We Lift Our Masks
I visit Dunkin’ Donuts today as I often do and so many are without masks. The vaccinated greet each other, so faceless before. We were strangers, yet we were not. Smiling at first distantly then closer but not too close. So used to social distancing, we are all a bit wary. Yet I feel so…
Read MoreWhen Your Baby Falls, Hears a Loud Noise, or Anything Unexpected, What’s Her Narrative?
Different babies and toddlers have different reactions to unexpected events that are inevitable as our little ones gain increasing balance on their legs. If your toddler trips, does she cry? Or, if you say, “oops boo boo” does she giggle and say “oops boo boo?” Adding language to a minor fall often eases the incident…
Read MoreIs Your Partner a Narcissistic Parent?
Yahoo! Life May 18, 2021 by Patrick A. Coleman Until you have a child, you never really know what kind of parent you or your partner will be. But raising kids tends to clarify a person’s psychology, letting both strengths and weaknesses shine through. Because, whether kids are triumphant or having a tantrum, parents have…
Read MoreAdvantages for Infants and Toddlers with Stay-at-Home Parents.
The advantages for infants and toddlers with parents at home are many if the parents enjoy being at home with their children, are desirous of becoming knowledgeable about early child development, and can form daily routines with opportunities for free exploration and discovery from which the child benefits. Being at home affords the parent…
Read MoreThe Importance of Imaginative Play for Kids and Adults
Children growing up in a home in which adults encourage play opens minds to expression, imagination, and creativity. Pretend play is more common when parents talk to kids often, read or tell bedtime stories and even explain ideas about nature and social issues. Plato said, “You can discover more about a person in an hour…
Read MoreHow To Help Toddlers Build Concentration and Focus
Keeping toddlers, even the most active, is not as difficult as it may seem. Toddler means “wanderer” which refers to their great curiosity. Screens aren’t needed to respond to that natural tendency to discover other people as well as what things are and how they work! Just think of your toddler holding a stuffed animal,…
Read MoreNo Mask?
One day I was in a store and I noticed someone who looked odd. I couldn’t figure out why at first. The person was a stranger and nothing was particularly unusual about his face or what he was doing. Then, a light bulb went off in my mind. This man was NOT wearing a mask.…
Read MoreNew Parenting Issues as a Result of Long-Haul COVID
Have you been feeling lately like your kids need you more than ever? Are they asking when you and they will get vaccinated? Do they question when they’ll go to school all the time and not take quarantines at home anymore? Are they frustrated with online learning? Do they miss their friends – Dungeons and…
Read MoreWhat is the Verdict on Team Sports in Schools?
There is a controversy about the emphasis on team sports in schools. Some feel they are perfect just the way they were pre-COVID others feel they take up too much time away from academics or create exclusive social groups. Still others feel athletics are healthy exercise for all, but individual athletics are just as…
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