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For as long as I can remember, Drake has had a love affair with the alphabet which still continues to this day.  I don’t remember when it was that he really started to pay attention to them, but a quick check back on my Facebook posts shows that a few months before 2 years of age he [...]

My older daughter Ellie is a book lover. She’s always enjoyed sitting in my lap to read a good book. Now I could just about sit in her lap… but she still likes to snuggle in for a story. We’ve had fun making the transition from picture books (which she still really enjoys) to chapter [...]

I think it’s pretty safe to say that none of us were taught to read using the old Dick and Jane books. We laugh and joke about how antiquated those sweet little books are, but the truth is, the way most of us were taught to read is pretty outdated, too. Way back 20-something years [...]

Early on, we got into the habit of reading Charlie a few books every night.  He was happy to sit through the books, but I wasn’t sure if he was understanding the storylines (or even all that interested in them). So I started coming up with all sorts of tricks to test his understanding and keep [...]

The earlier posts in this series outlined an overview of the current state of Kindergarten and shared skills and tasks beginning of the year Kindergartners should have under their belt. In this post, I’ll be sharing some ways to help your child get those said skills under those proverbial belts! Here’s the overarching idea to [...]

When they learn they are going to be parents, one of the first things people often do is come up with a list of names for their soon-to-be little one. They carefully consider that list, hemming and hawing over the possibilities; trying them in different contexts; and finally narrowing it down to one perfect choice, [...]

I anticipate an internal struggle when it comes to limiting my future child’s screen time. I don’t think I’ll have an issue with rationing or prohibiting TV, but when it comes to iPad use, I will waver. In school, I teach with a class set of iPads and a class set of iPods, so I [...]