Why All the Concern Over Kindergarten Readiness and Other Questions

So, why do so many people get up in arms about a child being ready for Kindergarten?
(excuse typos…will correct soon)
To answer this question I am reading this book
What does a child gain by being ready?
What I am finding is that there is a belief that children are unprepared to enter the [...]

Do Infants Play?

My youngest daughter turns three months on Saturday and as the day draws closer, I am reminded of how often people assume that infants don’t play. Yes, much of my day is spent changing diapers (great time to interact by the way) and feeding, but the other parts of my day involve play. Erin interacts [...]

Santa Provides Quantity or Quality

Santa arrived at our house as he had the last six years but something was different. At first I couldn’t pinpoint what was different and then it hit me, he left less stuff than the previous years. Now on the Santa list this year, Bella asked for a baby doll and Gillian asked for a [...]