by Marilee Hartling | Aug 16, 2012 | 0-6 Months, Featured, Uncategorized
Grandma’s Favorite Developmental Toys Marilee just returned from her visit to Houston where she delivered her favorite developmental toys to her newest grandbaby, Olivia. Olivia is the 3 month old daughter of Marilee’s son, Jeremy Hartling and his...
by Marilee Hartling | Aug 11, 2012 | 0-6 Months, Featured, Uncategorized
Justtheashes.com Around the age of six months babies begin to sit on their own, allowing them to free up their hands for exploring. Before you know it they are reaching and grasping. Once movements become more purposeful they discover cause and...
by Marilee Hartling | Aug 2, 2012 | 0-6 Months, 6-12 Months, Featured, Uncategorized
BPA What is BPA? Bisphenol-A is a compound used to make plastics hard, coat paper, and to line cans and lids of food and drink products. It was originally developed to be a synthetic estrogen. Why should I choose BPA free products? Although there are no studies...
by Marilee Hartling | Jul 26, 2012 | 0-6 Months, 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, Featured, Uncategorized
Mindful Parenting Mindful Parenting is about developing and deepening the parent-child connection by intentionally bringing focused awareness to everyday parenting situations. According to Daniel Siegal, author of Parenting From the Inside Out, this approach to...
by Marilee Hartling | Jun 29, 2012 | elementary school, Featured, Preschool, Toddler, Uncategorized
This week was EDCA’s Art Camp with Erin Mckeen, LMFT, ATR! Art making with children is a fun and exciting way for the child to learn and grow. In art making the child’s inner world of images, feelings, thoughts, and ideas are always of primary importance to the...
by Marilee Hartling | Jun 20, 2012 | 24-36 Months, elementary school, Featured, Preschool, Second Baby, Toddler, Uncategorized
6. Be open to sibling’s feeling Older sibling needs a little extra attention, extra guidance, extra reassurance, little extra love. Your child will need to express both positive and negative feelings. “Two big feelings” It’s natural for a sibling to feel proud and...
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