‘It’s like riding a bike’, is an expression that most of us are familiar with. For young children (and their parents), riding a bike is an important milestone. Typically, this milestone is right up there with other physical development skills children develop such as: rolling over, crawling and walking. Child development experts know that a …
6 Tips for Sensible Eating This Holiday Season
The holidays are coming, and you know what that means. There’s usually an abundance of yummy snacks at the office. Gifts from friends and family might include tasty pies, cookies or other treats. Oh, and don’t forget about the parties. So many holiday parties with delicious appetizers, meals and desserts. Here are some simple tips …
The Importance of Play in Early Childhood Development
Have you ever laughed until your sides ached? Well, if it has been awhile take time to play with your children. Give yourself permission to have a wonderful experience listening and laughing with each child. In today’s world of trying to balance work and home schedules, parents find it hard to spend quality time with …
5 Ideas to Create Thanksgiving Family Traditions
Thanksgiving is such a special holiday bringing families and friends together. Many families celebrate traditions that have been passed down through generations. This year, we look forward to trying new traditions with our family to share what we are thankful for and spread the Holiday cheer! 1. Thankful Tree Create this Thankful Tree in a …
Editorial Note
I used to write for a parenting website which is now going away. They’ve graciously allowed me to republish many of my articles since they are simply shutting down. So if you starting seeing a bunch of new content, or you arrived here through redirected links, that is what is happening. I’m also going to …
Balance Improving Activities and Games for Toddlers
Does it seem like your toddler spends more time falling on the ground rather than walking? Kids can be experts at falling down. It doesn’t matter if they are playing their favorite sport or just walking across the room, your kids learn about the wonders of gravity. Movement is a way children interact with their …
The Best of – Thanksgiving Decor
It’s time to take down those fake spider webs and paper ghosts in your windows and bring beauty back into your house with Thanksgiving decorations! The smells, colors and textures of these pretty fall decorations will leave you wanting to put on your DIY hat and get to work! Here is my compilation of the …
Spooky Lunch Box
Halloween, and October in general, is a good time to bring the holiday fun to your kiddos like this spooky lunch box! “Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat.” As a mom to four you can bet your bottom dollar I will be filling this month’s lunch box with something …
Inspirational Quotes
One of the features of this site in the past was a series of inspirational quotes. Over time, the list became long, and short posts fell out of favor on blogs when 140 characters on Twitter was the way to go. I’ve recently started to put my attention back in to my blog and have …
Halloween Party Ideas
You can almost feel the electricity of excitement as they enter the Harvest or Halloween party area that you’ve prepared. Whether they’re in first grade or fifth, they bolt in with wide eyes, darting from corner to corner, to see what decorations, games and treats you’ve brought for them. It’s Halloween party time! With thirteen …