Having a small baby can keep you so busy that it is easy to miss the fun moments. You have endless chances to bond with your baby, but one of the best ways is to find ways to have fun together. Playful activities for baby's playtime not only strengthen your relationships but also help with your baby’s emotional, cognitive, and sensory development. From dress-up sessions to gooey adventures, here's ...
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Nurturing your Baby’s Five Senses
Children come into this world equipped with incredible powers to absorb information through all five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell). Each sense plays an important part in their development as they explore, engage with, and understand their environment. Taking steps to nourish these senses can build healthy sensory development in your child. Let's look at some tips that can help ...
3 Simple Ways to Have More Free Time At Home
It’s a modern mystery: with all of the helpful gadgets we have, we should have more free time than ever, yet actually, the opposite is true. Perhaps it’s because we have to spend more time driving to work than people did in the past, or perhaps it’s because smartphones have led to an always-on culture that can make you feel like you’re kind of at work even when you’re out of the ...
5 Helpful Resources for Parents of Autistic Children
The last year has been a steep learning curve for us as a couple of our children received late autism diagnoses. The search for answers began when behaviors and challenges that had been present but not too problematic became overwhelming obstacles. I've been wondering when and what to write about it all because I am learning so much and finding, while I am amazed at how their brains function, I'm ...