Today as I drove Shelby home from school we talked about her "sight words". These are words that her teacher expects her to know. In other words, she should be able to see them on a flash card and recite them without having to s-o-u-n-d them out.Examples: a, I, the, and, was, you, him, She was going...

Filed under: Child Development, Doing it myself, 4 years, 5 years, 6-7 years, Preschooler, Likes and dislikes Yesterday, my 5-year-old sat me down for a serious conversation. "Mama. You can't keep picking out my clothes for me. It's more fun for me to do it by myself." I sat back, properly scolded. ...