My daughter really hasn’t been interested in watching TV. The only shows that peaked her interested for awhile were music videos and her alphabet video. I’ve been trying to find a couple of shows that she might be interested in watching. I’ve had success with two so far: Dora the Explorer, and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. …
Play and Learning
Today, Caroline attended her very first day of gymnastics class! I was looking for something to enroll her in for the summer months. Since her Mother’s Day Out program is only during the school year, I wanted her in a regular social setting throughout the summer as well. I looked at swimming lessons, classes at …
Independent Play is such an important tool to teach our little ones! It can build self confidence, problem solving skills, and creativity. It also gives your child a chance to experience boredom and learn how to entertain themselves (such an important tool to have in their toolbox), and gives both the child and the parents …
Caroline is now a little over 1.5 years old. About 2 months ago, I realized that I wasn’t really taking the time to have focused learning yet with our daughter. Don’t get me wrong, we talk shapes, colors, objects, and more all day long infused in our natural play and conversation. But, I wasn’t taking …
I see this comment made a lot- “I’m a boy mom”. In fact, there are even t-shirts that I see being advertised on Facebook saying “Boy Mom”. There’s nothing wrong with the statement- if you have boys, you are in fact a “boy mom”. I guess as a “girl mom” sometimes the context bothers me …
It’s been awhile since I posted about a sensory activity. Not that we haven’t done any- I just haven’t kept up with formally writing about them! While Caroline’s favorite sensory activity is going outside on nature explorations, I try and involve her with some creative indoor fun as well. Now that she is old enough …
My husband and I live far away from family. When it comes to childcare, this makes things a bit difficult for us. We don’t have the luxury of being able to drop our daughter off with family. I am a stay at home mom, so (for the most part) we are not in need of …
Back in September, Caroline had her very first day of school! She is in a Mother’s Day Out (MDO) program at a local church and attends a 4 hr “class” once a week. It is now January and we are almost halfway through our first year of MDO. When we first started this adventure, Caroline …