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Every parent intuitively knows that the more your child is personally invested in a project, the more likely he is to learn and apply the knowledge gained. One of our many jobs as parents is to foster fun learning experiences that will encourage critical thinking and creative expression. If you are anything like me, sometimes [...]
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Every winter tends to lead to the infamous lunch-packing rut. To break the cycle this year we made a resolution to reduce our lunchtime waste. We decided to shed our plastic baggies and set out to investigate eco-friendly lunch containers. As a family, we learned a lot along the way and feel great about the [...]
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Many parents struggle to teach their children healthy eating habits, especially in today’s world laden with overly processed, heavily sweetened foods.
It used to be so easy. As a baby, junior gobbled up his vegetables to his little heart’s content. You were certain he would happily snack on organic carrot sticks while his preschool buddies scarf [...]
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photo by D Sharon Pruitt
This is part two in a series on Finger Food for little ones. Yesterday, we shared some ideas on what to serve for breakfast and snacks to toddlers who are new to feeding themselves. Today, I wanted to extend the idea into lunch and dinnertime ideas.
Several of you mentioned in the [...]
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Last week’s post on toddler mealtimes elicited some great discussion in the comments. Several of you asked for ideas on finger foods for your toddlers. I decided to create a two-part series with some ideas that have worked well in our family, and I hope others will share their toddler favorites [...]
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