Have you ever wondered if your child’s speech and/or language development was on track? With countless milestone tracking apps, conflicting recommendations from different governmental agencies, and even pediatric experts who disagree, it’s hard for parents to find reliable information...
We all want our children to read but, as parents, we aren’t thinking about teaching them to read when they are newborns. However, this is when and where it all starts. I think we can all agree literacy is...
As a parent navigating the delicate and variable world of the autism spectrum, I am learning as I go along. I want to briefly define Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and how it is working for us. Please understand that...
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Weekday early evening/late afternoon, also known as the witching hour: A mother, her 3 year old son, and her 17 month old daughter are in the kitchen. Butter, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, salt, chocolate...
Riddle me this: What can sometimes feel longer than my son’s end-to-end connected Hot Wheels tracks spread across the house? It may also start to blend together like my daughter's washable paints.
Answer: Days spent entirely at home with toddlers.
Solution:...
Being a teacher and a mom definitely has its benefits.
My favorite thing students ask me is, "Ms. Woodard, when are we going to actually use this in the real world?" (Which is a very valid question.) When we are...
Birmingham Mom Collective is happy to partner with Ardent Preschool and Day Care in their mission to create an environment for children to grow and thrive. To see if Ardent is the right fit for you, contact them today...
In today’s world, we are constantly inundated with information on parenting—what we should be doing, using, buying or reading to raise healthy, happy kids—so it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Just take a look on my nightstand at my...
For decades, parents have been torn over the importance of preschool. Some have a hard time sending their four-year-old off to a classroom environment. After all, they’re so small, and kindergarten is right around the corner. Despite these attitudes,...
The Dilemma:
My son is 18 months old and he has recently started attending daycare. I love that he is learning to share and he is making friends with other babies. However, I have to admit that my favorite part...
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Pilates in the Birmingham Area
You may have heard “Pilates is a great work out!” And then you wondered, “What is Pilates? Is Pilates for me? Where do I...
