Comments on: Finding Your Child's Strengths

By: Nur Wadik

Nur Wadik — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:25:22 +0000

Thanks for your revew this book. It’s help me to understand the content …

By: Carnival of Family Life | On the Horizon

Carnival of Family Life | On the Horizon — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:57:14 +0000

[...] Washko shares Finding Your Child’s Strengths published at Natural Family Living [...]

By: Tammy Takahashi

Tammy Takahashi — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:15:15 +0000

Thanks for the book suggestion. I've added it to my wish list at Paperbackswap. Tammy Takahashi's last blog post..Friday Five - Hobbies

By: PlanningQueen

PlanningQueen — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:24:19 +0000

Great review - I have put this on my list of books to read. I am currently reading The Homework Myth, by Alfie Kohn and he is equally scathing of the unnecessary facts that we wan to cram into our children's heads. PlanningQueen's last blog post..10 Strategies To Gain Co-Operation From A Toddler

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Iluzjonista » Blog Archive » Carnival of Family Life — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:01:22 +0000

[...] Washko shares Finding Your Child’s Strengths published at Natural Family Living [...]

By: Tara

Tara — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 01:19:14 +0000

This sounds like a great book. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the recommendation! Tara's last blog post..Serendipity

By: JHS

JHS — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:30:39 +0000

Thanks for participating in this week's Carnival of Family Life, hosted at On the Horizon tomorrow, April 14, 2008! Be sure to drop by and check out all of the other excellent entries this week! JHS's last blog post..Friday’s Feast Special Edition

By: Cali Supermom

Cali Supermom — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:46:22 +0000

that in general public schools require all students to meet the same cookie cutter standards. Because everyone has to fit a certain mold

I so agree with you regarding the public school. My little guy is only 3 but he was in special day school. I pulled him out for this exact reason. They wanted him to fit into their mold and they weren’t really helping him excel at all. I’m now doing his therapy at home.

I’m going to look into this book.

By: Sommer

Sommer — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 04:02:48 +0000

Teachable Moments! Teachers and parents have to take these opportunities and soar with them. When there is that moment in time when a kid get something and it is off track from what your agenda is or your thought process...who cares...go with that moment! Great review! Sommer's last blog post..Making a green move to wordpress or typepad

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:43:43 +0000

I agree that emphasizing the positive is a great way to go. But I feel like you can’t just ignore the fact that a child is weak in reading or math or whatever, some skills need to be improved because they are important. How do you nurture the strength but at the same time, improve the weakness. Maybe I need to read the book.

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:35:47 +0000

Thanks for your review. I am going to get check this out at my library today. Coming from a family environment that focused on weaknesses I am really adamant about teaching my daughters to build on their strengths. Linda's last blog post..Plastics - Know Your Symbols

By: Aimee

Aimee — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:24:44 +0000

I've commented before on your wonderful articles about the state of schools lately. I was a special education teacher, but I taught the students that were severly disabled...the ones that nobody ever wanted to teach. But the reason why I love those kids and loved that job was the fact that I had the freedom to teach to their strengths. I wasn't shouldered with test performance because these kids can't take those tests. It was the most amazing, and difficult 10 years of my life, but I wouldn't change it. I wish that education would shift away from all this testing and give teachers the freedom to work with student's strengths and talents and use those to help bolster the weaker areas. It seems then we would truly be creating lifelong learners, instead of wearing children out with test after test. Aimee's last blog post..Remembered by Tamera Alexander