DIY “Feelings-Faces” Plates
“I don’t think she could even sit up yet, but I remember noticing that my daughter would watch another baby’s reaction after she snatched a toy from him. I know she didn’t do it to make the other child unhappy… But I felt like maybe I...
Helping Infants & Toddlers Understand Feelings
Emotional development starts from birth – and it’s something we “work on” our entire lives! Consider that even as adults, we struggle to understand our feelings. We have emotional reactions, we “act out” or “lash out” and we sometimes have emotional responses to a...
Object Permanence in Infants and Toddlers
There’s a term we all need to know: object permanence There comes a time in every baby’s life when he realizes he is a separate entity from his caregiver. Mayhem ensues. Below is a transcript of this episode’s “Developmental Thought,” an excerpt from the full episode....
DIY “Familiar Family Book”
“Just before my son’s first birthday, I went back to work full-time and we placed him in day care. It felt like a total disaster for the first few weeks… and I couldn’t understand why it was so difficult for him, when my best friend’s son...
DIY Dishwashing Glove Puppet
“My daughter has a vision impairment, and I wasn’t sure if she’d even get anything out of finger plays… Until her therapist suggested using brightly colored finger puppets – why didn’t I think of that?!” Puppets are wonderful...Hi, I’m Ayelet
Hi! I'm Ayelet Marinovich. I'm a mother of two, a parent educator, and pediatric speech-language pathologist. I'd like to help you along your early parenting journey.
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