Have you ever heard of the Summer Slide? I hadn’t, and the first time that I did, I thought that it was something fun. A water slide? A game? A dance? I only learned about this term this year, after 9+ years of motherhood. Turns out, it’s not something fun at all. The “Summer Slide” is the term used to explain the loss of academic skills and knowledge that children…
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Just Right Reader Book Subscription Kits
Reading has been a lifelong love affair for me. I am so grateful that my little ones share my love for reading and are great readers themselves. When I was a new mom, I read that reading to children every night would make a huge…
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Reading in the Morning Sun
Roman has always loved being read to. At just 3-months-old, he would sit quietly in amazement as I read entire books to him. Now, at 7-months, he is even more fond of his books. At my baby shower we had asked for books for the…
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Healthy, Happy Habits in 2011 (Two-Thousand & Heaven!)
Whether you like resolutions or not, the start of a new year is a good time to implement positive change. You can throw out the old calendar (and old memories) and start a new journey with a clean slate. Not surprisingly, most people (88% according…