July 27, 2026

Category: Demonstrating Empathy

A Mind Wide Open, Beautiful Curiosity, Biology, Bugz & Her Explorations, Care & Nurture, Compassion, Construction, Demonstrating Empathy, Developing Self, Earth Science, Economics, Engineering, Geometry, Imagination, Invention, Lils, Literacy, Math Discoveries

Lily Sees $$

A few days ago Lily and I explored US currency.  We also explored the amazing power of ZERO! Yesterday, as we were discussing her age, and how many months vs a fraction of year she has accomplished (using hair bands no less), she demonstrated her understanding and complete comprehension of adding with single digits and then […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Beautiful Curiosity, Biology, Bugz & Her Explorations, Care & Nurture, Compassion, Confidence, Demonstrating Empathy, Developing Self, Lils, Playing, Responsibility, Science Discoveries, Self Esteem, Simply Nature

Her Eggs

“I will become a mother. I have eggs to grow.” “Lils, you’re a cat…” “A Chicken-Cat.” Well, then. Ok. The video attached was filmed (is that what we still call it?) by Lily, with the assistance of Russ. Note: discover.cecilynixon.com has become, per the conversation that followed after she made the video, discover.cecilynixon.com.  She’s already […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Artistry, Beautiful Curiosity, Chemistry, Confidence, Construction, Demonstrating Empathy, Developing Self, Engineering, Imagination, Lils, Responsibility, Science Discoveries, Self Esteem

Lily Bakes

I told Lily that I didn’t want her to bake in the kitchen the other day because it was a mess and I already felt like I couldn’t keep up… I was mostly flat on my back and the kitchen was not cleaning itself. She wanted to bake cookies. I told her that I’d get […]

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A Mind Wide Open, Biology, Care & Nurture, CDE Standards Reference, Compassion, Demonstrating Empathy, Engineering, Geography, Invention, Kindness, Lils, Literacy, Neurological Development, Playing, Responsibility, Self Esteem, Self Management

A Distinct Possibility

This week, while we spent a few days in Red River hoping to have a chance to lend a hand at the stables, Lily was able to explore and develop a few cool new tricks. Cecily began riding a two wheel bike this summer; she commenced her balancing act on 12″ wheels.  Shortly thereafter, she […]

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