Driving & Writing

How do driving & writing go together????

Well, I was reviewing my website and came across a comment I wrote two years ago. How do I know it was two years ago? That's when my oldest received her driving permit. Now we are doing the permit thing all over again with daughter #2. I thought I'd copy what I wrote the first time. It is great "food for thought" all over again.

Last week I suggested some tips to teach and grade your child's writing. Also, last week, my oldest daughter obtained her driver's permit. As she drove home and throughout the weekend, I realized I needed to put into practice some of the ideas I suggested. I could not tell her every little thing I thought she needed to do to improve her driving. This was her first time driving on a city street...with cars and traffic lights all around. As we drive together, I make suggestions every so often and compliment her on the good points of her driving.

This is how it should be when we work with our kids on their writing. Make a suggestion or two each time they begin a new assignment and praise those well written sentences, descriptive words and paragraphs that flow from one topic to another. By the way, my daughter is actually a very good driver and I'm enjoying the times we spend together in the car. ;-)

Kerry