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Silly

Get on the ground and play at your baby’s level… or perform something so silly you hope nobody will see you!

Funny first birthday party invitation

April 26, 2013

My friends sent this one out to celebrate their daughter’s first birthday. Sense of humor, yes? Remember, do what YOU want to do and the rest will fall in line.

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Start training for Easter 2013

March 10, 2013

His first Easter, four-month old Julian slept through the whole thing, but when he got his first taste of modern American celebrations of this holiday, Julian never looked back. Since he is not actually Christian, his experience of Easter was limited to the hunting of plastic and hard-boiled eggs. And hunt he did. It was [...]

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Get on the ground and play at your baby’s level… or perform something so silly you hope nobody will see you!

Tech Tuesday: Create a toddler naptime playlist on spotify

February 26, 2013

My friend and parenting expert, Julie King, had a rookie baby who would not sleep once he reached the toddler age. Once he figured out that better things were going on in the other room, he resisted. Together with her friend and co-author, Joanna Faber, they created Asher’s Dance and Rest Tape to trick the [...]

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What makes your toddler mad?

February 25, 2013

Is your toddler mad, angry, or throwing a fit? This little chart will help you figure things out.

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Get on the ground and play at your baby’s level… or perform something so silly you hope nobody will see you!

A driving lesson for toddlers

February 18, 2013

A reader from Toronto sent this video to us and I thought it was pretty cute.

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Reader Tip: Pretend your only child has a big brother

February 6, 2013

This guest post is from our real-life friend Amanda, rookie mom to baby Felix. Before I had a baby, I mildly judged the few mothers with whom I spent time for being upset when their babies would cry. I figured, “Hey, babies cry. That’s what they do. Relax. Let me finish telling you my story [...]

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Get on the ground and play at your baby’s level… or perform something so silly you hope nobody will see you!

Activity #171: Have a ball

November 1, 2012

An oldie republished for stir-crazy parents and kids. This morning, Milo was throwing train tracks at me. And some legos. And some scrambled egg. And a fork. It reminded me that I need to harness this energy and find something he could throw. Beach balls, like bubbles and 2- and 4-packs of crayons, are items [...]

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Activity #467: Go hunting with your preschooler

September 21, 2012

We asked Christie Mellor, author of The Three-Martini Playdate and the new Fun Without Dick and Jane, to suggest an activity for rookie moms. Put the fun back in some of your routine outings by “going hunting” with your toddler or preschooler. Here’s how: You want to spend a nice morning with your baby, but [...]

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Get on the ground and play at your baby’s level… or perform something so silly you hope nobody will see you!

Newborn baby and dad portrait session – OUTTAKE!

June 28, 2012

Source: The Natural Parent Magazine on Facebook

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Makin’ it: Newborn photo opp

March 12, 2012

I saw this picture on Pinterest and wished I thought of it myself when Julian was an infant. I also wanted to Photoshop the words “Takin’ care of business” across the top of the photo, but it’s not my photo, so you’ll just have to imagine the cleverness. Have you done any funny photo shoots [...]

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Get on the ground and play at your baby’s level… or perform something so silly you hope nobody will see you!

Flashback Friday: Name that bald baby!

February 24, 2012

I have been blessed with three beautiful hairless baby boys. Their resemblance to one another is so strong that sometimes I have to look at the date of a picture to know which child it is. The face recognition on iPhoto doesn’t do much better. So, without further ado, I invite you to play “Name [...]

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Toddler fun: sitting in boxes

December 28, 2011

To accommodate our holiday guests in our tiny dining room with its four-top table, my husband ordered a new camping table from Amazon.com. It arrived in a cardboard box big enough for a 7-year old boy and a 4-year old girl to lie down in. How do I know this? Because my kids got in [...]

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