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Family Playtime

Building a strong, loving family bond doesn’t require elaborate vacations; it starts with simple, positive activities and intentional time spent together. Whether you are looking to boost your child’s development or simply reduce household stress, establishing a regular family game night or dinner tradition can make an almost instant difference.

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Managing Germs in a Houseful of Children: Lessons Learned

This experience forced a complete reassessment of our health protocols to move from general hygiene to strategic infection control. “Germs” is a non-medical term for microscopic organisms—bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa—that cause disease. Children under seven are particularly vulnerable because they have immature immune systems and a natural tendency to put their hands and toys in their mouths.

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Christmas Shopping with Discovery Toys 2025

You have arrived at the party! Step 1. Shop on the Discovery Toys Website by clicking the link below. When you go to the Discovery Toys website, you can You May Prefer to Browse the Catalog PDF File Below. Step 2. Contact me (if you want to) Still don’t know what to order? How about […]

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What Is Special Instruction?

This is a four part series diving into the answer to that question using the Division of Early Childhood Position Statement as a reference.

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Parenting by Experience: From Diapers to Digital Devices

Our experiences with the first child—whether navigating the physical milestones of infancy or the digital dangers of adolescence—shape us profoundly. We learn, we adjust, and we seek out tools that help us create loving boundaries for all our children. Let me share my “First Draft” parenting lessons with you, so you can we can enjoy the spillover effect together.

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“Eat, Sleep, Poop” Standard Operating Procedure

The act of having an adaptable yet specific Standard Operating Procedure or “SOP” proved crucial during the chaos of bringing home a medically fragile foster child during a global pandemic. The Framework of the SOP being so simple reminded us to focus on essential needs to create a foundation of stability in the chaos.

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Protecting Privacy of the Children in Early Intervention

I cannot show pictures or use real names, but I can paint a picture of the challenges faced and solutions offered in the field of Early Intervention.

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Celebrating “That Sucks Day” and a Lifelong Snot Sucker

As parents and professionals, we know how important it is to keep our little ones comfortable. And sometimes, it’s the little things, like a working nasal aspirator, that make a big difference.

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Celebrating Strawberry Day With Allergy Awareness

February 27 is National Strawberry Day! I had planned to share my “Pete the Cat and His White Shoes” early intervention learning activities, complete with some fun strawberry-themed ideas. And I still will, but something unexpected happened and I got a little sidetracked.

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Early Intervention Activities with Pete The Cat I Love My White Shoes

If you’re a teacher or early interventionist wanting to help children develop their language skills:
Use play-based activities that go along with the books you read. Whatever book it is!
Read the books over and over again.