What would you like to ask the mother of 14 children?

This is a post I did on THE HOMESCHOOL LOUNGE. I thought I would copy the questions and answers here for you. :) Feel free to ask your own here also!!


Hello! My name is Barbara Smith. I am the author of Polka-Dot Star Flowers: Real Help for Real People, and I thought we should do something fun in honor of the 10,000 moms celebration!I have 14 children. They are 30,28,25,22,17,15,13,12,12,10,9,7,6 (and one baby we miscarried after the twins who we are yet to meet :) ). We have homeschooled 18+ years now. The youngest 8 are still homeschooling. The rest have graduated and gone on to take over the world! :)If you have every seen a "mom of many" and thought, "I would love to ask her....", now is your chance! I will be happy to answer any questions- silly or serious -you might have! So let's have some fun! Hugs, Barbara

Question:Is normal for a 6 year old boy who does not like to write? Have you notice boys are very different then girls?

Answer:I think 6 year old boys not liking to write IS the normal! Few boys that age are happy doing sit down work for very long. I agree boys are different than girls overall. But, I also do not expect much writing from a child that age- girl or boy!I have a few ways that seem to make writing more fun though. Let them write on an erasable white board or chalk board. Or on colored paper. Or with a colored pencil. Or on a notebook that has the top of the page blank- let them draw a picture on top and then write only a half of a page about the picture.School for a 6 year old should be fun! Be creative in what you want them to do!Thank you for the question! Hugs, Barbara