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Easter Baskets for the Active Toddler

It’s time to get the Easter baskets ready.  So we hit the dollar store for toys and just a little bit of candy.  It’s the perfect opportunity to get fun stuff for spring.  Lots of new things to play with outside.  This is what we are putting in our active toddler Easter basket. Active Toddler …

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Potty Training: He’s Not Ready Yet

Springtime is coming in Pennsylvania which means Easter egg hunts, kite flying, sandbox playing and general outdoor-ness for us.  And hopefully success with potty time this year.  But potty training, he’s not ready yet.   My screaming half-naked toddler told me to “put the yucky diaper back on!!!!!!”.     What?  Why isn’t my three-year-old …

Time Management with a Toddler

My son is sick.  Everything seems to be moving slower.  I’ve gotten just about nothing done this week.  Time management with a toddler?  I’m not quite sure it really exists.   There’s always something to get done and there never seems to be an end to the messiness.  We only have so much time.  It’s eventually …

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New Year’s Coming, Resolutions 2018

Resolutions 2018, Listening, Time and Health At the beginning of every new year, I make a list.  It’s a list of things I want to change in the coming year.  The resolution list that I’m sure you make too.  Sometimes it’s a good idea and sometimes it’s too much improvement to get anywhere.  This year, …