It's August, which means school is starting soon...and so are the crazy, chaotic mornings. Help minimize the frustration by using these Morning Routine Cards! The purpose of ...
Self-Help/Adaptive Development
Swimming Lessons: Why Every Child Needs Them
As summer draws near and we spend more time in swimming pools and lakes, it's important as parents of young children to be extremely vigilant around the water.Here are some alarming statistics ...
Teaching your child to put on his/her own coat!
Putting on a coat is tricky for even a preschooler to do by him/herself. But this technique makes it a cinch!It's been a while since I've included a self-help/adaptive activity in our thematic ...
Learning to Dial 9-1-1
Proceed with caution on this post...or else the 9-1-1 dispatchers might have it out for me with all the little ones accidentally dialing 9-1-1! Before your child learns to dial 9-1-1, he/she needs to ...
Encouraging Independence: Getting Dressed
Getting a toddler/preschooler dressed is normally less about the skill involved (although that certainly takes a lot of practice),and more about the battle of the wills...or at least this is ...
Baby Sign Language 101
Somehow during the blog transfer, this post was deleted. So I thought I would post it again since it was one of my first posts! It made me kinda sad watching it...Little Brother was so tiny! Has ...
