Category: Child Development

I’ve become the ultimate lazy mommy when it comes to feeding baby. I exclusively breastfeed as long as possible (because what’s easier than that?), usually to around 7 months, then begin introducing solid foods to baby. …

I’m going to admit something right now: I’m scared of having “the talk” with my daughters. Why? I’m not exactly sure. But I know how important the first sex talk with kids is and how it …

Doodle just turned three and is starting to comprehend how it is we read.  And while we are far from starting any kind if homeschooling program with him, I have started working more deliberately on …

My girls LOVE to read.  Honeybun and I often argue because I won’t just let her sit up in her room and read all day (I’m an even meaner mommy now because I make her do …

It seems these days that being a mommy is just too much for many of us. Motherhood has become exhausting, overwhelming, at times unbearable. We find ourselves doing it all, most of the time on our …

All of Beyond Mommying’s Posts on Sensory Development and Sensory Play: The Basics of Sensory Development Early Sensory Development Simple Sensory Play Music Activities Playing/Drawing with Cream Jell-o Activities Putting together a Sensory Walk Play-doh …

Honeybun has had a bit of a disappointing time in life lately.  First we moved her a whole half hour away from her friends.  Then we planned a really awesome trip this summer that she …

I think most parents have heard at some point that exposure to music is important for a child’s developing brain.  And whether you were the type of mommy that played Mozart for your fetus or …

If you didn’t know, young children LOVE to sing!  Group time (also known as circle or story time in many preschool classrooms) was always my favorite time of the day when I was a preschool …

I’ll admit I don’t do arts and crafts at home with my kids as much as I really should.  But I do keep a good stash of supplies around and I recommend every parent (especially …