by Marilee Hartling | Jan 2, 2018 | 0-6 Months, 6-12 Months
Did you know that Pediatricians and physical therapists are concerned that babies are spending too much time on their backs when they are awake? Parents are encouraged to get their babies to spend at least 30 minutes a day on their tummies while they are awake. ...
by Marilee Hartling | Jul 8, 2017 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, Preschool, Second Baby, Toddler, Twins, Uncategorized
Mindfulness skills have proven to be effective for reducing stress, calming the body, increasing focus and sustained attention and an increase in wellbeing. The purpose of teaching mindfulness to our children is to give them skills to develop their awareness of their...
by Marilee Hartling | May 26, 2017 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, Preschool, Second Baby, Toddler, Uncategorized
Does your toddler start screaming as soon as you get to the doctor’s office or even when he recognizes the parking lot? It is normal. It means that your little one is developing memories. He remembers that someone did something to him last time that he was at the...
by Marilee Hartling | Feb 24, 2017 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, Preschool, Toddler, Uncategorized
Children start to develop a separate “sense of self” around age two, and their non-compliance only means that they are trying to be a person separate from you. At that stage, it’s common to hear lots of “I don’t want to get dressed!” “I don’t want to go to bed!” “This...
by Marilee Hartling | Feb 17, 2017 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, Second Baby, Toddler, Uncategorized
Tantrums during the toddler years are NOT a result of your parenting. You didn’t do anything wrong. Temper tantrums during the toddler years are a normal, inevitable, even necessary part of growing up. When your toddler tantrums, don’t take it personally, it...
by Marilee Hartling | Jan 30, 2017 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, Preschool, sensory integration, Toddler, Uncategorized
We finished our January Curriculum for toddlers and Preschool Prep. What FUN!! The concepts we introduced were “opposites” (Day … Night; Hot … Cold; Front … Back; Hard … Soft; Inside … Outside; Over … Under), hibernation, animals and people in winter, snow and bears....
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