Two-year olds with school-age siblings are accustomed to being tag-alongs. They are dragged from naps and hustled into the car for school pick-ups. Play-dates revolve around their elder siblings. They wait with Mommy or Daddy outside pools and studios, too little for the big-kid classes. Though I try to counteract this tendency with a smattering [...]
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The Littlest Listeners: How to Tell a Story to a Two-Year Old
Posted in Listening, Parenting, Storytelling, Uncategorized, tagged sibs on May 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Slowing Down to Notice the Snow Melt
Posted in Bruno Bettleheim, Co-telling, Listening, Nature, Parenting, slow parenting, Story Starter, Storytelling, Winter on February 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the great gifts children share with adults is the ability to see simple things with fresh wonder. The space to slow down, step back and NOTICE precedes revolutionary thinking. Though children practice intense observation naturally, parents often rush them past the proverbial “flowers.” For example, while I am frying up grilled cheese, cleaning [...]
