Today I’m joined by MaryLea of Pink and Green Mama. She’s an art teacher who crafts at home with her two girls and shares to the world a huge variety of Art ideas. Show me a child under 5 and what they truly want to be holding is a crayon or a marker. MaryLea writes an inspirational blog celebrating the… View Post
Who has inspired you to try a play activity recently? Do you read other play blogs? Share your favourite must read blogs. I’m loving two British Blogs right now: The Madhouse and NurtureStore. I love blogs about play that feature a variety of play activities. There is the argument, I guess , that if you are a generalist of everything… View Post
This is a guest post by Tonya Wright. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. 10 Questions to Ask When Choosing a Book for Your Preschooler Unless you are looking for a specific book, walking into the local bookstore or neighborhood library can be overwhelming if you have no idea where to begin!… View Post
What was interesting about this activity was that I didn’t show him what to do. I put down a coloured pencil and paper. Then I put him inside the high chair. Then went off and waited………………. I was close by doing something else but I could see him. Many times I’m happy to let him play by himself but today… View Post
So I have a big confession. This is the first time in over 6 years that I will be leaving my children for 4 days and 3 nights. I know. I know I should have done this a lot sooner but being a military wife and having a husband with an all over the place work schedule has meant that… View Post
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Stef Green is the creator of StefStation.com, author of Imagination Stories and writer for “Refresh!” e-magazine – encouraging moms with tots worldwide. Today Stef shares Her love of imaginary play. Imagination Stories and how we thrive on encouragement. When family lives far away. What can you do with the children to make them seem closer? The need for an ezine… View Post
Yesterday after reading an article about late talkers from the Times I shared our experiences with language and early intervention with my two older boys. Today I’m sharing some of the things we have found useful. They are useful for all language learning but particularly useful with late talkers. Not sure where your child is? Do they have a problem… View Post
Children are reaching the age of 3 without being able to say a word, according to a survey that also found boys are almost twice as likely to struggle to learn to speak as girls. The average age for a baby to speak their first word is 10 to 11 months. However, a significant minority (4 per cent) of parents… View Post
It’s Friday! I’ve got the virtual chocolate Photo: https://www.sweetnothingschocolateco.com/ I tasted these last week at the local Baby expo…..delicious. ********************************************************** Here are some on my tweets from this past week I’ve enjoyed around parenting and play. They made me think, smile ,cry and take action. Hope they inspire you too. Interesting articles and blogs I have found this week via… View Post
Dawn is a new mother of 4 ( Congratulations on your newborn Dawn! She was pregnant during our interview.) little ones under 5 living in a small space; running multiple businesses both on and offline. She shares some of her strategies for being present and making sure play activities are done. Listen to today’s show about a busy working moms… View Post
Yesterday you saw a photo of the LO wearing my shoes. It’s a new habit. He finds them and wears them around the house. Toddlers love to observe and then copy. When it is wearing your slippers or trying on your boots you can smile as they thump around the house it is cute but we’ve all been in situations… View Post
