The Last Red Paper: Flexible Thinking at Two
Child B. stood at the table and stared at the red paper. It wasn’t in her hands. It was in
Why: Know Your Reason
In the last post, I told you about a song that turned into background music. Today we start with the
The Song That Turned Into Background Music
A song that worked like magic, until it didn’t. This is the story of one group time song, and the
“Walking Feet, Please!” — Part 2: The Full “Instead Of…” List
In Part 1, I wrote about the year I spent replacing “no” with something that actually landed — starting with
‘Walking Feet, Please!’
It could have been any Tuesday. Somewhere behind me, two chairs scrape across the floor as someone breaks into a
“Stop, I don’t like it.”
How one book, one cosy corner, and two months of patience gave a two-year-old his words There is a sound
Your Youngest Isn’t Giving Up — He’s Never Had a Turn
When big siblings “help” too much, the child who is always last stops trying. Here’s what I saw in one
Wee First, Poo Later? Part 3: Three Children, Three Very Different Doors Into the Toilet
If you’ve read Part 1 and Part 2, you already know where I landed: “wee first or poo later” was
Wee First, Poo Later? Part 2: The View From the Family Bathroom
In Part 1, I told you that from where I sit as an educator, “wee first or poo later” mostly
Wee First, Poo Later? Part 1: What I See From the Classroom Chair
Every few months, a parent asks me some version of the same question, usually in a hushed, slightly apologetic voice,