A Child’s Ten Commandments to Parents: Part 2
I stumbled upon The Logan Family Blog, while on Pinterest, and just had to share her post about A Child’s Ten Commandments to Parents by Dr. Kevin Leman. For the Full list please go here. 1. My hands are small; please don’t expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture, or throw a ball. My legs are short; please slow down so that … Continue reading A Child’s Ten Commandments to Parents: Part 2
Senses: See
This is the fifth and final part of our senses series, see. We have done sound, touch, taste, see. Below are activities, printables, and book suggestions all about the sense of see. Activities involving seeing Observe chocolate in solid form. Melt it. Discuss its differences and similarities. Go on a color hunt. Look around the room for different colors. Go on a shape hunt. Look … Continue reading Senses: See
Why I Rock my Baby to Sleep
I know that many people say that if you start rocking your baby to sleep he/she is going to need you to rock them always to sleep. This is true. If you start a pattern your child is going to expect that and want that as part of their routine. When my son was about 5 months old he was a little harder to put … Continue reading Why I Rock my Baby to Sleep
A Child’s Ten Commandments to Parents
I stumbled upon The Logan Family Blog, while on Pinterest, and just had to share her post about A Child’s Ten Commandments to Parents by Dr. Kevin Leman. 1. My hands are small; please don’t expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture, or throw a ball. My legs are short; please slow down so that I can keep up with you. 2. … Continue reading A Child’s Ten Commandments to Parents
Senses: Smell
This is the fourth part of our senses series, smell. We have done sound, touch, and taste. Below are activities, printables, and book suggestions all about the sense of smell. Activities involving smell Bake/Cook something. Compare the individual ingredients to all of them combined. Compare different spices. Guess what it is. Solely rely on your sense of smell to guess what it is. Create scratch and sniff … Continue reading Senses: Smell
The Differences between Bright and Gifted
The bright child knows the answer. The gifted child asks the questions. The bright child is interested. The gifted child is highly curious. The bright child works hard. The gifted child plays around, yet tests well. The bright is attentive. The gifted child is mentally and physically involved. The bright child answers the questions. The gifted child discusses in detail, elaborates. The bright child is … Continue reading The Differences between Bright and Gifted
Senses: Taste
This is the third part of our senses series, taste. We have done sound and touch. Below are activities, printables, and book suggestions all about the sense of taste. Activities involving taste Bake something. How does it taste before you eat it or after. Bite into a lemon. Is it sweet or sour? Does adding a little sugar make it any sweeter? Bite into a piece of chocolate. Is … Continue reading Senses: Taste
Christmas craft: What can you do with old Christmas cards?
Seems such a waste to throw away beautiful greeting cards from friends and family that took the time to write and send them. So what can you do with those cards? Upcycle them! These are great indoor activities for children: Make gift tags. Why spend money on new ones when you can make your own? Here’s a video to show you how it’s done Make … Continue reading Christmas craft: What can you do with old Christmas cards?
Featured on Fearless Formula Feeder!
I had the wonderful opportunity to write about my birth experience with my daughter for The Fearless Formula Feeder Friday post. Here is a portion of the post. To read the whole entry please go here. Punished because I Formula Feed I have read so many stories about hospitals that push women to formula feed their babies and how nurses/hospitals need to be more supportive of women … Continue reading Featured on Fearless Formula Feeder!
Positive Talking vs. Negative Talking
Sometimes children are not simply being disobedient, sometimes they are out of control because they are hungry or very tired. My son gets “mean” when he’s really tired. He’ll say mean things or anger easily. Rather than yell because he’s being “bad” I’ll acknowledge that he’s tired and let him know that it’s inappropriate for him to act this way because of it. Then make … Continue reading Positive Talking vs. Negative Talking
ART with Angela DiCicco, The Italian Grandmama's Guide 