tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612106378630698755.post2313021160070903816..comments2022-11-17T07:17:44.418-05:00Comments on 2 boys + mom + belle: It Takes a VillageThe Mommy Onehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15042900468228817327noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612106378630698755.post-29988671230348941652010-02-07T14:01:30.726-05:002010-02-07T14:01:30.726-05:00I think that there are many Johns in this world an...I think that there are many Johns in this world and they all can gain some confidence, self-love and believe in themselves if the right people help motivate, love and support them. And unfortunately, we label ourselves so quickly as people, even from an early age. When I was younger, I thought of myself as "I am smart but I am not cute." and I played my role for what it was worth - but it was how I identified myself. I think that I had friends on the reverse side of it - "nobody expects me to amount to much but I am pretty" and that's how they saw themselves. sometimes we accept these labels very early on and they really impact how we develop. I hope John knows that he can do it and that he receives the right kind of guidance and support to show him how wonderful he really is.<br /><br />Lovely to meet you! Thank you for stopping by yesterday, Tricia!<br /><br />KiranMasala Chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04713762033892464889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612106378630698755.post-20511781520595319682010-02-05T15:48:56.741-05:002010-02-05T15:48:56.741-05:00what a fun looking blog, thanks for dropping by. A...what a fun looking blog, thanks for dropping by. As you may have caught on, we homeschool in our home and for the very reason that "Little John" is going through. My LJ didn't read till he was 6 and half, which if he would have been in public school system would have been 1st grade.. And from my experience and what every other homeschooling family has said that has walked the journey of teaching a child to read, it is just something that clicks and when their brain is ready they will read.... And for him to have trouble with sight words is sooo common, because they don't sound like they are spelled and that is why they are called sight words they have to be remembered. The best way I can explain it is that for some children there isn't a difference between what is real say a mom or dad and what isn't real Barney on tv... and until they come into understanding that although they can see barney it doesn't mean he is real they will have a hard time understanding some aspects of reading. With my little man, he could say what a letter was, its sound, and even write it but to grasp that C + A + T was cat he just didn't get... thankfully we were able to put down phonics and postpone reading until his brain was ready.. I will be praying for John and his family that they do not believe what labels he is already getting so early in his education.L2Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05349477126145916649noreply@blogger.com