The mom and her daughter had just nestled into bed for the daughter’s bedtime story. The mother wrapped her arm around her daughter and began to read from Wild About Books by Judy Sierra. The mom’s voice lifted and dipped at the sounds of the rhymes as she read, “In a flash, every beast in…
“Come quick, I think he is about to say it again!” said the father as he frantically gestured for his wife to come by the baby. The baby boy looked up at both is parents and said, “Da-da”. Both parents looked excitedly at each other and in unison said, “His first word!” Many infants say…
The warning sound came from the three year old boy that a battle was about to ensue. “Moooom, moooom, I waaant iiiiit!” came out of the little boy’s mouth and sent shivers up his mother’s back. “Oh no,” she thought, “It is starting and he is going to just keep going and going until I…
Parents and grandparents are all huddled around little Emma as she looks around at all of the attention she has garnered. Finally, she opens her mouth and the word “mama” pops out. All of the adults become excited as Emma says the magic word again. This type of moment is one that all parents patiently…