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Talk About Your Kids Much?

This past weekend I was supposed to go on my first “girls weekend” in three years. Instead, I was sick so lounged on the couch with children piled on top of me. But, I did pull up one of my old posts and reflected upon “The Rule”. How much do you talk to your friends about your kids?

My ninety-two-year-old grandmother has given birth to a lot of babies. She had babies in the 1930s, 40s, 50s, and 60s. She was collecting the baby bonus and old-age pension at the same time. Grandma is as wise as she is old, so when she talks, this humble creator of five babies drops everything and listens.

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The Stork Missed My House

Its early one crisp spring morning, they are proudly riding their tricycles around the court, their cheeks rosy from the chill in the air. The sunlight dances across the roof tops and a large robin proudly sings as she roost on the peak of a nearby home. Seeing this, I smile to myself as I remember not feeling the simple joy found in early spring and as those seasons passed into years my moments of joy seeming to be less and less frequent.

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WeeHands in the Garden

In my classes and parent presentations I talk a lot of about narrating your children’s day and labeling sensory experiences.  Now if playing in the garden isn’t a sensory experience I don’t know what is!  Remember though that for your crawling baby or walking toddler, their gardening goals may be different than yours!

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Homemade Sensory Fun

Home made playdoh

The kids are home, everyone’s outdoors, let’s have some good old-fashioned messy fun!  Why messy fun? Of the five senses, the sense of touch is developmentally important. We regularly allow our kids to play with sand, and with water in the bath, but beyond wet and sandy, how many other sensations can they describe?

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