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Give ’em A Whole Chicken Leg
The other day, B, M, hubby and I went to Le Pain Quotidien, a great organic restaurant in NYC, for lunch. We watched the Mom and Dad next to us feed their 2 1/2 year old baby mush out of a jar and...
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A Great Book
The best books for kids are ones based in reality. Elementary school kids love fantasy, but very young kids, with their limited time on earth, are still doing all they can to learn about this world....
View ArticleThe best shoes
Love these shoes. It is soft, which is excellent for young walkers. And when I say soft, I mean SOFT. There are many baby shoe brands that claim they are soft because you can bend the shoe when you...
View ArticleFloor Bed Update – 17 months
Now that Brooke and Mackenzie are 17 months, I decided to do an update on their sleeping situation. They are still sleeping on the same floor bed they’ve been sleeping on since they were four months...
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We Don’t Share
Brooke and her stroller You know how when two children play together, the toy someone else is playing is always the BEST toy in the room? This is when I always hear parents and caretakers tell their...
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Our Montessori Home in Baltimore, MD
After a month of designing, purchasing and experimenting, I’m finally happy with the Montessori design of our new home. When we first moved in, Mark and I agreed that the thick, dark-green carpeting in...
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Our Montessori Home In Baltimore Part II: Where We Eat
To continue the tour of our new Montessori home, here is where we eat. 1. This is the same weaning table we’ve had since they were 6 months old – we’ve gotten more use out of the $150 table than...
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Our Montessori Home In Baltimore Part III: Where We Get Dressed
At 22 months, Brooke and Mackenzie are finally able to undress and dress themselves completely. They can take off and put on shirts, pants, dresses, socks, shoes and jackets with very little or no...
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Collaborating With Your Child
Most adults just want to do things FOR the child. Why? It’s so much easier than teaching them to do it. Let’s take cleaning up after meals for instance. You have two choices, you can clean the table...
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Is that an ‘SUV,’ a ‘Jeep’ or a ‘Hatchback?’
Ever since B and M could sit up in the stroller by themselves, our daily walks would include identifying everything we see on the streets. It started with stationary things, like “mailbox,” “street...
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