tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post1094050125554559295..comments2023-11-03T07:29:16.334+00:00Comments on The Potty Diaries: I hate to say it, but Grit might have a point...Potty Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-88513739127017722882010-10-26T01:00:39.000+01:002010-10-26T01:00:39.000+01:00I know. I know. The other day Jonathan and I were ...I know. I know. The other day Jonathan and I were watching Spongebob and I said "eew. that looked painful." Jonathan sighed, as if he couldn't believe how dumb his mother was, and said, "Mama. he's just a sponge. He's fine."<br /><br />*sigh*Lisa @ Boondock Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430994283914399581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-35841494028887904622010-10-25T08:28:13.073+01:002010-10-25T08:28:13.073+01:00Blimey! My girls have over active storytelling cap...Blimey! My girls have over active storytelling capabilities then! The teenager has finished her second book, mini Frog wrote a terrific story about going into space with all the puppies and the kitten. <br />I do think as parents, being so busy and with modern toys, we don't encourage our children to be creative enough (I just have a weird teenager)Frog in the Fieldhttp://www.froginthefield.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-70682214855951524082010-10-24T14:14:20.433+01:002010-10-24T14:14:20.433+01:00it is very generous to concede a point, pm, and i ...it is very generous to concede a point, pm, and i am humbled. <br /><br />every child is different, and they respond in their own unique way to different environments and people; with the huge potential they have for thinking in all directions, it is astonishing to me they build a common sense of anything at all. that is to their credit too.<br /><br />wherever and however they are educated, i think it's just important for adults to listen to them, and talk with them.<br /><br />(and respect where it's due... on some days, when the kids come out with 90% rubbish, they're still gaining on me.)Grithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022216340604423686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-43522228638740626772010-10-24T11:47:30.076+01:002010-10-24T11:47:30.076+01:00I am learning that grit is a wise woman indeed!I am learning that grit is a wise woman indeed!Jen Walshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07374363403295342745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-57551208477622994362010-10-23T23:14:07.316+01:002010-10-23T23:14:07.316+01:00Hear, hear!! It's very sad, indeed, that kids ...Hear, hear!! It's very sad, indeed, that kids are not encouraged to imagine! Moving to NZ, I have found that the school system here is even worse than in the US for fostering any sort of creativity and learning.betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-51182541817320275772010-10-23T19:32:35.863+01:002010-10-23T19:32:35.863+01:00I love Ken Robinson. He came to speak at our schoo...I love Ken Robinson. He came to speak at our school last year and I was thrilled to hear him say that the school actually manages to put into practice a lot of what he tried to convey. Yay - and thank goodness those school fees are paying off!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-74600255708231244182010-10-23T19:18:41.561+01:002010-10-23T19:18:41.561+01:00I'm pretty sure you will make Grit's day w...I'm pretty sure you will make Grit's day when she reads this. <br /><br />Justification for one's life work is a gift.R. Molderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119986754283927453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5175562867822111389.post-45718546871444832112010-10-23T14:48:24.977+01:002010-10-23T14:48:24.977+01:00I was told by a six year old once when I told her ...I was told by a six year old once when I told her to use her imagination" I don’t have one of those and I don’t want one! "heatherhttp://www.spiritblog.netnoreply@blogger.com