When you were thinking of names for your child, what was important to you? Was family and tradition the deciding factor? Did religious meaning or historical figures have a role? […]
Brain Building Activities
Did you hug your baby’s hippocampus and amygdala today?
Hippocampus? Amygdala? The hippocampus and amygdala are two very important parts of the brain. They work closely together to help regulate emotions and memory. As parents of young children, supporting […]
Talk to Me
One of the most remarkable things I’ve discovered while raising my children is the innate ability kids have for communication. In the very early stages of life it is very […]
Social Network
One of the things that I’ve realized as a parent is that while there’s a lot of focus on building kids’ academic skills and their ability to read and write, […]
If you give a kid a cookie. . .
When my middle child, Evie, was three years old I would often stop by a Salem cafe that had a drive thru window to order coffee while on our way […]