Question:My kids are having a hard time in reading and writing lower case “b” and “d” and are always mixing them up. How do you help kids keep this straight?
I teach them “b”. Leave “d” alone—it will take care of itself once they learn “b”.
One day when Louisa was nearly 3 years old, I told her to shut the door and she answered, “In a minute!”. I wanted her to learn cheerful and prompt obedience. I tried to explain that to her, and I made sure she shut the door, but I wondered if she really understood that “in […]
