Surviving the shopping trip with your toddler.
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Read Me A Story
The toddler posses a whole new read aloud. The infant sits and listens to the story. They squirm very little and they are just looking at the pages. You probably noticed that as your infant got closer to the age of one they started to engage with the book a little more. Maybe they are beginning to try and help turn the page or they are beginning to point at the pictures on the page. This calls for a whole new way of reading and presenting books.
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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…
