By HOMER Mom Ambassador Rachael Harris
Use Your Child’s Passions to Create the Perfect Costume
Jenn Wasko, a fellow HOMER Mom from Houston, loves making costumes with her family. She shares her story and also a little inspiration for you if you’re thinking about making your own costume creation, using your child’s passion as a springboard. Check out Robot for Halloween in Homer Stories, then read Jenn’s story. What crafty character will you and your child make together?
Parent-Teacher Conferences – What’s a Parent to Ask?
It’s parent-teacher conference time! For many parents, the pressure is on. Your child has been in school for a few months now. How are they stacking up? You’ve seen the insta-videos of proud moms sharing shots of kids reading fluently at age 5, winning the advanced spelling bee, or reading every sight word known to man. It’s tough not to feel a touch of anxiety as we take our seats in those tiny chairs and prepare to hear how our kids are progressing as readers (and friends, and citizens, etc. etc. etc.)
Why Quality Reading with Your Children is Critical and How to Do it According to Your Child’s Age
Guest post by Alicia Wieser with The Parenting Journal
We know reading with our children is critical, but did you know that there are specific ways to read with your child that improve your child’s future academic skills? A new study shows that a specific type of reading – explicitly “quality reading” – leads children to have better reading skills and literacy skills in kindergarten than those children who do not engage in this “quality reading.”
Castles of Loire Valley
Kimberly Palsson and her family of four continue their journey exploring Europe and bonding as a family. This week, they explore the south of France.
After bustling Paris, we spend a week in the countryside just a few hours south of Paris. We stay in a stone home over 300 years old in a tiny town in Loire Valley.