Comments on peaceful parenting: What Should a 4 Year Old Know?

Well said! I have two boys that I plan on homescho...

2012-01-30T05:01:48.685-05:00

Well said! I have two boys that I plan on homeschooling and it can be so hard not to compare your kids to other children and focus on what they are not doing yet. I also believe that kids should be allowed to enjoy childhood and develope at their own individual pace without being seen as a candidate for special ed or autistic. Anyways just want to say I appreciate your viewpoint and its nice to

I LOVE this article, thank you so much! I'm g...

2012-01-30T01:59:25.029-05:00

I LOVE this article, thank you so much! I'm going to print it out. Sometimes I get concerned my almost 4 yr old isn't in preschool yet as I feel the pressure from others, but reading this gives me reassurance that we're doing fine.

Yup. My 4-year old knows she is loved, she is safe...

2012-01-24T16:53:24.167-05:00

Yup. My 4-year old knows she is loved, she is safe, and how to play. All I want is for her to have a happy childhood. I did and I want the same for my kids. She can get all stressed out about school in a few years... Thanks so much for writing these words of truth and wisdom!

Thank you for this. The images alone that were pa...

2012-01-22T13:38:12.355-05:00

Thank you for this. The images alone that were painted of children being safe, loved, and happy warmed my heart today. I am a substitute and I can assure you that most times the children that struggle academically (and I did say most) are due to behavioral/emotional problems that mostly stem from home. Kids need love and safety. Have a blessed day.

This is beautiful and the relief of it brought me ...

2012-01-19T15:32:12.168-05:00

This is beautiful and the relief of it brought me to tears. My son is nearly 4 1/2 and we have committed to homeschooling. Intuitively, I have thought everything said above. I have been concerned that I am wrong. Thank you, thank you for proving such beautiful encouragement.

Great article! With a 4 year old I am watching th...

2012-01-19T14:28:56.746-05:00

Great article! With a 4 year old I am watching the panic Mums go into before kindergarten... they need to play play play! and be loved!

Thank you so much for this timely article. I need ...

2011-12-26T14:27:58.302-05:00

Thank you so much for this timely article. I need this reminder...it's so easy to get pulled into the more more more vortex.

Wonderfully said.

2011-12-24T02:32:06.482-05:00

Wonderfully said.

Awesome. Creativity is just as good as phonics. My...

2011-12-22T14:08:24.824-05:00

Awesome. Creativity is just as good as phonics. My son can write an entire letter using the letters A and T . But to him it makes sense. I embrace it and make sure that I play what he wants more than what I want.

Very well written, thank you, I enjoyed reading it...

2011-12-22T14:02:17.105-05:00

Very well written, thank you, I enjoyed reading it.

So I was reading along, feeling warm and fuzzy (I ...

2011-12-22T11:51:55.334-05:00

So I was reading along, feeling warm and fuzzy (I was unschooled and grew up in an environment very much like that which the author describes as ideal), but I did get hitched up on one thing. Maybe I'm just being all touchy and "Ethnic," but reading "Musical Instruments (real ones and multicultural ones)" was a bit of a slap.

Just a note about the link that was previously mov...

2011-12-22T07:23:57.110-05:00

Just a note about the link that was previously moved and not working in this article: It has been updated! :)

Love Loved it great read and so true thanks for ta...

2011-12-22T04:26:29.778-05:00

Love Loved it great read and so true thanks for taking your time to post this and letting us read it.

So True love this great work on it thanks for taki...

2011-12-22T04:23:21.042-05:00

So True love this great work on it thanks for taking the time to do it for all of us to see.

so so true ..... it has always been this way but i...

2011-12-22T03:53:23.676-05:00

so so true ..... it has always been this way but i am guessing some lose these things in this crazy world we live in nowadays?! i have worked with children all my adult life and find it comforting that other people see how simple yet important it is to allow children to grow naturally and express themselves fully but with no pressure at learning .... stuff .... this comes much later and is

LOVE this. Thanks :)

2011-12-03T22:38:15.434-05:00

LOVE this. Thanks :)

Oh I'm giving this article a thousand loves. P...

2011-12-01T19:37:32.945-05:00

Oh I'm giving this article a thousand loves. Perfect. Thank-you

I agree with the sentiment of the article but... ...

2011-11-30T10:06:23.377-05:00

I agree with the sentiment of the article but...

"...he should know how to keep himself safe in public, with others, and in varied situations. He should know that he can trust his instincts about people and that he never has to do something that doesn't feel right, no matter who is asking. He should know his personal rights, and that his family will back them up."
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GREAT reminder. My 6 year old is leading his clas...

2011-11-30T10:00:37.059-05:00

GREAT reminder. My 6 year old is leading his class and everything comes pretty easy to him. So I sometimes fall into the trap of using him as a "benchmark" for my 4 year old, who is vastly different. The younger is creative, energetic, imaginative...but not "gifted" with early reading skills. But that's ok!

I am curious about the Worldbook link concerning

Thank you, thank you, thank you for being a voice ...

2011-11-30T07:05:34.052-05:00

Thank you, thank you, thank you for being a voice of reason in amongst all this craziness!!!!

LOVE this! It is so perfectly true. Thank you so...

2011-11-30T01:00:49.524-05:00

LOVE this! It is so perfectly true. Thank you so much.

Lovely, thank you. My 3 1/2 year old doesn't ...

2011-11-29T04:48:50.057-05:00

Lovely, thank you. My 3 1/2 year old doesn't know his colours yet! Do I care? No, not a jot. He knows he is loved, he knows he is awesome, he knows to be kind to others. He knows how to rough and tumble with his brothers and he knows he is equal to them although he's the youngest. He'll learn his colours one day, he'll learn them accidentally and he'll know them just as

I am delighted to see both the information in this...

2011-11-29T00:09:02.832-05:00

I am delighted to see both the information in this article (my son is only two, but I keep up with several women that gave birth around the time I did, and hearing their updates on things like speech and numbers and letters always made me feel inadequate), and to see the happy little boy in the picture is wearing my favorite type of children's shoe.

I know it's a bit off this

love this! I have a 2 year old and feel so much pr...

2011-11-28T20:41:57.050-05:00

love this! I have a 2 year old and feel so much pressure to school and teach her already, I always have to remind myself that our walks, baking, crafts, reading, cuddling and other home things are fine and teaching her more then enough at this age

Very well said. Thank you for this post. Two resou...

2011-11-28T20:06:44.766-05:00

Very well said. Thank you for this post. Two resources that have helped guide our perspective on this and related subjects are the book Simplicity Parenting and the film A Race to Nowhere.