My son always wanted something from every store we went into. He would ask for his favorite cereal or crackers at the grocery store. When at Target or Walmart it was a toy or book. When we would go to the mall it never failed that he would find something he wanted. I almost never gave into his I wants, but they were frequent and I would get angry at times. He almost sounded greedy and I know that was not how we had raised him. I had to do something. Shopping with your older child can bring on a case of, what I call, the “I wants”. It gets…
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Shopping With Your Preschool and Kindergarten Child
Shopping with an early learner can be easier than when shopping with a toddler. Meltdowns are much less likely. You can begin to reason with your child and they can become truly helpful. This can be a relief after the toddler phase.
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Toddlers and Shopping, Oh My!
Surviving the shopping trip with your toddler.
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What Are You Doing?
When walking through the grocery store do you ever wonder what your baby is thinking while you wonder the isles picking items up and putting them in your cart? While you are walking around the grocery store you may have a contently sleeping baby. But, you may also have a baby that is wide awake and looking all around. This is a prime time to engage your infant in vocabulary development and problem solving thinking.
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“I Can Hear You!”
I’m sure you have all heard that babies can hear before they are born. There has been research that shows this, however I was able to see it for myself with my own children. When I was pregnant, I decided to do an experiment. My husband recorded a song he wrote for our daughter. I played it using headphones on my belly every night starting at about 24 weeks. When she was born, I played it in the delivery room. When she arrived, she was so quiet and calm. She cried quickly and settled right away when she heard her song playing. When we brought her home, we played the…
