Activities for Infants 6 to 12 Months — Object Permanence

Something you will often see in early childhood education centers is an object permanence box, like the one my very talented husband made for N. ย Object permanence is the understanding that when an object is covered up or hidden in some way, it hasn’t simply disappeared — it still exists. ย When an infant understands object […]

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Feltboards and Fingerplays — Math for Toddlers

A great way to begin math learning with infants and toddlers is through song!  And songs are just made better through movements and visual aids.  One thing that always worked when I wanted to settle down a rowdy classroom or fill some time was to pull out the feltboard for some fingerplay songs.  Here are […]

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Activities for Infants 6 to 12 Months

In the past couple of weeks, N has been perfecting her army crawl. ย We first noticed her crawling when she was chasing a little red ball that kept rolling away from her. ย It is by far the most motivating object for N, but I’m worried that once her teeth come in (if they ever do!) […]

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Blogging Anniversary — My Favorite Posts of the Year

It’s hard to believe I started this blog one year ago today! ย It started out as just a little hobby blog, and a couple of months ago it turned into something much bigger! ย To celebrate, I thought I would bring back ten of my favorite posts of the year — most of them are relatively […]

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Why We Don’t Make Our Kids Share — And Why They Do Anyway

If you have a play date with us or encounter us out in the world somewhere, you may be a bit put off by the fact that I will not insist my child shares with yours when yours is interested in whatever my child is using. ย My kids don’t have to share. ย If L is […]

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