The Miseducation of Jack and Jill

Audie Carter
Sep 5, 2018 · 2 min read
“boy holding corrugated sheet” by Ben White on Unsplash

I’ve always wondered how a child could lack the requisite skills to thrive in their early childhood educational years. I just took it for granted that every child was read to, shown and explained shapes, objects and colors. Played catch with. The stuff that I assumed was Child Raising 101.

Then we adopted and in an instant I realized just how important a child’s formative years are. My wife and I have a…

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