I know it seems like a cruel joke that I’ve kept you waiting so long for the last step of The Magic Of Waiting Series. Tonight I’m back, and to keep you busy, I’m going to give you ten ways (for YOU) to practice waiting. Just to clarify, this is a practice in patience for ... Read more...
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The Perfect Pause
In A Magical Interaction we gave you step one in our series on waiting. We showed you what the magic looks like and highlighted the importance of giving your child space to initiate and respond. Now it’s time to perfect your timing to make sure there is space for the magic to happen. It’s time ... Read more...
A Magical Interaction
A beautifully balanced adult-child interaction can sometimes seem elusive. Especially when your child is young or not talking very much, waiting for her to take a turn can feel like torture. We are ever so ready to jump in and save, prompt, or question our silent child. But, since we are working on encouraging our ... Read more...
Up Mt. Frustration
As parents we have a very difficult time seeing our children in challenging situations. We want to feed them when they’re hungry, comfort them when they’re sad, and keep them happy at all times. But we honestly know that keeping them happy at all times is impossible, and that it’s more important to teach them ... Read more...
I Hold, You Talk
You all know I love pretend play. But in my post “How To Pretend” I explain that play, like everything else in child development, moves along a continuum with really complex, free-flowing pretend at the endpoint. Before that comes many different kinds of play, and at the beginning some children have a hard time playing ... Read more...
