Playing Games with Sore Losers

I’ve mentioned before that we like playing educational games as part of our homeschool routine. My thirteen-year-old son loves to make everything he does into a game, and he learns best when there are elements of fun. Most days, it’s tough to get him to participate in school, so I add games into the mix to keep him connected. However, I have two other sons who struggle with the whole winning/losing concept, and while you can modify games to eliminate winners and losers, I’m not sure you really should. In life, there are those who achieve more success than others. … Continue reading

MissBimbo.com

There are scads of websites aimed at children designed to increase their I.Q, sharpen their reflexes, teach the capitals of the states, improve their math skills, and teach basic trivia. These sites work hand in hand with school curriculums to help make your child’s Internet experiences fun as well as educational. Missbimbo.com is not one of them. In a world where women now have more freedom than ever before, where we can now run corporations as well as raise families and garner the respect of both colleagues and critics, why is it that my pre-teen daughter can now go online … Continue reading