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		<title>3 Year Old Picked his Lunch &amp; Dinner</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we tackled Sushi for lunch which Ethan insisted we bought. Although he hardly finished two rolls of Berry Sushi, atleast he was brave enough to try and that he acquired an introductory taste to it. For dinner we made something quite simple, tasted delicious and which took a total of 10 minutes to prepare! [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7303061&amp;post=1057&amp;subd=raisingethan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>12 Reasons to Homeschool Your Children</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read this blog posted by Lisa Nielsen and had to save this post as a reference. 1. Learning is customized not standardized •  In school learning is standardized to what someone else says is best. •  At home learning is customized to what the child and parent feel is best. 2. Associate with those [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7303061&amp;post=1055&amp;subd=raisingethan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bombarded with questions from your child in the back seat?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since Ethan was about 1 ½ yr.’s old, I was overwhelmed with so many questions by an impatient toddler who needed his answer NOW! Although, I tried my best to accommodate, it was becoming difficult to focus on the road, learning new streets &#38; ways to drive in new places we moved. We have moved [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7303061&amp;post=1048&amp;subd=raisingethan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8220;Natural Method&#8221; of Language Learning‏</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This wonderful e-mail was sent to me by Sarita Holzmann and wanted to share it here. It is also a great way for me to save this here and refer back to it later I think this note explains the &#8220;Natural Method&#8221; of language learning Dr. Beechick urges and that Sonlight follows. Just a few days [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7303061&amp;post=1046&amp;subd=raisingethan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fantastic Book for Homeschoolers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been using &#8220;Peak with Books An Early Childhood Resource for Balanced Literacy&#8221; for the past couple weeks and love it. I love the layout and the literature-based approach while incorporating different subjects like Math and Science. After using this book with &#8220;Blueberries for Sal&#8221; and &#8220;Ask Mr. Bear&#8221;, we&#8217;re hooked! This is so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7303061&amp;post=1036&amp;subd=raisingethan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 and 2012 Home-school Run down</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sheila at http://www.livingbookscurriculum.com/blog/ blog had posted: Okay, here’ s the challenge. Ask yourself these two questions–what worked and what didn’t work (in your homeschool)in 2011–then figure out what you want to do different in 2012. What worked in your homeschool 2011: Using advance math on my 3 year old son is showing remarkable results. Who says [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7303061&amp;post=1032&amp;subd=raisingethan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Charlotte Mason</title>
		<link>http://raisingethan.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/charlotte-mason/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 07:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a post I&#8217;ve found extremely on www.Secularhomeschool.com helpful written by Shiela that I wanted to keep on my blog as a reference. Charlotte Mason thought that the child was in &#8220;danger of receiving much teaching with little education.&#8221; I believe this was in part why she started her school and wrote down her [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7303061&amp;post=1044&amp;subd=raisingethan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Achieve in 2012</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the New Year Approaches there are some things I&#8217;d really want to achieve in 2012. - I&#8217;d like to be a better mom to Ethan &#38; wife to Paul &#38; caring friend to everyone. - Place God first, as he is often neglected &#38; pushed aside my busy schedule. - I’d like to tone [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7303061&amp;post=1029&amp;subd=raisingethan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Little Reader Chinese Curriculum Review</title>
		<link>http://raisingethan.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/little-reader-chinese-curriculum-review/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[The wonderful Brillkids Co. has graciously sent me Little Reader Chinese Curriculum to review. After doing some research online of the difference between simplified and traditional Chinese, it seemed that more modern adaption is commonly used. So I chose the Simplified version. We have been using Little Reader Chinese with my three year old son Ethan who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7303061&amp;post=1022&amp;subd=raisingethan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What should I do when my preschooler fights with his friends during playdates?</title>
		<link>http://raisingethan.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/what-should-i-do-when-my-preschooler-fights-with-his-friends-during-playdates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another great article from babycenter.com written by Myrna Shure developmental psychologist and educator. When your youngster grabs a toy, refuses to share, or yells at or hits his friend, ask him, &#8220;Do you think that makes Jake feel happy or sad?&#8221; (You may need to wait until both children have calmed down before you start this dialogue — and you&#8217;ll [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=raisingethan.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7303061&amp;post=1019&amp;subd=raisingethan&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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