Momentarily caught off guard, I looked around at the five sets of eyes waiting patiently for a reply. Various fleeting thoughts danced through my head including, "Why are you asking me?" before contemplating:
The 10% of us that are born with a feisty temperament are often referred to as difficult, moody, inflexible, intense, unpredictable, sensitive to external stimuli, determined, and loud.
One of the biggest assets of our MMP School community is LOCATION - LOCATION - LOCATION which plants us square in the sights of Shem Creek.
Even before our tribe of elders journeyed over to two-O-eight, we took advantage of marsh walks and trips to the creek to watch the fishing and shrimping vessels pull in. Capt. Mark (aka Benjamin & Rebecca's dad) has made these trips even more meaningful with impromptu field trips (and sometimes tagging by the DNR) of the fresh catch on way to market.
According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (1996), 1 out of 10 toddlers will engage in biting activity. But that served as little comfort when working with my own "biter" who did not resemble the peaceful RIE or Montessori creature I had envisioned parenting. After a decade of experience with this reoccurring theme, here's what we know and what we don't know.
