(Adapted from a post to our private Instagram group from December, 2022. Session families, join to read them all…occasionally, I share an older favorite here.) I use this phrase often to mean that the things we need/want/hope for our children to learn/do/internalize develop–eventually, with our continued commitment to them (both to the things and to …
You might guess that we’ll be talking about apples, and I suppose we will be. Because I did ask: Would you like to cut the apples for snack? And the child responded excitedly, ready to get started. And the child’s mom, as she had done since their first day at Clementine, got up to follow …
(Adapted from a post to our private Instagram group from October, 2023. Session families, join to read them all…occasionally, I share an older favorite here.) A number-one strategy for building independence and confidence is to let your child walk whenever possible, whether in beautiful weather as in the photo above or in gray and blustery …
Full disclosure: I actually got out the camera to photograph big brother, who was seated at the table fitting the pieces into the puzzle. My focus was off and how lucky for me, because without that mistake, I’m not sure I would have seen what we’re seeing and talking about here which is: Reaching is …
(Adapted from a post to our private Instagram group from May, 2023. Session families can join to read them all, and I occasionally share a favorite here.) This morning, a child walked into the entryway, sat down in the shoe chair, took off her own shoes, set them on the bench, and excitedly walked to …
(repost from November, 2023…timely with “fall back” coming in a couple of weeks, but this concept fits into any season.) The time change threw us all for a loop last week (I *think* I have finally adjusted): cue lots of conversations about why again can’t we just get rid of it? (really, why?), and the …
Honor your (child’s) pace…as (s)he: walks along the sidewalk, delights in something delightful, asks to read the same book (again), sloshes pancake batter out of the bowl while stirring.
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