by Marilee Hartling | Feb 19, 2014 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, elementary school, Featured, Preschool, Second Baby, Uncategorized
Puppet nerds, pink cupcake eaters, camellias, whales, Maori dance, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy goes family and more – there’s a whole crazy range of activities happening all over the city this weekend, so there’s sure to be something here to appeal to everyone in your...
by Marilee Hartling | Feb 11, 2014 | elementary school, Preschool, Second Baby, Uncategorized
Adapted from the Huffington Post article by Sherrie Campbell, PhD. We, of course, parent our young ones with as much hope and good intention as we can muster in the daily chaos of family life. Sometimes, however, even our best intentions can lead us amiss. Over the...
by Marilee Hartling | Dec 4, 2013 | 0-6 Months, 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, Featured, Toddler, Uncategorized
Jeremy Hartling and his baby Olivia Parent-Infant Attunement Part III Learning to be “attuned” to each individual child is a process of trial and error that takes time and effort. No parent or caregiver is “in-tune” with their child 24/7. No matter how well you know...
by Marilee Hartling | Dec 4, 2013 | 0-6 Months, 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, Featured, Toddler, Uncategorized
Marisa Hartling and her baby Olivia Parent-Infant Attunement -Part II Psychologists suggest that communication begins with careful listening and the concept of “attunement.” This term is used to describe the process of focusing on your child’s vocalizations, body...
by Marilee Hartling | Dec 4, 2013 | 0-6 Months, 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, Featured, Preschool, Toddler, Uncategorized
Baby Olivia Hartling Parent-Infant Attunement Part I Attunement is the term used to describe parents’ reactiveness to their babies’ moods and emotions. Ways we are attuned to our infant and young children: 1. We express it in the way that we hold...
by Marilee Hartling | Oct 23, 2013 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, elementary school, Featured, Preschool, Toddler, Uncategorized
Ways to boost your child’s self esteem according to age: 12 months old: Allow your child to feed himself finger-foods and his bottle http://propabranda.com/sdk/ 16 months old: Allow your child to use a fork to spear food Let him decide whether or not he wants...
by Marilee Hartling | Oct 23, 2013 | 0-6 Months, 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, elementary school, Featured, Preschool, Second Baby, Toddler, Uncategorized
Balance Praise and Criticism: 5 principles for building positive self-esteem in children There is a danger in the pressure today to read, write and perform tasks not appropriate for age level and developmental stage. There is a pressure to exceed and to be...
by Marilee Hartling | Oct 23, 2013 | 6-12 Months, Featured, Uncategorized
Children and Self Esteem The excitement of mastering a task can be seen in young babies as they roll over, grasp a cracker and stack blocks. These experiences ultimately provide a base for a feeling of oneself, of self-esteem. When parents encourage a baby who has...
by Marilee Hartling | Oct 9, 2013 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, Featured, Uncategorized
COME JOIN US !!! Please join us for the fall family festival at the Grove on Sunday, October 20th. We will be meeting at 11 am by the fountain, come by and say hello. The festivities include a petting zoo, live jazz band, pie eating...
by Marilee Hartling | Oct 9, 2013 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, elementary school, Featured, Second Baby, Toddler, Twins, Uncategorized
When siblings bicker and fight it is often difficult for parents to diffuse the argument. In the book Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish some helpful rules to handle the fighting are outlined. Level I. Normal Bickering 1. Ignore it. Think...
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