Build a fairy bower. To make a twinkling hideout, hang flowered sheets over two strings suspended between walls. Then run holiday lights under the sheets (alongside the strings), and your daughter will have a sparkling fairy bower where she can eat fairy food: tiny jelly sandwiches and tea with honey and a drop of pink […]
Add a multicultural twist to your holiday with activities that teach your child about other traditions. Today, you might be trimming the Christmas tree, your neighbor next door might be sharing a Hanukkah meal, and friends across town may be fasting in preparation for ‘Eid-ul-Fitr. Still, most of us will end the year in a […]
Have your children help you decide which pieces of art they would like to have displayed. Children can help guide you to pieces that both of you appreciate. Â Gather a long piece of wood, spring clothespins, glue and paint. Have your children decorate the piece of wood with paint and other materials they choose. […]
Watching your child learn to write is thrilling. Here’s how you can help her develop this new skill with confidence.  Three-year-old Hannah and her dad regularly have breakfast together. When she heard that he wouldn’t be home from work until after her bedtime, she decided to write him a note about the blueberry pancakes […]
1. Spin toothbrush — we love these disposable things, and chew through them quick! 2. Animal flossers — good for your teeth, and great to keep little hands (and mouths!) busy. 3. Flavored toothpaste (vanilla from Tanner’s Tasty Paste) — this stuff tastes like REAL ice cream; if your kid hates to brush, this may […]
 Simple toys and games offer a wealth of learning to your growing toddler.  Enrich your child’s predisposition to explore her feelings about her world through play and curiosity with a variety of activities.  Physical Play Assuming your 18-month-old is a steady walker, give her access to climbing toys and swings. Stairs are […]
 Sharing information at the start of school helps you build a strong partnership that will benefit your child all year long.  A few weeks after the start of school, Naomi received a call from her daughter’s preschool teacher. Her normally upbeat 3 year old, Jane, was upset and screaming, “I want my mommy!” […]
Many new milestones mark your child’s transition from infancy  Sometime within a few months of his first birthday, your baby will learn to walk without help. When he does, he leaves the more placid phase of infancy behind and is renamed a “toddler.” After taking his first independent steps (often to his own astonishment), […]
