by Melissa Droegemueller | Mar 23, 2023 | Learning At Home
Play is the work of the child. –Maria Montessori After teaching in a classroom for several years, teaching our girls at home is a real gift for our family. I love being able to personalize our days to how each of our children learn best. Our older daughter loves...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Jan 2, 2023 | Child Development
A few years ago, one of my online friends remarked that our family must live in a toy store. If you follow us on Instagram, you might think that’s true! But what else would you expect from an early education advisor who believes in learning through play?...
by Melissa Droegemueller | May 21, 2022 | Learning At Home
Every year, about this time, a certain textbook gets flung across the room out of frustration. It’s the end of the school year, and our brains are all ready for a break. But it seems like the math lessons just keep getting harder and harder. That confidence that...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Jul 8, 2020 | Child Development
How do we teach kids to be self-sufficient and responsible? I asked Tricia Davidson, productivity coach, to share some of her top tips for families. Do you ever find yourself swamped with things to do, rushing from activity to activity, and realizing that your...
by Melissa Droegemueller | Jun 15, 2020 | Parenting Encouragement
This blog post was written in 2015, but seems especially relevant in 2020, during a global pandemic. We celebrated our daughter’s birthday yesterday. The original plan was to grill hot dogs outdoors at the community pool…and then we woke up to rainy weather. Storms...
