Family Time Annual Favorite Toy List #3
Holiday toy shopping lists…ugh! What do children really need? They need time, space, interesting objects that do interesting and various things depending on who is playing. Each child needs the … Read more
Family Time Annual Favorite Toy List #7
Play IS the language of childhood. It puts into “words” a child’s feelings, hopes, struggles and answers to the questions of childhood. Play is the child “becoming” – becoming smarter, … Read more
Personality at birth: connecting to your child’s individual temperament
Babies are born with an innate personality that shapes how they learn, love and experience new people and new situations. As they grow, these personalities shape how each new developmental … Read more
See Me Hear Me Love Me: the cornerstone of all development
Every action, every thought, every feeling is your child creating a self-portrait of who they are and what they need to grow. It’s up to us to see, hear and … Read more
Fill your child’s bucket every day with love, acceptance and pride
Everything grows from love – confidence, joy, resourcefulness, kindness, compassion, acceptance and peace. You convey brain-boosting love to your children every day in a million ways. Your messages “fill their … Read more
Benefits of dirt and mud play
There’s an old proverb that you have to eat a pound of dirt before you die. Turns out that proverb has some wisdom behind it. According to the Hygiene Hypothesis, … Read more
Personality at birth: connecting to your child’s individual temperament
Babies are born with an innate personality that shapes how they learn, love and experience new people and new situations. As they grow, these personalities shape how each new developmental … Read more
Learning means find the edges!
I want children to grow to their fullest potential! To stretch! To reach for the sky! To discover the impossible is possible! To me, that means find the edges. The … Read more
Overactive toddlers
Question: My son is 33 months old, but he is totally out of control. One day last week he awakened at 5 am and went to bed at 11:30pm, no … Read more
Thumb sucking
Question: How can I get my 3 year old boy to stop sucking on his finger (versus his thumb). He sucks on it when he is tired or for security … Read more
Diaper change
Question: My 27-month old son’s general disposition is calm, happy and secure. I know form speaking with other parents that I have it pretty easy and that he is about … Read more
Teething and sleep
Question: My 11-month-old used to go to bed no problem and sleep through the night. The last month, teething has disrupted his sleeping and it is now taking 2 hours … Read more
Sleeping through the night
Question: My 14 month old son used to sleep 10-12 hrs a night in his crib. Ever since he turned 9 months old I have been sleeping with him on … Read more
Hungry at night
Question: Our 10-month old still does not sleep through the night. He goes down for bed at around 8:30 pm and wake up starving at 1 am. He will drink … Read more
Falling asleep on her own
Question: My 11-month-old daughter has been waking up at various times in the night for the past month. She has not been able to put herself back to sleep, without … Read more
Sleeping alone
Question: Dear Karen, I blame myself for this problem. My daughter is almost 12 years old and will not sleep in her own bed. She has never slept in her … Read more
Creating a playroom
Question: I have a room I use both as guestroom (which has a daybed with trundle), and a playroom. The room is not large. What ideas do you have that … Read more
Positive discipline
Question: What are some positive approaches to discipline of a 5-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl. Is spanking ever an option? What is the best type of approaches when a … Read more
Child has problems sleeping alone
Question: My daughter has recently started getting up at night and will only go back to sleep if a parent sleeps with her or if she is allowed to sleep … Read more
Cries at Bedtime, Naptime
Question: My 3 1/2 months old is very grumpy/cranky every time wants to sleep. She cries it out “loud” every time even when I am holding her. Why and what … Read more
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