3 dress up must haves!
When your 18 month old walks in your shoes, or when your 3 year old turns the kitchen chairs into a bus they aren't just messing with your things. They are practicing rules, social conventions and...
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Color Mixing Snail!
I love it when simple activities like this one can bring together multiple lessons. This craft can be done by the very youngest toddler but is still fun for a 5 year old. Exploring the color mixing is...
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Edible Finger Paint
One of the most common questions I get from parents is what to do when their kids put art materials in their mouths. My responses are always to watch carefully, avoid choking hazards, use only...
View ArticleThe Mixed Reviews of the Breastfeeding Doll
Little girls love to play Mommy with their dolls, but does the new "breastfeeding doll" go too far? The nation seems divided. "Bebe Gloton" ("hungry baby" in Spanish) has caused quite a stir in the...
View ArticleAre the French Better Moms?
We just love to compare ourselves to the French (case in point: the best-selling book French Women Don't Get Fat). Now a new book coming out next month, Bringing Up Bebe, highlights how parenting in...
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Low Mess Indoor Water Play
I love our water table but it's big and it's outside. When I only had one kid I could set up the container and have fun on the kitchen floor because as much as he liked water he didn't like getting...
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Heart Pan Prints
My toddler loves to paint and with Valentine's Day coming up we decided to make some easy heart prints using our silicone pan .You will need some paint, construction paper, a paint brush and a heart...
View ArticleKids' Snoring Linked to Behavior Issues
Does your little one snore? It's far cuter than your hubby sawing logs, so you probably don't think too much of it. But a new study by Cincinnati Children's Hospital shows that children who snore...
View ArticleDo Smartphones Make Dumb Parents?
For the first time since at least the 1970s, injury rates for little kids are on the rise. Could it have something to do with the boom in smartphone sales, and the resulting wave of parental...
View Article5 Highlights of the Hilarious "Are You Ready for a Kid?" Quiz
Kids are a blessing. And also a pain in the ... tush. That's why a hilarious, tongue-in-cheek "test" on whether a couple is ready for parenthood is quickly going viral. Here are my top 5 favorite...
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