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A Glimpse: Our Clean Routine

February 24, 2014 By Shannah Coe 3 Comments

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With the new year, I wanted to focus a little more on some of the things that happen with our family and in our home. A big subject around our house these days is staying clean. You see we tackled potty training with very little problems. BUT, it seems the hard work actually comes AFTER the potty training. Once you get the kids to the potty, you have to teach them the correct way to wipe, remind them to flush and clean their hands. This goes on even now.
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A Glimpse: Learning a Second Language

January 7, 2014 By Shannah Coe Leave a Comment

I am excited to partner with Language Stars to share with your our goal for our children to learn at least one other language! This post has been compensated but all opinions are my own.

I guess we’ll call this a glimpse into something we find important to do as parents. Learning a second language is huge in our minds in helping our kids be well rounded in their education. Of course, tons of studies have shown that learning languages at a younger age leads to a high success at actually retaining the language for years to come. It is overall easier for a younger child to learn too than say and adult. Maya, our au pair, speaks German and we love for her to teach Hailey new words whenever she can.

For those that don’t have a language immersion program in their own home like we do, there are awesome programs like Language Stars.
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