When last I posted about Pomme’s progression in sleeping arrangements, she was happily going to sleep in her own room, by her own choice, though since it was still a “new thing,” we had not yet moved her “real” bed from own room to hers. We wanted to make sure this was a “permanent thing” [...]
Posts Tagged ‘toddlers’
Oct
25
The Big Bed Move is Complete
by heather
Tags: bedrooms, co-sleeping, cry-it-out, Ikea, independence, Kritter, toddlers
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Posted in Around the house, Babies, Family, Kid stuff | Comments (0)
Sep
27
A Third Night in Her Own Room!
by heather
My last post was just after bedtime, when DD had, for the second night in a row, said she wanted to sleep in her own bedroom. The first night, she slept until 6am before coming to join us in our room after letting out one tiny cry. The second night, she ended up waking up [...]
Sep
25
First Night in Her Own Room!
by heather
Tonight, completely out of the blue, while trying to get her to sleep, Pomme announced that she wanted to go to sleep in her room. Having co-slept since birth, and never pressured or pushed her or forced her or kicked her out of our room or our bed… here we are, she’s asleep in her [...]
Tags: bedtime, co-sleeping, floor bed, independence, sleep, toddlers
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Posted in Babies, Family, Kid stuff | Comments (0)
Jun
18
Cutest Display of Toddler Empathy and Imaginative Play EVER
by heather
Pomme is playing with a big stuffed bunny — this thing is bigger than she is. I just overheard her talking to the bunny.
“What happened? Oh? Need a hug and kiss? Sad bunny?”
Then she gave the bunny a hug and a kiss.
“There! Happy bunny now!”
Grinning, she ran off, holding the bunny’s hand so it “ran” [...]
Mar
11
New Carnival of Homeschooling
by heather
The latest Carnival of Homeschooling is up, and while I didn’t submit a post this week (we’ve been sick around here so I haven’t done much blogging), I’m still looking forward to reading a ton of great posts from other blogs!
I’m particularly looking forward to Home is Where You Start From’s look at Homer’s Odyssey. [...]
Tags: archaeology, blog, carnival, charlotte mason, cooking, egypt, Greece, history, Homer, homeschool, Montessori, Odyssey, StumbleUpon, toddlers
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Posted in Family, Homeschooling, Random Musings | Comments (1)
Dec
26
Toddlers and Housework – Part of the Action
by heather
A common ‘complaint’ of parents with toddlers is… how do you get your housework done? Especially when they start dropping their afternoon nap! That was my only time to catch up!
Savvy parents don’t try to separate their children from the care of their homes, they include them. Rather than waiting until your child is asleep [...]
Tags: Homeschooling, housework, instinct, Montessori, naps, order, practical, preconceptions, sensitive period, toddlers
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Posted in Around the house, Babies, Family, Homeschooling, Kid stuff | Comments (3)
Dec
21
A Timeframe for Learning Colours
by heather
New parents often ask, “when should my baby/toddler/preschooler be able to identify colours? How long does it take for them to learn?”
Of course every child is different. But whatever their age, you can’t look at this as something that takes a certain amount of time to learn – unlike, for instance, potty training, which some [...]
Tags: attributes, child, colours, development, labels, language, learning, Montessori, process, toddlers
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Posted in Babies, Kid stuff | Comments (3)
Dec
05
My nestlings
by heather
Well here’s my very first “regular” blog post! I think I’ll start things off nice and easy, with a little look into our family.
I guess first of all, I should come up with cute nicknames for my kids… I have observed that most ‘family’ bloggers refer to their kids as “Little Fish” or “Peanut” or [...]
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