How We Teach Our Children Without Ever "Teaching" Them

The real push for starting our children's "education" younger and younger, even in the womb, has become so common that our children are now expected to know the alphabet, numbers and counting to 10, colors, shapes and how to write their name BEFORE they start kindergarten, and it's become a competition among moms to see whose child is the most academically advanced at the youngest age.

With all this pushing I think we've forgotten all the wonderful things that we teach our children in the early years that truly prepare them for the rest of their lives.  I want to focus the next series of posts on "Non-teaching", teaching our children the foundational things they will need to succeed academically, socially, and emotionally for the rest of their lives.