tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post9219588428925054327..comments2024-01-06T10:11:00.258-08:00Comments on Honest To Betsy: Let Them LookBetsy B. Honesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14304239761034117602noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-63536735952224167492013-03-24T23:18:07.570-07:002013-03-24T23:18:07.570-07:00Wow what a sanctimonious post where you talk about...Wow what a sanctimonious post where you talk about how clever you are and where the other people who read this (possibly your friends), also talk about how clever they are.<br />Clap clap clap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-8899686132158514632011-01-15T00:07:34.684-08:002011-01-15T00:07:34.684-08:00I love this! Especially the last part about puttin...I love this! Especially the last part about putting pinecones in their mouths.Janinehttp://alternativehousewife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-43277134179868076022010-11-21T14:18:43.958-08:002010-11-21T14:18:43.958-08:00I know people think I'm "that mom" b...I know people think I'm "that mom" because of the things I let my kids do. Looks like you go some amazing places. <br />We love being out in nature exploring and learning.Darcel @ The Mahogany Wayhttp://www.themahoganyway.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-2641964779945093272010-11-15T04:07:11.865-08:002010-11-15T04:07:11.865-08:00I started hiking with my oldest girl when she was ...I started hiking with my oldest girl when she was three months old, in the front carrier, and breastfeeding. With co-sleeping, it was easy to wake early with her, provide her first feeding and head out during her best hours. As she grew, we explored nature at what became, at times, a painfully slow pace for an active adult. But it was wonderful to watch her discover her world. Enter her baby sister and we did it all over again, but this time with the added element of sisterly exploration and love. Today, the girls are 8 and 10, well traveled, secure, thoughtful people with questions like, "If I smashed air completely flat, would it have a color?"<br /><br />We've opted to educate our girls at home (technically NOT at home since we're more often exploring than home) and while we generally have a plan, this is more often the way things go - following their natural inquisitiveness and creativity: http://jenpb.blogspot.com/2010/11/when-homeschoolers-go-unsupervised.htmlJenPBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10706445916591332075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-27074276430490244462010-11-13T11:20:03.686-08:002010-11-13T11:20:03.686-08:00I love this! These days, my 2-yo boy has been pick...I love this! These days, my 2-yo boy has been picking up little acorns while we're on our way to preschool. He fills his pockets with them. I've also made a compromise between his desire to explore and my desire to get where we're going: I'll decide in advance that we'll walk so many blocks (1 long block, 3 short blocks, or more, whatever) before I pick him up and/or put him in the stroller. And we're rarely in a car (we don't own one), so when we're out, we can always stop and look — at the leaves, at a squirrel, at the moon.Rachael @ The Variegated Lifehttp://www.thevariegatedlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-17915978661605294942010-11-12T21:34:55.194-08:002010-11-12T21:34:55.194-08:00Oh, yes! I was always the mama at the park letting...Oh, yes! I was always the mama at the park letting her child eat dirt while the other parents jumped in the minute their kids <i>looked</i> at something dirty. Then they would kind of look at <i>me</i> dirty, but I didn't mind. I knew what I was doing. I needed this reminder to allow more time to stop and chew on pinecones. So often I <i>am</i> in a hurry or just don't feel like sitting outside in the damp and chill — but, dang it, that's where the good stuff is.<br /><br />And, yes, I did spend quite a bit of time playing over on that site about Fibonacci number sequences. Thank you for that. Now I feel ten times smarter and will bore everyone about pinecones the next time I have a chance.Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-29087965187890075732010-11-10T19:51:54.595-08:002010-11-10T19:51:54.595-08:00Wow, you're awesome!
