Year 5, Day 355

Part of my day job is evaluating prospective students at our learning center to determine what they're struggling with and how we'll best be able to help them. Most of these students are 6 and older, but every once in a while we get a younger child in who is already showing signs of reading … Continue reading Year 5, Day 355 →

Year 5, Day 336

When your kid changes the language settings on his Netflix profile and you can't even figure out WTF language it is. HE thought it was funny as hell.

Year 5, Day 310

At some point yesterday, someone (not sure who, certainly wasn't me) suggested to Miles that there would be "fireworks at midnight." I discovered this when I interrupted one of Miles's Blaze and the Monster Machines binge-watches around 9:45 to let him know he would need to go to bed in a few minutes. "I'm staying … Continue reading Year 5, Day 310 →

Year 5, Day 251

One of the concepts Miles has loved learning about the most at school so far this year is compound words. Throughout our recent trip (and even before it), Miles would spontaneously toss little nuggets out like, "Hey Daddy, guess what? If I have a pine and I have an apple, guess what I have...A PINEAPPLE!" … Continue reading Year 5, Day 251 →

Year 5, Day 226

We ordered a travel car seat for our upcoming vacation, and Miles made short work of repurposing the box it came in, turning it into a rocket. Or a "rocckoket," as it were.

Year 5, Day 200

As Miles has consumed more media and started having more complex, intentional conversations with people, he's started to deepen his well of common phrases and idioms. Recently, when he picked up some of his toys in the living room, he casually tossed one of them out. "Easy peasy," he said, finishing the tried and true … Continue reading Year 5, Day 200 →

Year 5, Day 159

I'm generally an evidence-based sort of guy. I don't believe everything I hear, even if it's what I want to hear, without checking other sources. There are, of course, some exceptions. And like I want to believe is the case for most people who tend towards blind trust, when I see something like this I … Continue reading Year 5, Day 159 →

Year 5, Day 140

Driving back home after dinner tonight, Miles discovered a long hair in his car seat (presumably...hopefully?...Jaclyn's), which he held up proudly. "Look at this!" he called from the backseat. "Look at this hair!!!" As is so often the case when I'm trying to operate a vehicle, I replied, "Miles, I need to focus on driving. … Continue reading Year 5, Day 140 →

Year 5, Day 76

One of the hardest adjustments for...let's say certain people upon entering parenthood is the constant self-monitoring for swear words. Obviously, we don't want to promote the sort of language that delights adults but will get small kids kicked out of school around children. Well, on a personal level, all I really have to say is … Continue reading Year 5, Day 76 →

Year 5, Day 73

So Miles knows Spanish now. https://videopress.com/v/U2qw5eV7?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true