interacting with your kids
Candid Conversations around the dinner table
Sunday, April 27th, 2008We make it a point to eat dinner together around the table as a family every night - no TV, no computers, no phone calls (usually) - just conversation. Of course, “conversations” with our almost-20-month-old can be a bit chaotic - squealing, jabbering, and spontaneous giggles with plenty of messes. Still, we like the “togetherness” [...]
My Baby Read Her First Word Tonight
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Up until about two months ago, we didn’t let our daughter watch TV. No Dora, No Sesame Street, No Baby Einstein, No Lion King. None. Zip. Nada. Not even “secondhand” TV.
We made this choice for a number of reasons. We wanted to spend our moments outdoors and engaged in play and storytime. We felt that [...]
Should Babies Watch TV? (A New Perspective)
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007I’m what Stephen Gass (pictured in black t-shirt), co-creator of eebee adventures, calls a “no-TV-mom.” Essentially, I follow the recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics to not allow my child to watch any television before age two. My daughter is fifteen months and she has never watched TV - no Baby Einstein, no Sesame [...]
What is Beauty? Talk to your daughter about it.
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007I just watched a film from the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty Campaign, entitled “Onslaught.” The movie challenges the viewers (presumably, parents) to talk to their daughters about what beauty is (courage, character, compassion) - and what it isn’t (plastic surgery, skimpy clothes, skinny frames from scary diets, etc.).
I was inspired.
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