Comments on: Should mothers be natural teachers? http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/ personal blog of a Filipina mother of 2 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:50:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: ApplesH http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-781 ApplesH Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:11:14 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-781 pinkqueen - Oh my you are so great to be able to home school your child. Good news though is that my kid is over his struggles and is now as advanced as he can ever be. I am actually surprised how much he has caught up with his age. pinkqueen - Oh my you are so great to be able to home school your child. Good news though is that my kid is over his struggles and is now as advanced as he can ever be. I am actually surprised how much he has caught up with his age.

]]> By: Raising your children | Mother of 2 | personal blog of a Filipina mother of 2 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-770 Raising your children | Mother of 2 | personal blog of a Filipina mother of 2 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:04:56 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-770 [...] teachers? I am not sure anyone can say they are the ultimate expert in parenting to qualify as a teacher of the subject. Its not like its Math or English where no matter how much the earth moves 1 + 1 [...] [...] teachers? I am not sure anyone can say they are the ultimate expert in parenting to qualify as a teacher of the subject. Its not like its Math or English where no matter how much the earth moves 1 + 1 [...]

]]> By: pinkqueen http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-393 pinkqueen Sat, 23 Feb 2008 14:29:00 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-393 my kid is also 4, I home school him until the time I can afford to send him to a regular school, hehe. he learned his phoenetics at 3. I found a website that teach phoenics through a song (rap song) and I think leapfrog helps too. he's capable of reading and spelling simple words of up to 8-letters now. just hang in there, it'll get easier. my kid is also 4, I home school him until the time I can afford to send him to a regular school, hehe. he learned his phoenetics at 3. I found a website that teach phoenics through a song (rap song) and I think leapfrog helps too. he’s capable of reading and spelling simple words of up to 8-letters now. just hang in there, it’ll get easier.

]]> By: ApplesH http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-249 ApplesH Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:55:01 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-249 Noemi - That is actually what we are doing right now as my son can relate better to the words that way. He learned to speak very early and learn what everything is called based on pictures or picture books. Interesting concept. I admire your daughter... and you for bringing up great kids! Noemi - That is actually what we are doing right now as my son can relate better to the words that way. He learned to speak very early and learn what everything is called based on pictures or picture books.

Interesting concept. I admire your daughter… and you for bringing up great kids!

]]> By: noemi http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-248 noemi Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:56:38 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-248 you know your son could be like my daughter (M). She struggled with phonetics. She couldn't read it. At aged 6, she couldn't read phonetics. Then I found this book that explained that some kids can't comprehend phonetics and instead preferred to see it read as whole words. example "pa-per" looks really incomprehensible to my daughter. But when I showed paper as the word, she understood it and remembered it. Now don't think your son is dumb or anything. I nearly thought my daughter was slow learner. She is a right thinking brain learner. Look up on it more. Today, this same daughter labelled "slow" by her first teacher is in UP, with university scholar standing ( magna cum laude) you know your son could be like my daughter (M). She struggled with phonetics. She couldn’t read it. At aged 6, she couldn’t read phonetics. Then I found this book that explained that some kids can’t comprehend phonetics and instead preferred to see it read as whole words. example “pa-per” looks really incomprehensible to my daughter. But when I showed paper as the word, she understood it and remembered it.

Now don’t think your son is dumb or anything. I nearly thought my daughter was slow learner. She is a right thinking brain learner. Look up on it more. Today, this same daughter labelled “slow” by her first teacher is in UP, with university scholar standing ( magna cum laude)

]]> By: ApplesH http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-245 ApplesH Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:46:23 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-245 MarysMom - I know! It is indeed a challenge to avoid the pushing part. I really want him to love the learning part as that will make it easier for him to absorb the teachings. On the other hand, I also want him to take school seriously. MarysMom - I know! It is indeed a challenge to avoid the pushing part. I really want him to love the learning part as that will make it easier for him to absorb the teachings. On the other hand, I also want him to take school seriously.

]]> By: ApplesH http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-244 ApplesH Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:41:33 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-244 raqgold - You are right. I am working hard at the patience thing and do my best to recognize the small accomplishments. I even sometimes mimic the stars that he gets from school so he can understand that he has done something good. raqgold - You are right. I am working hard at the patience thing and do my best to recognize the small accomplishments. I even sometimes mimic the stars that he gets from school so he can understand that he has done something good.

]]> By: ApplesH http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-243 ApplesH Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:40:19 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-243 Megamom - My kid is 4 years old. I kind of think that its not the school but me? I guess since he is my eldest, it is with him that I am experiencing the "firsts". So in this instance, I am uncertain sometimes as I also do not want to permanently "affect" him in a negative way. I just want to do my best and hope that is what's the best for my child. Megamom - My kid is 4 years old. I kind of think that its not the school but me? I guess since he is my eldest, it is with him that I am experiencing the “firsts”. So in this instance, I am uncertain sometimes as I also do not want to permanently “affect” him in a negative way. I just want to do my best and hope that is what’s the best for my child.

]]> By: MarysMom http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-242 MarysMom Wed, 05 Dec 2007 18:10:35 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-242 It is tough to find the line between pushing and encouraging, especially with our own kids. I found it frustrating, at first, when my daughter turned out not be one of those "early readers" like my nephew. But, recently, it seemed like everything just clicked for her. She is sounding out her letters correctly and i just love seeing her expressin when she has sounded out a word and she realizes what that word was. It is tough to find the line between pushing and encouraging, especially with our own kids. I found it frustrating, at first, when my daughter turned out not be one of those “early readers” like my nephew.
But, recently, it seemed like everything just clicked for her. She is sounding out her letters correctly and i just love seeing her expressin when she has sounded out a word and she realizes what that word was.

]]> By: raqgold http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-241 raqgold Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:21:50 +0000 http://apples-pie.com/mother-of-two/2007/12/05/should-mothers-be-natural-teachers/#comment-241 mothers are mothers first :) we have our teeny weeny bit of expectations... patience is always good and having fun! mothers are mothers first :) we have our teeny weeny bit of expectations… patience is always good and having fun!

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