Start young. I let my 2 year old choose her clothes. I would put out 2 outfits on her bed to choose from. As she got a little older, she would pick out her own outfits. Some days I might say, “Ok. You can keep the top or the pants on.” Then she would run back to her room and change either the top or … Continue reading Teaching Children the Art of Making Decisions
Show some green around your house on St. Patrick’s day with very little effort. Make Green pancakes- just add green dye to the pancake batter Make Green Mashed potatoes- just add green dye to the potatoes (or better yet make mashed cauliflower) Sandwich shaped like a clover: use a cookie cutter to cut out the bread into the shape Have Green Milk: just add green … Continue reading Little Ways to add Green to St Patrick’s Day
So you have a little on on the way and you already have a couple of furbabies at home. There are a few things that you can do to help prepare them for the arrival of your baby. – Start with noises babies make. Youtube is great for this. Look up babies crying, screaming, laughing…. Play the video so that your furbabies can hear. Start with … Continue reading How to Prepare your Pets for Welcoming a New Baby
Does your child love to touch? Wiggle? Doodle? They may be kinesthetic! I LOVE to touch different textures. I walk through the fabric store running my hands over all the lovely materials. Touching is one of our main senses. Hard, soft, feathery, silky, rough, cool. Children learn by touching. Your child may be tactile learner. Tactile and kinesthetic children learn through the use of their … Continue reading Does your child love to touch? Wiggle? Doodle? They may be kinesthetic!
With both of my pregnancies, morning sickness was a nightmare. I didn’t just get it in the morning or in my first trimester, I got it all day everyday until I was into my third trimester. With my son, I was able to take Zofran (perscribed by my doctor) to help with the morning sickness, but with my second that didn’t even help. So I was … Continue reading Morning Sickness Remedies
When my son looks up at me when I get home from work with a huge smile on his face! He lifts up his arms waiting for me to hug and kiss him hello. It is the first thing I do once my hands are free. When my son crawls to my feet and uses me to help him stand up to say hi. Hearing … Continue reading Heartwarmers
A child experiences stress in everyday situations and because he can not verbalize what he is feeling, he may “act-up”. Tantrums, fighting, and withdrawl may all be a child’s cry for relief from stress. The following lists some everyday stresses children may go throguh as well as some “do-able” solutions which can relieve the children’s tension and frustration. Habutually Being Late: Emotion: Embarrassment, Shyness when … Continue reading Childhood Stress
Buy a new nightie, sheet set, or perfume Put candles, flowers, chilled wine and music in the bedroom Play out a fantasy Send a sizzling love not in your husband’s lunch or call him just before he leaves for home and make an indecent proposal (make sure he’s not on the speaker phone!) Take a trip down memory lane. Pull out old photos, dress as your … Continue reading Ideas to add SIZZLE to your Love Life!
-Baltic amber necklaces (you can get them made with a magnetic clasp so they aren’t going to strangle the baby). the amber has succinic acid in it, which is a natural pain reliever. the heat of your skin warms the amber and releases the succinic acid, which absorbs through your skin. it works REALLY well – my kids each had one when they were babies, and … Continue reading This Works for Me: Teething
There has been a lot of controversy about consuming caffeine while pregnant. Some say not to have it all, some say that it’s fine and others say to limit the amount. The reason: 2 studies in 2008 found results that linked caffeine to miscarriages early in pregnancy. There have been other studies that state that caffeine does not cause miscarriages. According the March of Dimes, … Continue reading Pregnancy and Caffeine
ART with Angela DiCicco, The Italian Grandmama's Guide 