Life challenges and joys for women
Hot Pretzels and cotton candy Feet all wet and sandy Sunshine’s rays Ocean mists and sprays Teachers no longer teach Hot and sandy beach Collecting different shells Ocean tides and swells Castles and sand caves Surfers riding ocean waves I own the rights to this poem it is not to be produced or copied in…
You frolic and play Like a lion hunting your prey Pouncing around all day Those big green eyes that stare and in them I can see you care The cute button nose on your face The pitter patter of your paws as you race That motor that hums and purrs The cute little body that…
What does freedom mean to you? Can you imagine going through every day of your life and not having freedom? Freedom means the ability to do things without the sense of control over you all the time. It means having choices as to what you can do and when you can do them. Freedom means…
Tinker toys are great things for kids to have as toys. There are many skills that tinker toys can develop. The first skills they develop are fine motor skills and hand eye coordination. When playing with tinker toys children learn about things such as balance and stability as they build structures. Creativity and imagination can…
Children during the summertime can often become bored when not in school. There are some really great inexpensive things that you can do to keep them entertained. Bubbles are a great Dollar Tree find, or you can make your own by using dish soap. Recipes for bubbles can often be found online if you go…
Did you ever fly a kite as a child? You would know the joy of it if you had. Kite flying is a really fun thing to introduce your child to doing. I also think you are never too old to enjoy taking a kite out to fly it. March seems to be the perfect…
I think it’s important not to forget that as a parent your job does not end when your child becomes a youth which is considered age 16-24. Youth still need guidance from their parents maybe even more so than little children. The decisions they need to make are bigger than those of children and they…
There are so many different ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. You can go watch a St. Patrick’s Day parade and cook a themed St. Patrick’s Day meal. How about making some soda bread to go with your meal? Guiness stew is a great meal to make for St. Patrick’s Day, and you can add…
When all know that a newborn baby will cry but, does anyone understand how that baby goes from crying to language development. If you have ever watched an infant become a toddler, you know that by a certain age usually two years of age children have developed a least a few sounds and words. Language…
Have you ever wondered how a child’s cognitive abilities develop? I think as a parent we want to do everything we can to help our child develop well. Understanding the stages of development cognitively allows us to have a rich environment in which children can learn and grow. Jean Piaget came up with different stages…
When children are developing physically, they develop their gross motor skills, fine motor skills, sensory motor and body awareness. The gross motor skills develop through things such as crawling, running, jumping, balancing and physical activity. The fine motor skills develop through things such as drawing, cutting with scissors, coloring or using utensils. The hand-eye coordination…
I studied education and learned about child development. I believe it is important to know how children learn for parents. Jean Piaget came up with different stages of development. Children learn by actively constructing knowledge and going through four distinct stages of cognitive development. The first stage is sensorimotor stage, and this takes place from…
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