Archive for the ‘Toddler Care’ Category

By: Roy Derrick

There are many simple ways that parents can help encourage their child’s developments from an early age. Many basic tasks that we do with our children can help to build up their confidence and ensure that they are happy children who will go on to succeed in their lives. Read the rest of this entry »

In the past few years, I’ve noticed that the year seems to end on November 1. We’ve barely packed away the Halloween costumes and all of the sudden we’re singing “auld lang syne” while sporting silly party hats. The sixty days in between are gone in the blink of an eye- like some unexplained time warp that propels us forward while we scramble to just make it day to day. We’ve got pumpkin pies to bake, holiday parties to smile through, and a Christmas card list that seems to grow exponentially each passing year. Spending time with our children creeps lower and lower on our list of “things to do” until we realize we haven’t spent five minutes of uninterrupted time with them in over six weeks. What we do notice is that our children seem to have less frustration tolerance and their behaviors are a bit more difficult to deal with. In turn, our patience is limited (or gone). We are out of sync. With ourselves. With our children.
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