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By rebecca, July 12, 2010 8:21 am

DAILY SNACK

We were all folded limbs,
Cuddling up as best we could on the toilet,
So we could have our bedtime story straight out of the bath,
And not wake his sister.
“I could not, would not on a boat,” I read,
And pointed at all the words.
Then it was his turn.
His little four-year-old finger tapped at each word while he repeated line after line.
After line, after line.
Sometimes his finger would skip a word and then he’d need to start over,
When the words didn’t match up.
It took forever.
He wasn’t really reading, of course.
But almost.

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By rebecca, May 27, 2009 11:30 am

Every once in a while you find something that is enjoyable for both you and your children and good for them, too. And if you can actually enjoy it in your own home without having to shell out for “an educational program that’s fun for the whole family,” then all the better, right? Imagine if said activity could also be done with the kids tucked into their beds and then send them sweetly off into the night. Perfect.

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