[email protected]

In a message dated 12/11/2002 3:21:19 AM Eastern Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:
> And IF the early reading comes pretty easily, as it does for some kids in
> school, what is lost is the opportunity for the parents and the child to
> see
> natural learning work. If they can see reading come naturally, they won't
> worry about other things a bit.<<
> '
> That's it! That's what I don't want to interfer with...you are saying that
> once one sees this process unfold, it is easier to let go of the worry
> ...and then trust ? This sort of thing did happen with me when my daughter
> was a baby. SHe was breastfed and did not want baby food at the
> "appropriate" age. I worried about it, but did not want to push food at
> her. I eventually foiund my way to a breastfeeding support group and then
> to LaLeache...she eventaully did begin to eat food, but not baby food or
> pureed food...she began eating just food when she was arouind 2 yo. Some
> how, I was able to let go of my worries and trust her...talked with another
> mom who's child did not eat food until about 2 and that knowledge just in
> and of itself helped me let go. Once I got that, everything else was
> okay....whatever, whenever....no pressure.
>
> Maybe because I am trained as a teacher, I have had a bit of difficulty
> maintaining this kind of thought when it comes to "education"...althought
> the word itself is startting to get on my nerves. TEacher prepared
> pre-reading questions, post-reading questions, during reading questions,
> yadayadayda...interference. Now I am thinking that I was trained to
> interfer with learning....I am becoming aware of this and now just want to
> keep my mouth shut for a while until I know when to speak! Was reading to
> my daughter today and she asked a question. I actually did not answer it
> just to see what wouild happen, and she did not ask again...I actually
> think it was a rhetorical question (the story did answer) and she was
> thinking out loud.



Robin






[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]