Summer Slide? Not When Mommy Camp is in Session
While celebrating my twins’ birthday yesterday, it dawned on me that I’ve now spent 10 years growing tiny humans. My munchkins are half-baked on their way to adulthood. Before long, my brood of four will venture off into teenage independence and the physical distance of college. A decade into motherhood , I’m determined to make the most of these few yet formative elementary years to launch my kids into a happy, healthy, meaningful life. Nature already had its turn to influence my offspring—it’s fun to see my curls pop up in my daughter and my husband’s math-oriented brain manifest itself in my son. And I trust they will develop into the people they are meant to be. But I’m not going to just sit around hoping for the best. Let’s see what nurture can do. It’s on me and my husband to establish some norms by modeling the values, skills, and habits that will serve them well as they mature. I also want to equip them with the background experience and vocabulary needed to engage the wor...