Author Archives: Suzita

Wordless Wednesday #1

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Suzita

Wordless Wednesday is a phenomenon in the blogging world I just learned of.  It encourages bloggers to use a photo to express what they might otherwise say with words.

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Bicycling to School Can Improve Learning

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Suzita

Last Spring “Bike to School” day took place in our town. I know, it sounds really straightforward and conjures up memories of one’s own childhood when every day was bike to school day. No one ever needed to create an … Continue reading →

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Counterintuitive Study Strategies

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Suzita

I’ll start with an admission I’m not that proud of.  Ever since my oldest child was in first grade and began receiving real homework, I’ve been attempting to create a regular homework routine at our house.  Five years later, I … Continue reading →

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Digging the Whole Hole: Home Improvement Projects with Kids

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Suzita

We all know those people who are really good with their hands, though this is not their paid work.  Like my neighbor, Danny, who built a chicken coop last Fall, or my brother-in-law, David, who created built-in bookshelves spanning his … Continue reading →

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Lizard Or Snake? Fascinating Gender Research about Children

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Suzita

“Mama, I’ve finally decided what kind of pet I want. Number 1 is a lizard and number 2 is a snake.” That was Daniel, my 10 year-old, the other day. By the phrasing of his question, you’d think I had … Continue reading →

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My Humble Warriors: Yoga with Adolescents and Tweens.

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Suzita

As I mentioned in my previous post, my worries about my older son’s looming middle school transition led me to enroll him in a yoga class.  For approximately one afternoon I even believed yoga would solve almost all the problems … Continue reading →

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My Savasana Aha: Yoga Could Benefit My Middle Schooler.

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Suzita

About halfway through my son Stephen’s fifth-grade year, I started to worry about middle school. Basically this meant I began to dwell on my own middle school experience, since Stephen’s, of course, had yet to begin. As most adults would … Continue reading →

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Boys Babysitting: Kim Was Right.

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Suzita

Last autumn, we were at our local park with our neighbor, Kim and her children, Jessie (3) and Ben (4).  It was one of those outings which unfolded smoothly (no screaming, no bleeding, no excluding).  Little Jessie informed my 11 … Continue reading →

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Family Train Trip

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Suzita

When we stepped up onto the California Zephyr in Denver one hot July evening, my family had no idea what to expect. I’d booked the trip on the strength of fond childhood memories of chugging up the Northeast Corridor in … Continue reading →

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An Attitude of Gratitude: Teaching Children to be Grateful

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Suzita

I dread the school Book Fair!  Three times a year some company sends our elementary school a sort of “Book Fair in a box” which is set up in our library. I realize these Book Fairs make money for our … Continue reading →

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