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9 Reasons Your Kids Want Fewer Toys

April 21, 2015 By Mindy 7 Comments

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Are your kids bored all the time? Are you sick of toys being everywhere? Your kids will benefit (and even want) fewer toys.

  Play is an important part of a child’s emotional, social and intellectual development. In play, they learn about the world around them and how they fit into that world. However, toys and play are not the same thing. Though lots of play is good, lots of toys are not, and kids usually benefit from fewer toys. Kids […]

Filed Under: Families and Kids Tagged With: parenting

DIY Bean Bags: Great for Toddlers Who Throw Things

September 18, 2013 By Mindy Leave a Comment

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Toddlers love to throw things, it’s almost their job. OG will clear off entire shelves and tables of puzzles, toys, whatever is in her path. I hate saying “no” all of the time and prefer to say “yes” as often as possible (more about that another time) so a basket full of soft things (like DIY […]

Filed Under: Families and Kids Tagged With: crafts, DIY tutorial, handmade, parenting

Gentle Toilet Learning

August 20, 2013 By Mindy 2 Comments

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Toilet Learning is going slowly at our house. I follow some of the Montessori principles for Infant and toddler education and the sensitive period for toilet learning is 15-18 months so I wanted to introduce the potty at that time. I wanted to casually introduce the potty so that OG could start to get an […]

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Why Self Care Makes Me a Better Parent

July 23, 2013 By Mindy 5 Comments

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Have you ever had one of those days when one thing after another goes wrong? That was two Thursdays ago for me. OG and I were babysitting another toddler in the morning and OG fell asleep in the car on the way home. Then she wouldn’t take a nap at home. Then she painted the […]

Filed Under: Families and Kids, Homestead Life Tagged With: parenting

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