In the last month or so information about five crucial school readiness domains were provided as a way for parents to feel empowered as well as to support them in digging deeper as to “why” the advice of “talk, sing and read to your baby” is so important. Information was shared about why the advice […]
In the last month, information about four crucial school readiness domains were provided as a way for parents to feel empowered as well as to support them in digging deeper as to “why” the advice of “talk, sing and read to your baby” is so important. Information was shared about why the advice to “talk, […]
In the last 3 weeks, information about the three crucial school readiness domains of receptive/ expressive language and speech articulation was provided as a way for parents to feel empowered as well as to support them in digging deeper as to “why” the advice of “talk, sing and read to your baby” is so important. […]
There are many products and toys available to parents and caregivers these days that are aimed to get babies and toddlers ready for school. They vary in cost, ease of use, and accessibility. Some parents and caregivers feel compelled, and are able, to buy “fancy” toys that light up and sing. Some purchase expensive learning […]
Many light-up or electronic toys for babies and toddlers have a predicable response to an action taken by him or her. If a baby shakes an electronic rattle, the toy will beep and light up. If a toddler opens a door on a battery-driven barn, a cow will pop out and say “moo.” Sometimes a […]
In the business world, bootstrap financing utilizes unused opportunities that can be found within a company by simply managing finances better. According to the website Entrepreneur.com, “bootstrap financing is probably one of the best and most inexpensive routes an entrepreneur can explore when raising capital.” In the not-so-far-away past, the saying “pull oneself up by […]
At a pregnancy center last week, a Moroccan couple came in to request assistance for their fourth baby, due in July. They already had a 2-year old, 3-year old and 7-year old and had arrived from Morocco 4 years ago. The father, whose English was good, explained that he worked as a bus driver for a […]
According to The Urban Child Institute, a baby’s brain at birth “already has about all of the neurons it will ever have,” “doubles in size in the first year, and by age three it has reached 80 percent of its adult volume.” The period from birth to age 3 represents the single most crucial period […]
Writers and photographers who travel make observations and take what they see to others. They are “noticers” and “see-ers,” as well as “share-ers,” extraordinaire! By way of their written or spoken stories or their photos, these amazing observers share their experiences with those who have not had the same experiences or with those who have […]
Sensory processing is a frequently overlooked skill in the under 36 month old set. Newborns arrive into the world with an already established preference for taking in the environment around them. They are born with a sensory processing preference either for visual (looking), auditory (listening) or kinesthetic (movement) processing, and this preference will greatly affect […]
Baby and Toddler Land 