Comments for Family Star Montessori - Discover the community. Discover the child. http://www.familystar.net Denver, Colorado Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:19:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on February Curtis Park Move Update by Adrian http://www.familystar.net/news/february-curtis-park-move-update#comment-45 Adrian Sun, 19 Feb 2012 06:19:52 +0000 http://www.familystar.net/?p=1368#comment-45 Cool blog! Cool blog!

]]> Comment on 10 Tips for Communication by Beverly http://www.familystar.net/education/10-tips-for-communication#comment-36 Beverly Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:48:39 +0000 http://www.familystar.net/?p=1310#comment-36 Wonderful contribution, trendy site template, continue the great work Wonderful contribution, trendy site template, continue the great work

]]> Comment on Star Connections First Quarter Newsletter by Christoper http://www.familystar.net/newsletters/star-connections-first-quarter-newsletter#comment-35 Christoper Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:24:32 +0000 http://www.familystar.net/?p=1359#comment-35 Book marked, I love your site! :) Book marked, I love your site! :)

]]> Comment on February Curtis Park Move Update by Jessica Caouette http://www.familystar.net/news/february-curtis-park-move-update#comment-23 Jessica Caouette Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:12:41 +0000 http://www.familystar.net/?p=1368#comment-23 Congratulations!!! If there is anything you need we are just down the street. Good luck. Congratulations!!! If there is anything you need we are just down the street. Good luck.

]]> Comment on February Curtis Park Move Update by Linn http://www.familystar.net/news/february-curtis-park-move-update#comment-22 Linn Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:47:25 +0000 http://www.familystar.net/?p=1368#comment-22 VERY exciting. Thank you for the update! VERY exciting. Thank you for the update!

]]> Comment on A Montessori Child’s Owners Manual by Betty http://www.familystar.net/education/a-montessori-childs-owners-manual#comment-14 Betty Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:43:18 +0000 http://www.familystar.net/?p=1279#comment-14 Love the blog Love the blog

]]> Comment on When Less Is Much More: Kids and Toys by shanna http://www.familystar.net/education/when-less-is-much-more-kids-and-toys#comment-12 shanna Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:54:31 +0000 http://www.familystar.net/?p=1282#comment-12 We really love the idea of letting children decide which toys to donate themselves; what a great way to give them control, as well as share the concepts of helping out others. I bet most parents would be surprised as to which toys they chose to keep versus which ones made it to the go away box. Thanks for sharing your experiences! We really love the idea of letting children decide which toys to donate themselves; what a great way to give them control, as well as share the concepts of helping out others. I bet most parents would be surprised as to which toys they chose to keep versus which ones made it to the go away box. Thanks for sharing your experiences!

]]> Comment on Family Star Online! by shanna http://www.familystar.net/news/family-star-on-social-media#comment-11 shanna Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:53:08 +0000 http://www.familystar.net/?p=1331#comment-11 Great suggestion! Just put in a note to our web designer to help make that happen. Thanks :) Great suggestion! Just put in a note to our web designer to help make that happen. Thanks :)

]]> Comment on Family Star Online! by Linn http://www.familystar.net/news/family-star-on-social-media#comment-10 Linn Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:56:51 +0000 http://www.familystar.net/?p=1331#comment-10 I would love to see some indication on the main page that there is a new post here. Some school sites I've been visiting lately have a News section on their main page that has just a sentence or two and then a link to click to read the entire article. I found that to be really helpful to quickly see whether there was new info of interest of me added. Thanks! I would love to see some indication on the main page that there is a new post here. Some school sites I’ve been visiting lately have a News section on their main page that has just a sentence or two and then a link to click to read the entire article. I found that to be really helpful to quickly see whether there was new info of interest of me added.

Thanks!

]]> Comment on When Less Is Much More: Kids and Toys by Linn http://www.familystar.net/education/when-less-is-much-more-kids-and-toys#comment-9 Linn Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:45:14 +0000 http://www.familystar.net/?p=1282#comment-9 I am one of the many parents guilty of having a toy box (and not just one either!). I'm feeling rushed much of the time and keeping toys from being everywhere is easier with a central place to "throw" them all at the end of the day. We definitely have too many toys. Having multiple children at different ages who are interested in different toys makes keeping their numbers down even more difficult. I rarely buy toys. Most of them are gifts. I feel a sense of guilt giving them away or not having my children play with things that were given to them with love and some thought. Telling someone who loves my kids to not buy them anything isn't a good option -- they enjoy doing it! However, one thing that did surprise me was when I asked my kids to pick out some toys to give away themselves They filled 3 boxes to overflowing! I started to protest some of them (But grandma gave you this!), but realized they really didn't play with the toys they picked out so out they went. This is the way we'll do this from now on. Not me choosing which toys are jettisoned while they're asleep, but empowering them to do it themselves. If it really is something that I think they might later regret, it goes into the basement first. I'll work my way towards the shelves thing... :) I am one of the many parents guilty of having a toy box (and not just one either!). I’m feeling rushed much of the time and keeping toys from being everywhere is easier with a central place to “throw” them all at the end of the day. We definitely have too many toys. Having multiple children at different ages who are interested in different toys makes keeping their numbers down even more difficult.

I rarely buy toys. Most of them are gifts. I feel a sense of guilt giving them away or not having my children play with things that were given to them with love and some thought. Telling someone who loves my kids to not buy them anything isn’t a good option — they enjoy doing it!

However, one thing that did surprise me was when I asked my kids to pick out some toys to give away themselves They filled 3 boxes to overflowing! I started to protest some of them (But grandma gave you this!), but realized they really didn’t play with the toys they picked out so out they went.

This is the way we’ll do this from now on. Not me choosing which toys are jettisoned while they’re asleep, but empowering them to do it themselves. If it really is something that I think they might later regret, it goes into the basement first.

I’ll work my way towards the shelves thing… :)

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