I just found you via th...Wow, you're awesome! <br /><br />I just found you via the carnival and I couldn't agree more, all while admiring your humor and well-placed photos. Awesome!<br /><br />Nice to meet you --<br /><br />Best,<br />StacyStacy (Mama-Om)http://mama-om.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-79547879499998875872010-11-10T11:46:45.228-08:002010-11-10T11:46:45.228-08:00Yes! Love this! I love getting my girls out in n...Yes! Love this! I love getting my girls out in nature and also strive to bring nature in to examine & explore indoors, alongside their other toys. There is so much great stuff to see, smell and touch out there, free (and generally healthy) for anyone!Kristin @ Intrepid Murmuringshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12152714909026557763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-70695993811206097942010-11-10T01:23:00.962-08:002010-11-10T01:23:00.962-08:00Wonderful post - you had me laughing! You're q...Wonderful post - you had me laughing! You're quite right of course. We need to take the time to stand back and watch our kids explore. I don't see why a pine cone is gross and dirty either - we have a whole display of them, chestnuts, fall leaves and acorns in our homeschool fall display, and they're stunning.Write About Birthhttp://www.writeaboutbirth.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-87768488911214293102010-11-10T00:42:43.147-08:002010-11-10T00:42:43.147-08:00I'm all for chewing on a pine cone...or in our...I'm all for chewing on a pine cone...or in our case they're actually spruce cones. I actually bought my daughter one of those made in China tiaras, regretted it because of the toxins and wanted to take it away, but it was too late - she's in love with it. But she's also in love with the spruce cones and the fall leaves and the ducks out back in our slough. So I figure I let her hang with nature a fair bit to be a semi-natural parent.Marilyn (A Lot of Loves)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06657908406859803924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-61196716257729943042010-11-09T19:29:46.833-08:002010-11-09T19:29:46.833-08:00I love picturing your baby chewing on the pine con...I love picturing your baby chewing on the pine cone! <br /><br />I was recently on a walk with a mother and her three-year-old who was getting frustrated at her for picking up things (leaves, feathers, seeds) along the way. I understand that sometimes we're in a hurry, but MOST of the time, why not let them experience the world the way they want to? I'm excited for that day with my son. Thanks for writing this!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10950605728434169576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-33046466180347927192010-11-09T19:10:14.071-08:002010-11-09T19:10:14.071-08:00Oh this post is so so so so so so so so so wonderf...Oh this post is so so so so so so so so so wonderful and speaks to my heart. <br />I'd live in the garden if I could - and my kids know it. And... are kind of forced into it, by default. We dream of the time when we'll have our own big backyard to explore, but in the meantime, we take advantage of the nature we have around us - and that means the pinecones in the street - even if they've been squished by myriad cars. <br /><br />There is nothing more awesome than nature with children. They recognize everything. They SEE everything. Hiking with children? The pinacle. Seriously. <br /><br />I've blogged a couple times about nature & my kids. Here's our first "real" family hike: <br /><a href="http://www.kellynaturally.com/post/Hiking-With-Children.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.kellynaturally.com/post/Hiking-With-Children.aspx</a>kelly @kellynaturallyhttp://www.kellynaturally.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-14251100040128045802010-11-09T18:04:49.804-08:002010-11-09T18:04:49.804-08:00As a fan of Dr. Seuss's Lorax, I really loved ...As a fan of Dr. Seuss's Lorax, I really loved your post! How true that young children are seeing things for the first time. And how great that you respect and encourage your children's positive relationship with the natural world.<br />http://LivingMontessoriNow.comDeb Chitwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16665549481411417908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-34437617403867769142010-11-09T16:25:34.503-08:002010-11-09T16:25:34.503-08:00Betsy, I love your sense of humor! :) I have a b...Betsy, I love your sense of humor! :) I have a big smile on my face, sigh. I can be more of the serious type. LOL <br /><br />This gathered it all together for me...<br /><br />"But the crux of natural parenting, to me, is never about the latest trend or gack -- it is about our relationship as a family to nature."<br /><br />Yes. Absolutely yes. It's not about the label 'natural parent' ... it's about being with our children in the world in the present moment, soaking it all up. Thank you for sharing your colorful experience through words and pictures! :)Amyhttp://www.innateparenting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-7418197278423290162010-11-09T15:37:30.700-08:002010-11-09T15:37:30.700-08:00Thank you for this. I need this reminder. It is so...Thank you for this. I need this reminder. It is so easy to get distracted by what we feel we need to get done and be in a hurry and forgot that it is their first time seeing things and that we need to, as parents, "stop and smell the roses" too sometimes with our children.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4354869131367567263.post-29953457369627343072010-11-09T07:34:36.807-08:002010-11-09T07:34:36.807-08:00Ah I have often said "I will not be *that* mo...Ah I have often said "I will not be *that* mom!" And then, months later, I am guilty of being *that* mom ;) But you're right, I *do* try to remember that everything is so new to Kieran. How amazing that must be!!Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttp://codenamemama.comnoreply@blogger.com