by Marilee Hartling | Feb 27, 2014 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, Autism, elementary school, Featured, Preschool, Toddler, Twins, Uncategorized
This weekend is full of celebrations – whether you’re star struck, a bookworm, or you celebrate Norouz or St. David’s Day. Here’s a sample of everything for your family to choose from! 1. Sunday Studio at MOCA Re-live your hipper, artsy-fartsy...
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 | 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 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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