The Marigold School of Early Learning

09/25/2026

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A threat may get a child moving faster, shame may stop a behavior in the moment, and yelling may produce immediate compliance, but immediate compliance and long-term learning are not the same thing.

Children are building their understanding of themselves and relationships through thousands of everyday interactions, which means our words can become part of the inner voice they eventually carry with them, especially when certain messages are repeated over and over.

That is why it can help to ask a different question during hard moments, not only, “How do I make this stop right now?” but also, “What am I teaching while I handle this?”

We can correct behavior without attacking character, hold a firm boundary without withdrawing connection, and expect accountability while still protecting dignity, and none of that requires perfect parenting because we will all have moments we wish we had handled differently, which is where repair becomes important too.

Parenting changes when we remember that we are not only managing today’s behavior, we are helping shape the voice, skills, and relationship patterns our children may carry into adulthood.

09/16/2026

09/16/2026

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09/16/2026

"Life's Gold"

09/16/2026

Every fall, huge numbers of dragonflies take to the skies across North America, heading south as temperatures change.

Some species travel hundreds or even thousands of miles over the course of their multi-generational migration, with movements extending from Canada and the northern United States toward the southern U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean.

The Common Green Darner is one of the best-known migrants, often traveling alongside Black Saddlebags, Wandering Gliders and other species.

Unlike the highly visible migration of monarch butterflies, dragonfly migration can be surprisingly difficult to notice. Large flights may pass overhead for only a few days, followed by periods when very few are seen. Migration activity generally peaks around September, although timing varies by species, location and weather.

Researchers are still learning exactly where these insects travel, where they spend the winter and how different generations complete the journey.

So if you suddenly notice unusually large numbers of dragonflies this fall, you may be witnessing part of one of North America’s lesser-known migrations.

09/16/2026

This necklace made of 42 animal teeth is just one of the unusual finds unearthed in a Neolithic burial in Poland. The man in the grave, perhaps a warrior or hunter around 5,000 years ago, was also accompanied by amber beads, a flint blade, a battle ax made of serpentinite, and two human heads—not including his own.

archaeology.org/news/2026/09/09/another-unusual-burial-found-at-ancient-polish-cemetery/

(📸 Medical University of Wrocław)