We love our kids despite their imperfections much like they love us. The book
Always ($11) celebrates this sentiment and assures youngsters that the love stands when they're well behaved and when they aren't.
The pages are filled with questions a son poses to his mother like, "Do you love me when I eat my peas?"
While much has been said about the importance of
the family meal no one ever said that meal had to be at home. My husband and I love to take our lil ones out to dinner to try new foods, but doing so does take some planning.
When building with sugar packets and playing with the paper from our straws grows old, I dive into my bag to pull out some tricks to keep everyone entertained.
Most tots like to move around as much as they love to sit down with mommy for a good book.
Gallop!: A Scanimation Picture Book ($11) unites both in a fun book for everyone to enjoy.
Unlike any text I've seen, Gallop!
If there's one thing that most tots do well, it's building things up and tearing them down. Aside from giving them the literal building blocks to make their imaginations come alive, the quirky and delightful book
Iggy Peck Architect ($11) will help them to see the positive side of being eccentric, creative, and persistent.
Appealing to elementary-age children, author Andrea Beaty tells a tale of a young boy who has always delighted in building creative structures — even a tower of dirty diapers!
Friends keep asking if my daughter knows that she is getting a sibling. My answer to that is, "Sort of." She can nod her head when asked if there's a baby growing in mommy's tummy, but I don't think she understands that life is actually developing.
Somehow the '60s British boy band, The Beatles, has managed to stand the test of time. Having lived through the "American Invasion," baby boomers, many now grandparents, used to scream and even cry at the site of the bowl cut lads. Now, their spawn can enjoy the legacy of the pop band, too.
An evening spent carving pumpkins and roasting seeds always puts me on cloud nine. The only thing that betters the experience is inviting friends over for some cocktails (mocktails in my case) and playing some festive music for the wee ones.
The
Kidz Bop Halloween CD ($14) is sure to be a hit with tiny tots and parents.
Reading to your children is one of the best ways to spend quality time with your tot. But, how closely do you pay attention to the tales in the texts. Take this quiz and test your book knowledge.
One of my dearest friends called me recently with panic and sadness in her voice. Ashamed of her mood, I immediately understood what she was going through — crossing the threshold into motherhood. Most everyone you meet talks about falling immediately in love with their newborn and what bliss it was to become a mother for the first time.
One of the best gifts any parent can give their child is the love for reading. Reading experts often encourage new parents to introduce their newborns to books starting on day one. Whether it's the newspaper, a magazine, or
Goodnight Moon, they say that the ritual and inflection are often what matters most.
