Comments on: I don’t understand children.

by: khadijah

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 07:23:25 +0000

hi merry, lovely new look. i like.
i’m the book lady. great in theory, terrible in action.lol!
but anyway, siblings without rivalry is really good if you want to borrow?
let me know how it works, i might try it!!!
i don’t mind looking at the basics of all the world religions, but i don’t want to do anything more detailed than what my lot already know at this point in time, ie: what they need to get along and show respect and understanding for each other.
the problem when you have people who are passionate about what they believe is that things are no longer explained objectively, and that bothers me hugely in a learning environment (my teacher training experience springs to mind, where Jesus *is* the son of God, Hindus believe…. Muslims believe….Buddhists believe….)
Could write a lot about this, but since I don’t actually *go*, will have breakfast instead!!!

by: Debbie

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:53:29 +0000

Eid isn’t really the “festival” we work for. Ramadan is the occasion we follow - Eid being the culmination of that. Just two cents. Would be good to do something on it as it starts next week.

by: merry

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 20:15:05 +0000

Thanks Dot (hello!) i’ll look out for that.

by: Dot

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:11:53 +0000

I really enjoy reading your blog, Merry. I’m from Texas, so it’s really interesting seeing homeschooling from a different culture. I wanted to let you know about a great book for children. It’s called Saladin-Prince of Islam, by Diane Stanley. My son really got a lot out of it.

by: SallyM

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 11:03:25 +0000

I don’t think you can sort the fighting out for them. It requires them to understand each other and that will only come with maturity imho. My next sister down and I had some humdinger of some fights, she regularly used to threaten to kill me and a couple of times even got a knife to have a go, I remember barricading myself in my room when my parents were out and her jabbing it under the door! Our teens were indifference to each other at best and now although we aren’t close in emotional sharing everything terms I do appreciate her for what she is and shes one of only 4 people who I trust to look after the kids (2 of the others being my parents!) and I know I can rely on her in an emergency. So you might have to wait 20 years but they will get better