Tools: Baby Sign Language Instead of Crying?

I’m serious. Teach your baby sign language. On the face of it, it may seem like another complex and difficult thing to take on in the middle of the year one baby storm but its actually really, really simple. And I promise you, it will make you life so very much easier. I’ll explain why [...]

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Tools: Too Much Halloween Candy? Try the Switch Witch!

Here’s a strategy we use to cut down (or eliminate candy) at our house on Halloween. We take our son out to Trick or Treat just like everybody else. Then, when he has his giant bag of candy we ask him if he wants to give the candy to the Switch Witch who, in turn, [...]

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Letting Grandma Cut Loose-Roll Playing Games for the Kindergarten Set

Play as a powerful collaborative learning tool ……….. Play is a way to help children and parents be receptive to growth and learning across a range of parenting challenges/opportunities. In many cases, play can give you the outcome you are seeking with the full cooperation of your child. It’s just a question of trusting your [...]

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Tools-Catch Your Child Being Good. The Good Deed Gotcha Game!

One game that I’m constantly reminding myself to play with my son Gus is the Good Deed Gotcha Game. Saliha introduced this game at our house. The rules are simple. Catch someone doing something good. Gus catches Saliha doing something good. I spot Saliha or Gus being amazing. And occasionally, I even get caught doing [...]

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