,000 Descriptive Words Words are symbols. Developmentally, spoken language precedes reading and writing by five to six years. In neuroscience terms, this is galaxies apart. Spoken language is auditory. Classically storytelling, without pictures, is ...
What Makes The Difference
What is it that makes my response to Carly Elizabeth different? Two things. First, I make sure that she knows that I see her for who she is, what is important to her this moment and what she is feeling, ...
At The Crossroads
Walking with Carly to the park today, I realized that my anxiety had disappeared. The warm sun was bouncing off the freshly watered leaves after five years of drought in California. Emerald green grass rolled over the hills. My forehead, ...
Nipping The Roots Of Violence
What are little boys made of?Snips and snailsAnd puppy-dogs’ tailsAnd what are little girls made of?Sugar and spiceAnd everything nice… Really? Carly, just now 2.5 years young, went to her first birthday party today and was surrounded by ten to ...
Experience
Experience “Experience isn’t the best teacher. Experience is the only teacher, experiences to give names to.”Bev Bos, one of the most respected early childhood educators of our time. In our increasingly virtual world Bev’s insight is golden. Each word is ...
Too much happiness?
The everyday miracles happen so fast. It’s hard to catch them. Carly is 2.4 years young and communicating with my wife and with Barbora, our au pair, mostly in Czech, and with dear old ta-ta mostly in English without one ...