Want to show your child the importance and diversity in different families? Check out these children's books about family, perfect for toddlers through big kids! Talking about families to kids can be both simple and complex, don't you think? Families can simply be parents and children, but it can also include a wider web of relatives galore (I grew up with 27 cousins just on my mom's side!). A child's family can be his grandmother, an aunt or uncle, or even an older sister as a guardian. And all families are different. Kids can also look nothing like their parents, or their parents … [Read more...]
Top Earth Day Books to Inspire Children
Teaching children to take care of the environment starts with reading! Discover the top Earth Day books for kids that are sure to inspire your child. I'll be honest: I skip past news about the environment—at least the bad news. I don't do this because I'm oblivious to the facts or I'm set on disregarding the planet. Nope—I avoid bad news because it can depress me. With every freak hurricane or degree of heat, it's easy to feel powerless in the face of these tragedies. That's why I like to focus on positive news, especially the steps regular folks can take to save the planet. From … [Read more...]
Children’s Books about Spring Certain to Celebrate the Season
Ready to welcome spring? Check out the best children's books about spring to read with your child. They're the perfect picture books for springtime! Out on our patio, I have 10 pots of soil sitting empty. Apartment-living doesn't stop our family from trying our hand at gardening, hence the line of pots outside. But weather? Even we Los Angelenos still struggle through the cold days and nights of winter, when it's too cold to plant anything new. That's why when the weather warms and spring is in full swing, so is our little patio garden. Last year, we planted seeds into the soil, … [Read more...]
Easy! 12 Ways to Teach Preschoolers about Money
It's not too early to start teaching preschoolers about money! Discover 12 ways to make learning about money fun, interesting, and impactful, even for young kids. Like many people, I didn't get a well-rounded education about money, certainly not from school. Sure, we learned how to write checks and filled out worksheets about coins. And yes, I had a vague notion of what my parents did for a living. But when it came down to getting my first job, I had no plan or motivation, other than my friends were also looking for one. Only through my post-college years did I get into personal … [Read more...]
Potty Training Books for Toddlers to Ease Their Anxiety
Want your child to start using the potty? Discover the best potty training books for toddlers to read with your child to help her feel excited—and less anxious—about potty training. My son looked down at his bare bottoms—we were just about to start the three-day potty training process—glanced up at me, and bawled. The initial excitement about wearing undies faded into anxiety: he would no longer be able to rely on the familiarity of wearing diapers. You see, using a toilet seems like common sense to us, but it can feel strange, silly, even downright scary to toddlers. In fact, potty … [Read more...]
Best Building Toys to Nurture Creative Play
Looking for the best building toys to inspire and nurture creativity? Check out these toys and gift ideas that encourage out-of-the-box thinking for toddlers, preschoolers and older children! "Wow, I got a lot of building toys!" my son exclaimed after opening his Christmas gifts. I wasn't surprised. Since he was a toddler, he's been curious about how things work and loves to build intricate structures from toys and even household items. Over the years, he's played with some of the best building toys, from classic sets to construction to the new and innovative. I'm a huge fan of … [Read more...]
Children’s Books about Perseverance
Want to teach your child the value of not giving up? Read these children's books about perseverance to instill the importance of grit. Kids are naturally equipped with perseverance, from the baby learning to walk to the toddler who insists on putting on her own jacket. They don't worry about a "failure" stigma, even if it takes hundreds of falls to walk two steps, or five minutes to use a zipper. But along the way, their perseverance is challenged. It's harder to keep going when the focus shifts to who can do it the fastest, or who gets it perfect the first time. They lose sight of the … [Read more...]
Top 10 Weather Books for Kids
Want to encourage your child's interest in the weather? These are the top weather books for kids sure to delight and teach about our weather. My son is obsessed with checking my phone, but not because he wants to see the latest app or game. Every morning, he checks to see... the weather. He likes to know when it's likely to rain (or even thunder like it is right now!) or how many days we'll see sunny days. He'll check if our mornings will start with heavy fog, and if so, the time of day when it'll finally lift. Then, he'll announce the weather at breakfast, sharing the highs and lows … [Read more...]
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