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February 9, 2017 by: Marla

Easy Valentine’s Day Activities for Toddlers

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Inside: Need some Easy Valentine’s Day Activities for Toddlers? We’ve got you covered with these simple, minimal-prep learning, food, and craft activities from Pinterest! Are you really surprised? It’s no secret that I love Pinterest. If I could actually try all of the ideas I’ve saved on there over the years, I would be one happy individual. One of my favorite things to do is

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October 7, 2016 by: Marla

4 Inexpensive Toys to Promote Fine Motor Development & Independent Play

Inexpensive Toys? And they can help develop fine motor skills? And get a toddler to play independently? You had me at inexpensive…or was it independent play?? [featured photo credit: https://www.woodenearth.com/] I’ve got to be honest. Harper is not big on toys. I know, the title of this post promises toys! But if we’re being real, she would rather play with an empty oatmeal container and

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September 16, 2016 by: Marla

Improve Your Toddler’s Speech With These 3 Simple Language Games

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Use these 3 simple language games to improve your toddler’s speech and help develop their articulation, language, and pre-reading skills.  The following post “Improve Your Toddler’s Speech” was written in collaboration with my own mom, Jamie Bott, M.A., C.C.C. Licensed & Certified Speech & Language Pathologist / Reading Endorsed by the State of Florida.  Every parent wants their child to grow up to become a

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September 9, 2016 by: Marla

5 Simple Ways to Promote Early Literacy

5 Simple Ways to Promote Early Literacy in Babies & Toddlers

Use these 5 simple tricks to help promote early literacy in your baby or toddler! Parenting is a weird thing, isn’t it? We get so ahead of ourselves sometimes and we just can’t wait for Harper to walk, and then once she starts walking, we’re like, “remember those days when I didn’t have to chase her up and down the stairs 356 times a day?”

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My Daily Winter Break Routine with 3 Kids 

Inside: Ready for the kids to be home for 2 weeks? Instead of wondering “how do I keep my kids busy over Winter Break?” I’ll show you how to create a predictable (but festive!) daily winter break … [Read More...]

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What I Fed My Family This Week (Kid-Friendly Meal Ideas)

Inside: easy, healthy, kid-friendly meal ideas from my family of 5 AKA what I fed my kids this week. If you’re in need of ideas for quick breakfasts, healthy snacks to lunches & weeknight dinners … [Read More...]

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