Annie Friday
Stop the Academic Madness!
There is an invasive and prevalent fear among society in general that if we don't teach, children won't learn. Time to move on.
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Annie Friday
- Oct 29, 2021
- 4 min
Tag is Dead. What the Hell?!
I start this post with the disclaimer that I recognize there is no one-size-fits-all in education. I know that large class sizes, teacher...
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Annie Friday
- Oct 15, 2021
- 6 min
Schooling; Deschooling; Unschooling; Reschooling
Sifting through the structure of school and its impact on my family's world.
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Annie Friday
- Apr 8, 2021
- 3 min
It Was a Quarantine Thing ... Now It's Just Called Life
At some point it became clear that we had to stop living as if quarantine living was a temporary lifestyle. Masks, social distancing,...
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Annie Friday
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
It’s a Quarantine Thing
Maybe you figured this out weeks ago or maybe you haven’t yet (spoiler alert for you!), but I had an epiphany this week. There is no end....
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Annie Friday
- Apr 17, 2020
- 5 min
Leaning on Connection through Isolation
Tantrums. Clinginess. Extra tears. Extra breakdowns. A constant need to be held. Yep, that’s me. Oh, and I suppose my kids have been...
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Annie Friday
- Apr 10, 2020
- 4 min
The Isolation from One Mom's Perspective
So here we are, huh? We find ourselves in a place where none of us has ever been before. Our world is currently paralyzed, suspended in a...
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Annie Friday
- Apr 3, 2020
- 1 min
Keep Breathing
I have been struggling to write lately. I have many half-written posts left unfinished. Part of it is time. Part of it is children. Part...
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Annie Friday
- Mar 21, 2020
- 4 min
To the Woods!
Getting outside with young children sounds easy enough, right? Here are a few points to considerations before you grab your walking stick...
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Annie Friday
- Mar 19, 2020
- 3 min
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures: Have Some Fun!
People everywhere are panicking on how to homeschool their children. We have a nation of stressed-out, over-anxious, over-tested,...
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Annie Friday
- Mar 12, 2020
- 4 min
What Costa Rica Has Taught Me About Play
Last week, I got to get away. Like away, away. To-the-tropics away. I went to Costa Rica. This was my first visit back to Costa Rica in...
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Annie Friday
- Mar 4, 2020
- 2 min
Please Stop Over-scheduling Your Child Because You Need Friends
I was recently interviewed about a non-profit group that I’m part of that focuses on the connections and camaraderie of motherhood – mom...
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Annie Friday
- Feb 27, 2020
- 3 min
Keep Play in the Early Childhood Classroom as Part of Your Self-Care Plan
There’s an alarming trend in early childhood education that began in the early elementary years and is seeping down to the preschool...
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Annie Friday
- Feb 6, 2020
- 3 min
It's Bigger Than Self-care
Self-care became a big buzz term several years back. It seemed all of the sudden on social media everyone was talking self-care. As of...
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Annie Friday
- Feb 5, 2020
- 2 min
A Friday Perspective
You know that feeling you get when you’re walking out of work and you have the next two days off? Have you noticed that you often quite...
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