My daughter loves sticks. And rocks. And dirt. And flowers. And all living and crawling things. We have a rock collection in front of...
(Disclaimer: While I am a trained speech-language pathologist, the following tips are general suggestions to help encourage your child's language development. If you feel your...
Look in the mirror. Now look around you and think about what you see. If you live in Vermont, chances are that while you...
I’ve heard it said, kids are terrible at doing what we say, but experts at copying what we do. In my experience, it couldn’t...
I want to tell you about this wonderful program called the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.  At the beginning of the year a friend of...
I love me some summer reading, but y'all. I didn't have time to read this summer, did you? Temps are settling down and so...
As parents, we are always concerned about our children meeting their milestones. We spend a lot of time worrying if their skills are up...
Imagining your child, who surely was born just yesterday, leaving your home and heading to preschool is no easy task. First, there’s choosing the...

My First Love

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I'm a born reader. My earliest memories include laying upside down on a couch or a chair, my feet slung up on the back and...
{Disclaimer: We are working with the TAP program at Champlain College to bring you this post, however, all opinions are our own!} When you have...
I had no idea how hard it was to find a great daycare/preschool option, especially if you are looking in the middle of the...
On a cool crisp fall day in 2012, I made my first ever trip to the Child Development Clinic. My son’s early intervention team...
We listen to music ALL day at home and over the years have heard the good, the bad and the just plain irritating when...
While children are adept at navigating social media and playing online games, seemingly without instruction, there are so many unused and unexplored parts of...

In + Around Vermont

Winter in Vermont

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It is late fall and the temperature drops just enough for the precipitation to turn from pestery rain into beautiful, soft, magical snowflakes and...