Post-Halloween Math Talk
File this under Talking about talking math with with your kids. Waiting for the school bus this morning, the two adults and three children discussed last night's Halloween events. The neighbor girl, W (9 years old), announced that her brother, E (six years...
Doll years
Out of the blue on our recent camping trip, Tabitha had an announcement for me. Tabitha (6 years old): I am 12 in doll years and Griffy is 16 in doll years. Her brother Griffin is 9. T: So how old are you in doll years, Daddy?Me: Well, how do doll years work? T:...
A few quick conversations
Sometimes we just have very short conversations that are worth sharing here, but not worth their own full posts. Here are three such conversations... In the middle The main television in our house is in the parents' bedroom. As a result, 99% of the kids' TV...
Talking math with your daughters
The conversations we have with our children affect their thinking. Of course they have their own interests, but the conversations we initiate have an impact. The New York Times' Motherlode blog (subtitle, Adventures in Parenting—we'll talk about the equating...