One way to build community in your class is to create personalized books with pictures of your children, their families or even favorite activities you’ve done together as a group. Make a book of faces and names and watch your children “read” the book on their own. This is a fun way to help with […]
Are you well-rested?Odds are, if your baby isn’t sleeping well at night, then you aren’t. How can you help your little one stop waking up throughout the night? Better yet, how can you help them put themselves back to sleep when they do? That’s what we explore in this week’s episode of Parenting in the First 3 […]
What’s the favorite activity in your class? I’m guessing it might be blocks! Block play… seems like it’s just stacking and knocking over, with a little pretend sprinkled in. But actually there are developmental stages in block play. How toddlers play with blocks is different from preschoolers, which is different from school-agers. There’s lots of math, science, cognitive and […]
Eat, sleep, poop. Eat, sleep, poop. It seems like that’s all your newborn does in the first 60 days. What is it about this time period, then, that’s so crucial to your baby’s development? In today’s episode of Parenting in the First 3 Years, we answer all your burning questions and debunk all the common newborn myths […]
Is your child at that tantrum age? How do you feel when they’re in the thick of one? Bewildered, impatient, overwhelmed, helpless? Or perhaps ready to throw in the towel on this whole parenting thing. Tantrums are a completely normal part of childhood, but with a little insight into what your toddler is thinking, perhaps […]
Is she a good baby?What a stupid question. Why? Because the answer is always YES. Every baby is a good baby. What they’re really asking is… Does she sleep well?Does she eat well?Does she cry a lot?Does she demand your attention? What if the answer to these questions is no? Does that mean she’s not […]
I’m a 9. My enneagram, that is (IYKYK). And one of the trademarks of an Enneagram 9 is they love to be cozy. That’s totally true for me. I love candles, fuzzy slippers, soft throws on the couch, fires, hot tea and lingering conversations about everything and nothing all at the same time. In this week’s episode, […]