Don’t Stand Me Up

An infant sits stiffly on the floor, unable to move his legs or extend his arms without losing his balance… A toddler steps off a platform and takes a tumble… Another toddler climbs the bars to the top of a wooden structure, then panics and cries out for his mom, who rushes over to rescue him… These are children in my classes who are less physically self-assured than they might be for one simple reason: their...

Set Me Free (No Baby Equipment Needed)

Brace yourself for a shocking truth: parents need not buy every contraption on display at the baby super store! When I was pregnant with my first child I fell into the trap of believing I needed all the technology that was available. I naively assumed that these products must be in stores because they were helpful and necessary, and no one had advised me to the contrary. ‘Luckily,’ I found hand-me-downs from...