If you have a four-year-old or are trying to prepare for life with a four-year-old, this post is for you. I was pretty unprepared for what to expect with my son’s development and especially how emotional four-year-olds are. There are times I’ve been pleasantly surprised, and times I’ve been shocked by his behavior. In searching …
Independent playtime is something I did with my first, Theo from the beginning, even though I didn’t really know it was a ‘thing.’ My instincts just told me that it’s good for children to learn to entertain themselves; it’s good for them to be bored sometimes because that stimulates creativity. So although I encouraged him …
I am fairly minimalist when it comes to buying things for my kids for several reasons. When they have massive amounts of stuff it’s just more for me to clean up and organize. I am all about keeping the cleaning to a minimum! They also seem to get overstimulated and don’t play as well when …