A common refrain from parents of babies (he puts everything in his mouth) always strikes me as a wonderful time to begin educating parents about how babies learn. Babies and toddlers learn about the world through sensorimotor experiences.
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What’s a Kid’s Zone?
A ‘kid’s zone’ is basically a pop-up child-care center fully equipped with reliable energetic sitters, a check-in/check-out process to ensure the safety of your child, activity stations to surely engage imagination, take home gift bags and more!
Green Parenting: Safe Bug Repellent
I’m sure you’ve heard that DEET is no good for your little ones under three. But have you also heard you shouldn’t use something that is found in natural bug sprays too?
The Bliss of Feeling Needed
While reading one of this summer’s hot reads, Heartbroken by Lisa Unger, I came across a passage that really resonated with me. Birdie, one of the main characters (a grandmother), is reminiscing about when she was a young mom. And the early morning was a stolen time, the time before the children woke and needed […]
I Think My Husband’s Stepmother Is Illiterate
This is the situation: I am pregnant with our first child, and because I think Sally is illiterate, I do not want her babysitting.
Teaching Our Children About Tolerance and Kindness
Having your child connect with a child with special needs is mutually beneficial.
Homemade Chicken Soup: For Food Intolerances?
In addition to the immune boosting benefits of having chicken soup when you have a cold or the flu, western research has also shown that homemade bone broths are helpful for the following conditions: food allergies, dairy intolerances, colic, bean intolerances, meat intolerances, grain intolerances, hypochlorhydria, hyperacidity, gastroesophageal reflux (GERD), gastritis, ulcer, hiatal hernia, inflammatory bowel disease (both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), leaky gut syndrome, malnutrition, weight loss, muscle wasting, cancer, osteoporosis, calcium deficiency and anemia
Losing My Temper with My Toddler
It is important that you take a step back and try to understand what may be coming up for you in your own emotional history as you work with your toddler’s feelings.