Shortly after his third birthday, my preschooler began struggling with starting off his sentences. “You-you-you-you-you did it!” he would say, for instance. Or “W-w-w-w-why is that?” My imagination took over, and I panicked at the thought of my child having a stammering or stuttering problem, drawing to mind The King’s Speech and his inability to [...]
Category: communication
“Don’t say ‘he’!” my preschooler told me and my husband. Apparently we had been talking about him right in front of his face and leaving him out of the conversation. I already forget what we had been discussing—probably an innocent conversation about what he’s eaten, whether he had pooped for the day, or what activities [...]
My two-year-old and I were in the car a few days ago, listening to a song with whistling. “Can you whistle?” he requested, wanting me to whistle along to the song, to which I happily obliged. Unfortunately, my whistling was a bit on the soft side since he asked again, “Can you whistle?” Apparently the [...]
Our toddler is fascinated with tea, which my husband and I happen to drink on a near-daily basis. He loves to peer into our cups to compare the ones with milk and the ones drank dark. And of course what kid can resist the swirl of steam rising from the cup? But… as I’m sure [...]
For several weeks, my toddler insisted on wearing socks. The only times he didn’t wear them was when he took a bath, but once he finished, he asked to wear a new pair right away. Granted, the weather was cold, so I figured he appreciated the extra warmth on his feet. Or I assumed he [...]
I’m excited to share a guest post I wrote for Family Made Simple that talked about labeling the action, not your child. I had the good fortune of meeting Tessa via Facebook and immediately accepted her offer to write a guest post for her blog. Here are the first few lines I wrote for Family [...]
“Sandusky was found guilty today,” my husband told me in the evening. I was glad for the news, yet as justifying as it may be to lock up a high-profile criminal, more roam free and prey on children. Many of them are close relatives or trusted friends of the family—the charming guy who earns the [...]
I did it—I unplugged. I decided to honor the National Day of Unplugging by disconnecting from technology for a few hours, not nearly the 24 hours originally called for, but enough to pose a challenge. Right away I noticed that not having my computer or phone turned on freed me from any guilt about sending [...]
This year, National Day of Unplugging started sundown on March 23rd until sundown on March 24th. Of course in typical blogging- and iPhone-addicted style, I ended up spending a ton of those 24 hours writing posts and swiping my phone on. I wish I could say I didn’t get the memo, but it’s more like [...]
