Whole Child Development
You’ve probably noticed that I show up at a few other writing venues in addition to here at Not Just Cute. One of those is over at The Organized Parent. With the arrival of our sweet little boy, the folks over at The Organized Parent were kind enough to send over one of their great diaper bags. They have a wonderful collection of bags spanning the whole spectrum of diaper bag styles, but this one from Diaper Dudes was the perfect bag for us.
Wishing a Happy Father’s Day to all you dads out there! I’m so grateful for my own dad and for a wonderful dad for my boys! [Read more…]
I’m sharing some favorite posts from the past as I spend some extra time with family.
While working within a farm theme with some emerging young readers recently, I used one of my favorite delivery systems for spelling work: Scrambled Eggs. It’s essentially a word scramble, but I make it more hands-on by writing or typing out the words, then cutting them into small squares and placing them in a plastic egg. (This worked particularly well within the farm theme since we had been talking about chickens producing eggs!)
I’m sharing some of my favorite posts from the archives while I spend some extra time with my family.
Blanketing children with praise, seems like a natural step toward building independent, confident kids. But praise may actually produce results in our children that are opposite our intentions, according to an article in New York Magazine (How Not To Talk to Your Kids).
A big “Thank You” to MaryAnne of the blog Mama Smiles, for today’s post on encouraging creativity.
It looks like today is set to be the hottest day of the year here, which is convenient timing since it’s also the first official day of Summer Vacation! I thought this might be the perfect time to do a round up of some exciting ideas for outdoor water play from around the web.
I’m taking a little break as we welcome our fourth son to our family. Enjoy this First Friday Q&A from last year (also available at YouTube here).
Before too long, the school doors will fly open and our children will pour out, bubbling over with the excitement of summer vacation. I’m featured over at The Organized Parent with a few ideas for kicking off the start of this highly anticipated time of year. Check out the full post at The Organized Parent!
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