“The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.”
Denis Waitley
Don’t worry; I’m not going to be writing about Daisytree three days a week from here on in, but I have to let you know how Pip’s first REAL day at [...]
“There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One is roots; the other, wings.”
Hodding Carter
Our second visit to Daisytree was a shortened morning session in which all of the kids and parents met for a short time to get acquainted. As I suspected, [...]
“The art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.”
– Havelock Ellis
I completely underestimated the loveliness of Lily, (the name I’ll give Pip’s teacher,) and her gorgeous pre-school, (which I’ve chosen to call Daisytree.)
Two weeks ago I wrote, (at great length, I might add [...]
“If you bungle raising your children, I don’t think whatever else you do well matters very much.”
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
When I lived with a family in India, the children and their parents were NEVER apart. One evening I asked my host, Patrick, if he and his wife ever let someone [...]