“I’m not a toddler I’m a baby” said my nearly two-year-old daughter not that long ago. I often call her “baby girl” or “little one” but day by day she is continuing to grow and not look as much like the tiny little baby I could almost hold in one hand. I recently wrote about […]
The Beginning of a New World
My colleague wrote a wonderful post about helping your child prepare for Kindergarten and those “jitters” they may be feeling about going off to a new world. I really encourage you to check it out! It also got me thinking about the “jitters” my wife and I are feeling as we are preparing to send […]
Did I tell you about the time…?
My grandpa was a very important person in my life. I admired him greatly. One of the things about him that I enjoyed the most was his storytelling. He had lots and lots of stories and shared multiple with us every time we visited. As he got older we often heard the same stories over […]
Ready to Write
One of the roles I am fortunate enough to get to play is facilitator for the parenting class READY! For Kindergarten. In this class we focus on skills that parents can teach their kids through fun, everyday activities and give each family new “tools” (aka awesome toys!) that they can take with them to encourage […]
The Summer of Bruises & Band-Aids; Teaching our Kids Self-care
This has been a summer made up of bruises and band-aids in our home. For a while there it seemed like the “owies” just wouldn’t stop! We’ve lost count of the amount of cuts, scrapes and “owies” my son has had, and in the month of July we’ve had eight trips to the doctor/dentist between […]