Before I was a mother, the idea of having a toy rotation was silly. I mean, in my mind at the time, the more choices, the better. And if you bought it then you should absolutely let your kids play with it! But now, I know that having toy rotation ideas keeps kids more interested…
Potty training is the messy, exhausting, and glorious goal of parents across the country and around the world. The average age of complete potty training is 3 years old for boys and girls.And when I think of how long that really is, I think “I do not want to wash diapers for 3 years for every child…
There is much talk about fine motor skills, hand eye coordination, and dexterity when it comes to development. However, I found that as a mother of a much younger child, most of the activities were not suitable for her. Even with hawk eyes, little tiny pieces are way too easy to get swallowed. Here’s a list…
Imagine looking at every day with wonder like our kids. What if we emphasized their feelings of awe and opportunity by not shying away from so-called bad weather and embraced it as something to enjoy (even if it’s raining and we decide not to get wet?! Rainy day play is important for our children because…
The groundbreaking studies of Piaget have shown the many aspects of cognitive and intellectual developmental markers. As a certified teacher, much of my collegiate education revolved around the psyche of the pre-adult mind. The work of Jean Piaget will forever be crucial in understanding the learning processes. The most important point Piaget makes, in my…
A couple of weeks ago I told my husband that I was stressing about our upcoming trip to Maui and that I was dreading packing. This past weekend I worked on a few different ideas to take with us on our trip and while I was showing him what I had created his comment was…
With Fathers’ Day coming up shortly, I was thinking of different ideas that I could incorporate into my daughter’s play that would relay “daddy” to her. With an older child, there are a lot of ideas and activities to prepare for such a day. Not to say that this idea couldn’t be used for older…
With the official beginning of summer, it is a great time to do water activities with your children. One great aspect of water is that it’s safe and easy to use with a child of any age! My little one is just now starting to like the idea of water. We have tried to do…