A beach is a magical place, especially to kids. The glorious sound of waves washing up and whooshing back, the feeling of sand squishing between toes, and sun-kissed skin after spending a day outside exploring are the simple yet beautiful things that can make for the sweetest childhood memories. That’s why I try to get […]
Have you been wondering if your child needs speech therapy? We sought answers from Jessica Wilbur, MA, CCC-SLP, a speech-language pathologist who specializes in pediatric speech and language at Waldo County Hospital in Belfast, Maine. Here’s everything you need to know about speech therapy for toddlers, speech delay, and language development. What is the typical age […]
As mums, we feel guilty for a lot of things. We shouldn’t, but of course, we do. And in the age of technology, screen time has become a Thing. It was a Thing for our parents, too. I remember my husband telling me the other day about how much TV he watched as a kid […]
From the time we mention we’re interested in possibly starting a family sometime soon, we’re warned about the terrible twos. “Enjoy that sweet baby now, because the toddler years are around the corner”. No one tells us that behind the so-called “terrible twos”, the real monster is lurking. The threes. The truth is, the threes […]
To give you an idea of what it’s like, here are highlights from a typical dinner with my two-year-old twins.
Remember before kids, when you’d shove a credit card, mobile phone and lip gloss into a tiny clutch that matched your outfit and head out on the town? Those were the days. Now that you’re a mum, chances are your handbag is more like Mary Poppins’ magic carpet bag, except instead of containing an enchanted […]
It seems this obsessively over-planning, highly organised Virgo has learned to bend a bit. If there was ever a place for that to happen, at home with the toddler is the best one I can think of.
In a world full of “smart” toys that take the guesswork out of just about everything and include fun sounds and flashing lights, it’s easy to forget that what toddlers need most of all is time to move and play with no frills toys. A ball is one such toy. Between the time when a […]
Climbing is a skill that children reach incrementally. While some toddlers seem hardwired to climb absolutely everything in sight, others are content to sit and watch the world go by. Some toddlers might even appear fearful, or overly cautious, about climbing. Climbing often begins with crawling over objects in their path, progresses to climbing onto […]
After months of desperately trying to read nonverbal cues and listen for the meanings of ever so slightly different cries, talking is a very exciting (and welcome) milestone. Like most developmental milestones, however, it takes time and practice to progress from single words to stringing two or three words together to using complete sentences. Talking […]
Long before your child begins to read, she’ll develop pre-reading skills that set her up for early literacy skills and future reading success. Believe it or not, some of these skills emerge during the toddler years. While the toddler years are often characterised by chasing down new runners, picking up dropped (or thrown) food, and […]
Three years ago, I experienced my first summer as a mum. While I enjoyed toting my son to beaches and picnics in his baby sunglasses and adorable Gap rash guard, he was just an infant—still too young to appreciate the longer days, breezy evenings, and sun-filled afternoons of summer. The following summer he was older—a […]
