I'm a literacy specialist and a mom. One simple habit helps preschoolers build reading skills long before kindergarten.

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The author practices engaged reading with her son.

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I took my 5-year-old to the wrong birthday party. It taught me a lesson about the grace of strangers.

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I wanted to homeschool my daughter, but everyone in my family told me it was a bad idea. I did it anyway.

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The author is homeschooling her daughter.

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Our kids are 2 years apart but in back-to-back grades. Here's why we chose to retain one and not the other.

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Composite image of the author's oldest son, Copper, practicing writing numbers at school on the left, and her youngest son, Colt, graduating from pre-k earlier this year.
The author retained her older son, Copper, left, for an extra year, and her younger son, Colt, is starting kindergarten this year.

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We moved to Germany and my 3-year-old only spoke English. She quickly became fluent in German thanks to local education.

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The author's daughter learned German quickly while immersed in the country's culture and language.

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