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Quick and Easy Father’s Day Gifts for the First Time Dad or Dad-to-be

Father's Day Gifts
Father’s Day Gifts

Looking for a fast and easy Father’s Day gift for the NEW dad or dad-to-be?

Father’s Day is just a few days away!  Do you need ideas that are quick and easy to give to the new dad in your home? One word: PERSONALIZATION

The most precious gifts I treasure from my girls are their homemade gifts.  It does not have to be perfect or expensive because when I look at it, it makes me smile. I have kept tons of colored pictures and drawings and my husband still has drawings in his office from years past. [Read more…] about Quick and Easy Father’s Day Gifts for the First Time Dad or Dad-to-be

Motivate and Inspire a Love of Reading

Capturing a love of reading with your child

Reading to your baby

 

Did you read to your baby while they were inside you? Did you notice their movement increase or stop moving to listen? Reading to your newborn is simple and it doesn’t take much from you, just your voice, the baby and a book. Your baby just likes to hear your voice and cuddle; they don’t care what you are reading to them. You have the amazing ability to open up a world of imagination just by reading to them.

Reading to your baby not only teaches them about communicating, but it also helps with concepts such as colors, shapes, letters and numbers. It helps build vocabulary and listening skills and gives them information about the BIG BIG world around them. [Read more…] about Motivate and Inspire a Love of Reading

Just the Two… I Mean Three of Us

3 of us
Going from 1 to 2 kids

 

Gone are the days of reading, watching movies, relaxing, scrolling your social media sites or taking naps as you did with your first baby. The second one is soon to be here and he/she will  need to eat 8-12 to 15 times a day and want to be held 24/7, so once everyone goes back to work and the visitors are gone, what can you do to interact with and entertain your older child, especially while feeding the new baby?

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