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Winner of the Child Training Bible

I think we might have a record for the number of entries we had in this giveaway–694!!! The winner of the Child Training Bible is… Comment #284: Amanda Redman who said, “Would love to win!” Congrats Amanda! You should have…

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Sticky Learning

Use a few simple materials to have some sticky learning time! Adding the element of a vertical surface can completely transform skills such as patterning and sorting! It was a cool, rainy day yesterday (perfect for this activity)…and it was…

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Positive Parenting Solutions Course Discount

We just finished our webinar with Positive Parenting Solutions. I have never done anything like this before and I thought it was AMAZING. I loved getting to learn from Amy while watching the slides and seeing your comments as…

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Tug-a-Toy: Gross Motor Game for Babies

Contributing Post from Jennie Picture yourself sitting peacefully on the couch playing sweetly with your baby, then – ouch! – those tiny fingers grab a big chunk of your hair and hold on for dear life! Sound familiar? We all…

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Reminder: Free Webinar Tomorrow!

I am super excited about this opportunity for myself and for each of you! I’ve teamed up with Positive Parenting Solutions to offer this FREE webinar from Amy McCready on strategies we can use to help our kids listen without…

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Giant Shape Sort

A little masking tape and objects around the house can turn into a fun learning game for toddlers! This GIANT shape sort activity is perfect for teaching shape recognition…with the little cognitive development skill of sorting on the side! This…

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Book Club for Moms: Week 3

This week we explored two more traps that we can easily fall into as moms if we’re not careful: The Mirror Mom Trap and the Tomorrow Mom Trap. Like the traps that have already been mentioned, I find myself…

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Half-Off Advertising Special

Would you like to advertise your business or blog on ICanTeachMyChild.com? Now’s your chance…all sponsor ads are currently half-off until September 15th! Get half off the regular price of advertising (on the right sidebar under the sponsor grid) for however…

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Name and Sight Word Smash

I love activities that can be easily differentiated for the content/level of multiple children. Our “Name and Sight Word Smash” did just that–we worked on a few simple sight words with Big Brother and the letters in Little Brother’s name….

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DIY Wooden Snap Blocks

Transform ordinary blocks into these DIY Wooden Snap Blocks with just a drill and some special hardware to help improve your child’s fine motor skills! Part of the fun of having a child attend preschool (for me, anyway) is seeing…

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I thought this might make you smile…

I heard The Mom Song (by Go Fish) this morning as I was dropping off my son at his class at Bible Study this morning. It made me smile…and I thought you all would enjoy it as well! :) Can’t…

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Apple “A” Peel-Away Art

Have fun creating some alphabet art that is super easy and lots of fun! Little Brother and I set sail on our maiden voyage of crafting together…it started off wonderfully and ended up with a screaming fit (it was obviously…

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Best Apps for Preschoolers

I’m a firm believer in real-life, hands-on experiences to help young children grow and learn. So much so that I have really fought against this whole “kids using iPods/iPads” thing. But I’m giving in–mostly because I know that this is…

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Teaching Your Kids How to Treat Books

Guest Post by Jodie of Growing Book by Book Whether we have your own personal library or we utilize the public library, we want our kids to treat the books with respect. Teaching kids to respect books can be fun…

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Book Club for Moms: Week 2

Did you miss last week’s post? Catch up on the first three chapters of Be the Mom here. Just a quick word before we dig into this week’s reading: This is supposed to be a book CLUB. That means that…

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Upcoming Webinar: Get Kids to Listen Without Nagging, Reminding or Yelling

I am super excited about this opportunity for myself and for each of you! I’ve teamed up with Positive Parenting Solutions to offer this FREE webinar from Amy McCready on strategies we can use to help our kids listen without…

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Real Word or Silly Word? (Decoding Game for Pre-Readers)

This is, by far, Big Brother’s favorite activity on our Build-a-Word Tray. It is a super-simple decoding game that involves children choosing a white tile letter, a blue gem, and another white tile (in educational terms, this type of word…

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What to Do If You Think Your Child Has a Developmental Delay

As parents of babies and toddlers, we are constantly evaluating our child to see whether he/she is developing “normally.” What we quickly find out, however, is that there really is no “normal” as every child seems to develop at a…

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