Last fall, I was approached by Parentricity to be an expert and I’m thrilled to be a part of this exciting new community because I’m passionate about parenting. I am the founder of Baby Maven, expert i...
Tags: relationship, parenting, babies, dads, baby maven, Carrie Grange Isaacson
Rick Weiss here. Expert teacher and life long learner. As some of you might know, I teach first grade. That’s right! Every morning, I pack up my Mr. T. lunchbox and head to work with 40 other hardworking women. This is the life! ...
“Play is not trivial. When children play, they’re doing important work.” Fred Rogers (aka Mister Rogers) One of my 20-month-old’s favorite toys is a large cardboard box that came full of diapers a while ag...
The 411 on TV and Your Young Kids What seems to be the most pressing question I get from parents is: “Is it OK for my baby to watch TV?” Parents tell me how it gives them a much needed break during the day, allows them to ...
Tags: infant, television, educational
Many parents don’t realize that there are things that you can do and are doing daily to facilitate language development. Reading stories while pointing to pictures, asking children to go get their shoes or jacket and offering choices of what t...
Tags: speech, language, development
Many factors influence the inner life of a child. It is well known that the parent-child relationship can have an exceptionally strong and lifelong effect on a child’s emotional development. As early as infancy, a child needs to feel loved and...