I've felt adage "So many books, so little time" when thinking about my reading opportunities...there're just so many good books with good stories to tell out there! And aside from the facts that: 1. Reading is a good predictor for success in school (as well as Life in general) and 2. Reading to your child is a good way to lay the foundations for your child becoming a reader The sooner you start reading to your child the sooner they'll be able to start making it through their own … [Read more...]
Sticks and Stones: Play for Resilience
Remember the nursery rhyme: “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me” WHAT has happened to that sentiment? Before going on, I want to emphatically state that YES, words can hurt, and hurt deeply, especially when it’s within the context of demeaning, belittling, or hateful words spewing from a loved one. So let me emphasize, I expect parents to talk to their children with kindness, compassion and/or respect. They should speak that way even if they are disappointed, … [Read more...]
Why Playing Hopscotch is Important
Hopscotch, and NO I’m not thinking about the coding curriculum, but the childhood game! Think about the movements required in a typical game of hopscotch: Players throw a marker ... stand... hop... stop... bend... pick up... straighten up... leap... jump... hop... hop…land... turn... and repeat. Not only do they do all those movements, but most of it's all on one foot! Hopscotch: Challenging AND Fun Hopscotch is a game children have played for years and years. Ever wondered why it’s … [Read more...]
Your Baby: Supporting Their Development through PLAY
Let’s just get it out there—this child before you: What a miracle!! Yes, it can be exhausting with interrupted sleep and your non-stop concern over whether or not you’re doing things ‘right’. So let me reassure you right here and now—RELAX! If all you do is give your newborn child your time and attention (ie, bond with your child), meet their needs in terms of feeding, diaper-changing, sleep and necessary immunizations you’re doing great! Giving birth is a gigantic effort! Moms need to … [Read more...]
Feed Me I’m Yours: Part 1 Breastfeeding Baby
Nature's created a readily available means to nourish your baby: They're your breasts. As organic this or that is touted and held up as superior, I'm distressed to see something truly organic viewed with so much anxiety or out-and-out hostility. Mothers have always breastfed babies The expression "Necessity is the mother of invention" fits into the breastfeeding vs baby formula stand-off. Baby formula was created in the late 1800s to address a need. Before that, wet nurses breastfed newborn … [Read more...]
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