Holiday shopping guide to give ideas for ages 1-5-year-olds, with links, DIY ideas, and discount codes. Ideas in technology, dramatic play, stocking stuffers, art supplies, handmade, heirloom quality, and more. Shop small and support your child's development with your gift choices.
Read MoreLearn how to make your toddler/kids their own doll bed with cane for under $10. This boho, rattan-inspired doll bed is so easy to make yourself. It makes a great gift for two, three, four, five, and six-year-olds.
Read MoreAnyone else have a child who has to carry their baby doll, blanket, drink, toys… and who know what else she can pick up along the way with them EVERYWHERE? This gift is not only a “fun“ gift but so functional for my 2.5-year-old girl. She LOVES her babies and with a baby on the way in March, it’s the perfect gift to help her nurture the babies in her life. I love gift-giving with development in mind — I have a whole podcast on this subject.
Read MoreDIY art and activity center to support independent play, messy projects, and open-ended art. The table, shelf, and WIPEABLE kids rug are all linked.
Read More**Disclaimer: This information is research and evidence-based, along with MY opinion and decision for what I am going to do with it for my child.
Tune into what your gut says about what is right for your family
Read MoreSo today's is called come early, stay late and this is a strategy that I learned from a national conference that I went to when I was a teacher for preschool and I had a really difficult class as I've talked about before, but there were some kids who like, they didn't need a behavior plan. They didn't need like positive behavior support, individualized interventions, but still I would say something and they just wouldn't listen. It's like, they couldn't hear it, they couldn't tune into it. So for example, I'd be like, okay, we need to use walking feet and I like stop him and be like, Johnny use walking feet, Johnny use walking feet and I would say that in two seconds later, Johnny would be so excited to be running again.
What I realized in learning about this and learning about regulation and stuff like that is IT WASN'T A LISTENING PROBLEM. HE HEARD IT, HE TRIED, AND THEN TWO SECONDS LATER HE WAS DOING IT AGAIN. IT WAS A SELF-REGULATION PROBLEM.
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