Pregnancy, Parenting and Beyond

Thanks to our growing up children and especially J's school that encourages the children to do for and give back to our community. With the Book exchange/sale, it was a project within our community. As for the community as a whole, we decided to deliver meals to senior citizens via the Meals on Wheels program of the Newark Senior Center, DE. We promptly picked up meals at half past 10 and since we were new, we were given an easy route. From carrying out the lunches to our car... J's journey began with following directions to the patron's address.... walking down to the front door, knocking ever so gently or "bang on door" were instructions on some of the front doors.  It was wonderful to say "Here's your lunch!!" and we got plenty of smiles and blessings on the way. Something that we would definitely consider doing again... Coz J was totally elated by the experience.  If interested... Call Stephanie at the Newark Senior Center , DE. ...

Reposting this for my audience. I am so proud that my 4yo loves our reading time. Most books that we repeatedly read every night, he can now recite the stories to himself. Once Dad or I finish reading him a book, he then flips pages of 3 books. Of them, he recites themm to himself.(some days of course he is just so tired and will flip over pages and fall asleep) But, its like music to the ears to hear your child read out loud to themselves. I come from a family of teachers, and I know that my mum will be so proud of her Grandson. He is totally into Disney Cars Dinosaur Train (the PBS series) Little Critters series by Mercer Mayer Franklin series by Paulette Bourgeois, Brenda Clark and Jane B Mason Sesame Street Character short stories Recently, I started getting the Golden Book Series - such an amazing collection We purchase books that we really like and then I mostly get books from our local library.  I stumbled upon this list of books on another blog that I follow an...

10 Tasks that kids should learn to do by themselves 1. Avoid helicopter tendencies I have an almost 4 year old. and though we've taught him to do stuff for himself, there are times where I find myself 'hovering' over/near him to check if he's doing it correctly and then I end up offering to do it. and he of course takes full advantage of it. It is so important to Let go at the right time and trust that they'll do a good job. 2. Build Self confidence Unless we let go of our kids and give them the opportunity to do it for them self; only then they gain the confidence of what they are capable of achieving. 3. Take responsibility of clothes I can proudly say my 4yo puts away his dirty clothes, helps load the laundry, pour the soap with supervision, load the dryer, sorts while I fold. He does know what goes where... but I am more paranoid about folding them a certain way ;). He picks his own clothes on most days. 4. Care for Toys Start at an early age. Give ...

At this age, children learn best from unstructured play, so just make the toys available and off she'll go. Plastic tea set or playhouse : Your child will get a kick out of play eating and drinking. And in general, scaled-down toys, from rakes, push brooms, and shopping carts to miniature kitchens, give her a chance to do one of the things she loves best — mimic what she sees the adults around her do and organize her world to her own satisfaction. Large and small blocks : Working with blocks lets your toddler build her handling skills by grabbing, stacking, and sorting. Large cardboard bricks easily add up to toddler-size forts and hiding spaces. Small wooden ones can be sorted and organized into any number of original designs. Toy instruments : Children generally love music and the chance to create their own sound, no matter how cacophonous. Give her a toy guitar to strum or a keyboard to bang on and she'll treat you to many original compositions. Make sure whatever in...

Kids Love Stickers You can buy a package of stickers and a package of construction paper and help your toddler put the stickers on. They really enjoy the process, although they aren’t too interested in the finished product at this toddler stage. But they will have fun putting the stickers on, with your help. Make a Collage Buy a roll of clear contact paper. You can cut a piece and tape it to the surface of the table you’re working on. Your child can then easily make a collage with any kind of material that sticks on the contact paper, such as confetti. Your child will enjoy dribbling the confetti over the paper, and then pressing it down to make it stick. You can also rip up construction paper into smaller pieces and use that instead of confetti. When you are finished, place another piece of contact paper of the same size over the first one, and voila! You have a lovely work of art suitable for giving to Grandma or hanging on the refrigerator. Play Dough and Finger Paint The t...

Help your baby learn to talk Guide to Motor Development Month by Month - Baby's First Year Physical Development and Milestones Social Development Making Baby Smile and Laugh Enjoy Reading the above links!!