There is a well-known mealtime blessing that goes like this: “Thank you, God, for the world so sweet, thank you for the food we eat. Thank you for the birds that sing; thank you, God, for everything.” People around the world celebrate life and living differently. Some use mealtimes as a moment to practice gratitude, […]
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Mom overwhelm
This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. If you’re a mom, chances are that you regularly suffer from mom overwhelm. That’s just the way it is and also, moms struggle more than dads. Tiffany Dufu’s book, “Drop the ball”, is a perfect example of how hard it is for women struggling to be perfect examples of […]
Open ended toys
This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. If you choose to purchase after clicking a link, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate links help support this site. Open ended toys are great for many reasons: most are simple, durable, and they can help your kid work on their creativity, […]
Open ended play
This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read the full disclosure. Many of the greatest education philosophers such as Maria Montessori and Rudolf Steiner (Waldorf schools) were great supporters of open ended play. They believed that children learn better when they are given greater freedom and autonomy and when they are allowed to explore […]
When parental behavior has a negative impact on child development
Our parenting strategies influence our children’s outcomes in so many ways: they can build or destroy their self-esteem, transform them into independent or dependent beings, and make them learn to see mistakes as proof of their failure or, on the contrary, as a normal learning process. Nobody needs convincing that parenting styles influence children’s behavior […]