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Church with Kids… Sigh. (Sunday Musings)

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Posts here at My Little Poppies are typically about raising my children, parenting a twice exceptional child, and figuring out this whole first year of homeschooling thing. On my Facebook page, I share posts, articles, and research that I find interesting or thought-provoking, from a homeschooling-parenting-educator-school psych perspective. I’ve tried to steer clear of religion and…

I promised the ugly!

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When I started this blog, I promised my friends that I’d share the good, the bad, the funny, and the ugly of homeschooling. Homeschooling isn’t all sunshine and roses, folks. Well I’ve got some ugly to share with you today! We’ve encountered some homeschool challenges recently, and it hasn’t been pretty! First, a little bit of…

Top Gifted, 2E, and Homeschool Resources

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FTC Disclosure: This post contains Amazon Affiliate links.* You’ve asked and here’s my answer, folks! Here are my top picks for gifted, 2E (twice exceptional), and homeschool resources. I recommend these gifted, 2E, and homeschool resources as a school psychologist and as the mother (and now homeschooler!) of a PG, 2E, and full of OE little guy….

Under-arming out of public places

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This may sound silly, but sometimes I feel like articles and books find their way to me at the absolute most perfect moment. As if they somehow knew that I needed them. Yesterday, I attended a robotics lecture and demonstration with the kids. They loved it! The three sat, mesmerized, for the entire lecture. Leo…

The Tooth Fairy and The Naughty List

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The Tooth Fairy is a hot topic of discussion among the six-year-old set, even amongst those who have yet to receive a visit. Leo is constantly asking me questions such as when I think he will lose his first tooth, how frequently I think he will lose teeth after the initial loss, what I think…

Gifted and (also) Talented

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In a previous post, I described Leo’s giftedness in intellectual and academic terms. In order to more fully understand Leo, I need to also address his creativity. You see, Leo is academically gifted and also talented. He began writing and drawing at a young age and, when he wants to be, he is an amazing…