Title: The Discipline Book: How to Have a Better-Behaved Child From Birth to Age Ten Author: William Sears and Martha Sears Publication Year: 1995 Website: www.askdrsears.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: In general, I agree with all the tenets of “attachment parenting,” I just ...
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Homemade Color Cards
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I had fun making these homemade color cards when my son was around 15 months old. I get a lot of magazines (mostly for free through the e-rewards online survey program). When he was that age, he loved looking at pictures and naming things he knew. We didn't use these at home very often, but they ...
Homemade Toy Mailbox
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I made this mailbox for my son when he was about a 18 months old (so almost 3 years ago). He played with it for a long time as a toddler, then ignored it for awhile, then started playing with it again about a year ago when he wanted to play a more elaborate preschool version of "post office". Now I ...
Baby Hearts
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Title: Baby Hearts: A Guide to Giving Your Child an Emotional Head Start Author: Susan Goodwyn and Linda Acredolo Publication Year: 2005 Website: www.babysigns.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I think of the series of three books (Baby Signs, Baby Minds, Baby Hearts), this one is my ...
Homemade Fishing Game
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So far we haven't played this homemade fishing game as an actual game, just as a fun activity. Both of my kids enjoy "fishing" for their magnetic fish, though sometimes they get frustrated and grab the magnet directly instead of holding onto the pole. As time goes on, they do this less often, so I ...
The Whole Brain Child
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Title: The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind Author: Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson Publication Year: 2011 Website: wholebrainchild.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: Overall, I enjoyed the friendly, informative style of this ...
Roll & Play – Your Child’s First Game
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Product: Roll & Play: Your Child's First Game Company: Thinkfun Website: www.thinkfun.com/rollandplay Recommended Age Range: 1 to 3 Years Price Range: $14-$20 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: My mom gave this to my daughter when she was 20 months old. (The box says 18 months and ...
Unconditional Parenting
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Title: Unconditional Parenting: Moving From Rewards and Punishment to Love and Reason Author: Alfie Kohn Publication Year: 2005 Website: www.alfiekohn.org/UP Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I have very mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, I think it has a really important, ...
How Children Succeed
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Title: How Children Succeed Author: Paul Tough Publication Year: 2012 Website: www.paultough.com Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Review: I thought this book was fascinating and it made me think about a lot of aspects of childhood that I’ve never really considered before. It’s the sort of book ...
VTech Kidizoom Camera
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Product: Kidizoom Camera Company: VTech Website: www.vtechkids.com Recommended Age Range: 2 to 6 years Price Range: $32-$40 Amazon Product Page (Affiliate Link) Comments: I bought this for my son for his 4th birthday based on how much he likes using my own point and shoot, and while my son LOVES ...
Michelle has a PhD in Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's Degree from the California Institute of Technology. 