There is a commercial on TV for our cable provider that irritates me to no end. It starts with a toddler watching a favorite character on a television show, then the toddler moves into the car and watches the same character on a screen in the car, then the toddler goes into the mall to meet this [...]
Tags: digital age, handheld, mental stimulation, play, social interaction, television, TV, unplug, video games
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I can’t believe that our baby is about to hit the six-month mark. Half a year has really whizzed by! Here are some fun ways to play and learn with your 6-9 month old. Between the ages of 6-9 months, babies become more alert and mobile. They will enjoy playing with toys that they can [...]
Tags: Baby, development, play, toys
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I don’t generally make a lot of time to go outside for myself. Between keeping the house in order and meeting all my writing deadlines I just naturally seem to stay inside most of the time. It isn’t that I don’t like going outside – quite to the contrary, I like it a [...]
Tags: nature, outside, park, play, weather
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For the past three years, my days were my own. My boys were in school all day. Now, I find myself with a new baby for the first time in eight years?and as if that weren?t enough, his big brothers are home for summer vacation.
Just a couple of months ago I was able to carve [...]
Tags: Baby, newborn, play
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Every new mom knows that it is important for a child’s toy to multi-task. It must be safe, stimulating, interesting, mind expanding and attention holding to name a few of these tasks. It is also important for A child to be introduced to the right toy at [...]
Tags: ages, learning, play, stages, stimulation, toys
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