As I have written in previous posts, one of the most valuable lessons that parenting teaches me is flexibility. Personally, I struggle with control. Control of my environment, control of my emotions, control of my creativity and now that I am a mother, control of my child and HER environment, emotions and creativity. Oy vey!!
Camille is like most kids I know who just wants to be free to do her own thing and within reason, that is totally okay so this is where my flexibility lesson comes in to play. Home school is no exception since it is preschool and all she really needs to be learning are things that she has a pretty firm grasp on like, colors, shapes, letters and numbers. Everything else is just gravy at this point so lately, we have been branching out and exploring some things outside of the curriculum and having a great time bonding at the same time.
It's amazing the things you learn while baking, mixing watercolors, dyeing fabric or scouring the beach for sea shells. The possibilities for discovery are endless. What a beautiful life we live!
