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How to Turn Tummy Time Into an Enjoyable Game
Tummy time has a reputation as the boring chore of the newborn months, the thing the baby cries through and you both endure. It doesn't have to be. Th...
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When to Rotate Toys to Keep Play Fresh
Children lose interest in the same toys, leading parents to buy more. Toy rotation is a simple solution: instead of constant purchases, store some toy...
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How to Refresh the Play Environment Without Buying New Toys
The instinct when a child seems bored with their toys is to buy something new. The research, and the lived experience of every preschool teacher, poin...
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Signs a Child Is Bored During Play
A child wandering around the living room picking things up and putting them down is not necessarily bored. They might be ten minutes from the best blo...
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Parenting
Why Quality Time Beats Quantity (And What Quality Actually Means)
The most common guilt parents bring into a pediatrician's office is some version of "I don't spend enough time with my kid." It's worth knowing how th...
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Parenting
How to Be Mentally Present With Your Child
"Mental presence" sounds like a yoga concept and is really a measurable thing — Tronick has been measuring it for half a century, Adrian Ward has been...
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How to Keep a Child Engaged During Road Trips
The question on any long drive with young children isn't whether they'll get restless—it's how quickly. Toddlers genuinely can't sit comfortably for m...
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