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Category Archives: Play, Growth & Development for Babies
Baby’s First Push-Up: In Praise of Tummy Time
CONGRATULATIONS! You made it through pregnancy, labour and birth (maybe barely!) and have been rewarded with a beautiful baby…a baby who is depending on you to give them a good head start in life. No pressure! Here is one relatively … Continue reading
What about the siblings of a child with special needs?
My colleague Cynthia wrote a great post about sibling rivalry (check it out here), and this line really resonated with me: “Children don’t need to be treated equally. They need to be treated uniquely.”
Posted in Babies, Babies with Special Needs, Children & Tweens, Children & Tweens with Special Needs, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Child/Tween, Emotional Well-Being & Mental Health for Your Teen, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Teen, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Teens, Teens With Special Needs, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Toddlers & Preschoolers with Special Needs
Tagged brother, disability, include, resent, rivalry, Services, sibling, sister, special needs
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The Truth About Alcohol, Pregnancy and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Sure we all know someone who says they continued to enjoy their Friday night drink with a friend while pregnant, but hear me out. This blog aims to tell you one vitally important thing. Contrary to what your hair-dresser’s sister-in-law’s … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Before Pregnancy, Children & Tweens, Children & Tweens with Special Needs, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Pregnancy, Prenatal Health, Toddlers & Preschoolers, Toddlers & Preschoolers with Special Needs
Tagged alcohol, beer, drink, FASD, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Mental Health, Physical Health, pregnancy, pregnant, Services, special needs, wine
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What do you REALLY need for a new baby?
Congratulations to our friend, Nicole, over at HaltonRecycles who recently had a baby! Nicole wrote a post (check it out here) about making economical purchases in an environmentally responsible way. We love the post and thought we’d share some related thoughts … Continue reading
Literacy is social, not just about the books
Family Literacy Day is coming up on January 27th. This annual event reminds me of the challenges I encountered years ago reading to my young son. He could hardly sit still to eat a meal, let alone long enough for me to read … Continue reading
Posted in Babies, Children & Tweens, Parenting, Parenting Your Baby, Parenting Your Child/Tween, Parenting Your Toddler & Preschooler, Play, Growth & Development, Play, Growth & Development for Babies, Preparing for Kindergarten, Toddlers & Preschoolers
Tagged activities, book, child, children, development, learn, literacy, play, read, special needs
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