This is not a post about developmental milestones and language development. That will come in due time. Don't you worry.
This is about (use your best granny voice) "Why can't kids these days have a conversation?"
Conversation and communication are becoming obsolete. It all starts around ages 10-12. There are many reasons as to why this is the case and for many years these reasons have proven true (i.e. puberty, preteen rebellion, etc), but over the last 5 years something else entirely has changed the way kids communicate.
The culprit is the PHONE.
I'm sure Alexander Graham Bell never expected the telephone, of all things, to decrease and potentially eliminate communication. Texting has taken over this world.
I love texting as much as the...
One year ago, when my children were two years old and six months old, my husband and I did the unthinkable: we took our family on a vacation to Disney World. When we told people, one would have thought we were telling them that we were strapping our children on our backs and climbing Mount Everest.
"Better you than me!"
"Why would you got to Disney World now? They won't remember any of it."
"Are you crazy?"
At first, I found all of these questions to be annoying, but then I started to wonder if everyone knew something that I didn't. So, after questioning my own sanity, I set out on a quest to plan a great family vacation that we would remember...
I anticipated that Jack would be a late walker. I don't know what it was, but from the time he was a tiny newborn I was determined not to rush his gross motor development. He took what seemed like forever to roll over, but I was unfazed. I didn't worry a bit when he waited until 8 months to sit unassisted. And as the months continued to pass, I breezily reassured relatives that "some babies never crawl, they just skip straight to walking."
He eventually did start crawling and, later, pulling up and cruising, but at 18 months that's still all he does.
Sometime around 15 months my confidence started to waver. I found myself avoiding the park and any other situation where strangers...
These cold and rainy days are seemingly endless. If your little one is like mine, then you have untamable energy resulting in broken Christmas presents and an aggravated mommy. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a lazy-to-the-core person who calls a cold or rainy day paired with a hot bowl of soupy goodness and a good book a win. However, this is not what my two year old deems fun or entertaining. In an effort to either kick your lazy butts off the couch or get your rambunctious littles on it, here are six couch adventures that will have the whole family laughing, playing, and making memories on those cooped up winter days.
1. Couch Fort – Build a fort out...
I’m easily overwhelmed. So, it’s no surprise that the holidays make me a little frazzled. In fact, I often find myself dreading them instead of feeling the holiday spirit. There’s something about having a baby that makes family even more desperate to see you, and that can mean a lot of pressure and stress. When Etta Mae was born, I decided that it was very important to establish traditions to make sure that our immediate family found a way to connect at Christmastime.
One tradition that we have started is stolen from my own childhood. No matter what else we had going on for the holidays, Christmas day was always spent at home with just my parents and brother. Etta...
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Football :: A Huddle Of Blessings
Football :: A Huddle Of Blessings
Since my son Maison could walk, he loved playing sports. His first sport was basketball, and he played his...
