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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Activities for Toddlers — Lego Patterns

There are a lot of ways you can incorporate math works into your toddler’s work space before she’s ready for actual number recognition. ย Patterns are a great introduction to math concepts! ย Math is full of abstract patterns and sequencing. ย This lego pattern work makes it more concrete so the young child can actually see the […]

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Daily Schedule for SAHMs

I wrote a couple posts of daily schedules for infants and toddlers lately (see here) so I thought it would be fun[ny] to write out a daily schedule for stay-at-home-moms. ย This is a little tongue-in-cheek, but also totally true. ย Don’t worry, I really do love my children!   Way Too Early — Tell toddler to […]

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Summer Activities for Kids — Watercolor Ice Cube Paint

It has beenย SUPER hot this week, but our local pool doesn’t open until next weekend! ย We have been spending lots of time outside lately, but we had already used up all of our “beat the heat” ideas for outside play — except for the giant inflatable pool, but I have a spider issue, so I […]

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Daily Schedule for Toddlers — 18 Months to 3 Years

Young children’s daily needs change frequently. ย L doesn’t need the same things at the same time as N, which sometimes makes it difficult to figure out how to get through the day with both of them all by myself! ย I’ve found that this schedule for L meshes pretty well with N’s schedule.ย  We don’t always […]

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