Odd skills of kindergarten teachers
by The Flamingo For the past 14 years I have been a preschool and kindergarten teacher. I love what I do, I am passionate about young childhood and education, about healthy emotional development in the first 7 years of life.…
Onward
by The Flamingo Today my 6 year old son started first grade. For the past couple of months an avalanche of emotions took over my heart and mind. I associate the end of his kindergarten years with the end of…
Dopamine and Ikigai
by The Flamingo Dopamine – The molecule of more by Daniel Z. Lieberman and Michael E. Long and Ikigai by Bettina Lemke are the reads that caught my attention last spring. The first book tackles the enormous impact that the…
5 old movies that tackle modern problems
by The Flamingo For me, watching old movies is like a balm soothing an annoying itch. They are on my go to list of things I like to pamper myself with. I watched a lot of old movies as a…
Kids and their emotional intelligence
by The Flamingo Emotional intelligence a.k.a. EQ is a subject that has been on my mind for quite some time. Being a mother as well as a teacher, one of my first priorities in developing the minds of young children…
About new mothers
by The Fox and The Flamingo This article was written a couple of years ago, with the “new mother” experience still fresh in our minds. “About new mothers” or, going by its initial title, “Overwhelmed. Overworked. Overtired.” is more of…
Daydreaming about Japan
by The Flamingo Every spring I get wanderlust for Japan. After my least favorite month of the year has passed, taking the bitter cold, humidity and all the grey with it, I start thinking about cherry blossoms. Of course Japan,…
‘The girl on the train’ – a book review
by The Flamingo My book reviews are really seldom in comparison with the amount of literature I consume on a daily basis. That’s not because I don’t like what I read, but because not all the books are inspiring and…
Reading time with kids (part 2)
by The Flamingo I wrote the first article about reading with kids (see here) almost one year ago, when we were hit hard by the first wave of the pandemic. And because it was one of the most popular articles…
A winter’s dream
by The Flamingo This article is an ode to winter season and more of an excuse for me to share some beautiful wintry scenery with my readers. For the past few years, I found myself yearning for the warmth of…
