1. Give child diverse experiences
2. Create a love of learning
3.  Encourage independent learning
4. Have your child explore their why
5. Have your child read Every.  Single. Day.

Take the TV out of the main living space, and replace it with bookshelves. The kids will read to relax.

As a 72-year-old mother of six & grandmother of sixteen, and teacher, this woman is 100% spot on.

READ EVERY SINGLE DAY!

Unforntunately I'm one of those parents who waited too long to encourage a love of learning in my kids. My kids are 9 and 6. I'm trying not to get depressed about it. Comparing my kids to others and myself as a kid. I'm just gonna  take a deep breath, pray, and just start where I am at. I

New parent listening in. Everything she mentioned in this video involves the parents being active participants in their childs learning and TIME. How much time are you willing to devote to your child daily? Because it seems like the more time you spend, the higher the chance you will have a exceptional child. Sacrifice your time willingly.

Parents PLEASE don’t “reward “ your kids with food… nor punish them with it…it gives a horrible message. As a woman with binge eating disorder I can attest to that!

To anyone who is still discouraged.  No one knows everything.  Teach your children how to self regulate when they are mad.  How to step away when they need to get clear.  How to be direct about what they want.  How to figure out what they need.  Everything else, they can learn.  Because they didn’t know what a screw was before they were presented with a science experiment is of no matter as long as they are presented with a variety of experiences.  Different people may be able to provide different experiences.

If you are a parent who is not house or food secure, mentally ill, disabled, marginalized all of these are that much harder and I wish that was addressed. Everyone needs a village and having a roof over your head and the ability to feed our families x3 a day IS a privilege that allows our kids to even be curious. You can't be curious if you're in survival mode.

Adding to yours.
1. Give your child diverse experiences: reflect on your experiences, have them plan something, learn the history of whose land you are sharing and visit and learn, show them YOU learning new things and doing things solo.
2. Create a loving environment for ALL. Everyone likes different things and our differences are what makes us, us. Build a bigger table- the more the merrier.
3. Encourage independent learning through as many languages as possible (i.e painting, chalk, baking, cooking, sewing, watercolor, video, etc.)
4. Have your child explore and notice what they notice and ask them if they notice and why they like or don't like. No one has one purpose. We are all beings with different likes and goals because we are asked to adapt to our lives.
5. Read with your child every day. Signs, closed captions, pamphlets, labels, different languages, and focus on PHONICS and asking critical thinking questions.
6. Media literacy! Who is this story about? Whose point of view is this being told through? Is anyone's missing? What do they want you to feel with this story?

From an autistic cptsd teacher with an awesome kid!

I'm a SAHM and I'm considering homeschooling which is overwhelming at times just thinking about it. My little person hasn't been to daycare and we do storytime at the libraries, playground, out at stores and walking around the neighborhood looking at everything. I let her help me when possible and she loves to read since we've read to her since day 1. We do hands on activities too which she loves. No TV or screen time but she loves music and listening to books being read to her. We use flash cards and turn them into games.
It's sad how parents, specifically mothers, are questioned for thinking about being a SAHM or homeschooling, or doing it. 'You need to put them into daycare, headstart, school,socialize them, put them with all the germs to build their immunity (and the whole house too I suppose when we all get what they have😮).'
I went to daycare for a short stent as a kid. The rest of the time was spent with grandparents and siblings.

Everyone does what they think is best for their kids and family.
I'm wishing all the parents my best, especially those going outside of societal norms❤❤😊

Telling my 2, now 3 year old if you don't know something you say "i don't know what that is. Can you tell me?" Your child is a sponge- it is your job to give them a secure base around their knowledge of everything they know. My child LOVES books and  LOVES to be outside. My 3 year old knows our address and can describe our house, and she knows my phone number and to say "please call my mom" in any scenario she feels the need. Thank you for this video! Can't wait to watch more!

This is a beautiful and refreshing video, I long to find mothers and women like you in my area I can build with. Thank you for putting our children first and foremost! and I whole heartedly backup the notion of NO SILLINESS!

100% agree that kids can sit down and do some work. There are workbooks that trace and color. Just do a few minutes of it everyday.

That is my biggest fear is spoiling my child, I am a single mother to a recently 2yo daughter. I read her 5 to 20 books a day, take her to the playground or park 3 times a week. I get her to sit down and draw or color. I have her watching sentence structure videos because I want her to be able to communicate clearly. I play games with her and let her help me build things. I don’t have her in daycare and people keep telling me she needs to socialize. I think she is doing great where she is, but sometimes I question if not having her in daycare is bad. But then at the same time she speaks well and behaves well for her age. She is so kind and compassionate and I worry if I put her in daycare that might change for the worse. We also go to the local theme park so she can see the animals and the roller coasters and just be around other kids and people. I just want to be the best guide for her to be prepared for the real world as she gets older and not just good at being told what to do. I want her to be a good critical thinker. I want her to question everything and find the answers within herself and not by the influence of someone else.

I have three daughters under the age of six.  Thanks for the insights; we have a lot of work ahead of us.

As a retried teacher and now tutor, I hope people are listening!!

As a current middle school teacher and mom of a 3 & 5 year old, I approve this info! Love this and thank you for inspiring us to be better parents! ❤🙏🏾

How does someone contact you for business purposes?  You are doing excellent work.

I can attest to this. Over the years, pouring into our kids this way has been the gift that keeps on giving for them and for us. Thank you for continuing to share content that keeps us inspired to stay intentional.

It is interesting we share a lot of values and have attained very similar results with our children. Academia is highly respected at home. I have always treated my children and communicated with them as the 2 smart human beings they are, I was never permissive or of the idea “kids will be kids”. I always thought and still think, they will be kids but us as the adults we are here to guide their behavior.

My twin boys are in 4th grade now. They didn’t attend preschool or kindergarten but by the time they started first grade, they already knew how to read and had immense love for learning.  To this day, they have both remained at the top of their class as well as top percentile on their first state test.

One of the main aspects though, to their lover for learning, is that both their father and I actively and happily participated on whatever adventures or project the boys were embarking. I feel that has always been key to my children’s love for learning.
That and reading. Books have allowed us to travel, dream, create, think, grow. Books are life ❤