: About Me

I am a married full time mother of one. I spent several years as a preschool teacher before my son was born. I have enjoyed writing for as long as I can remember. Along with writing I enjoy reading, crafting and the company of my family and friends.

My passion is ...

knowledge.

I know too much about ...

nothing- I want to know everything!

My parents always told me ...

to be my own person.

My childhood ambition ...

to be an astronaut.

My favorite memory ...

there are so many: saying "I do" on my wedding day, seeing the + sign on the pregnancy test, holding my son for the first time, to name a few.

Why I write ...

to express my thoughts and feelings.

My first job ...

babysitting.

Parenting & Pregnancy > Childhood Development Play: Why it's so important to a toddler

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Play is the work of toddlers. They learn through hands-on experiences. This means that every time your child glues pieces of paper together or puts on a firefighter's hat and pretends to put out a fire he is learning. Every time he dumps out a bucket of toys or pours a shovel full of sand into a funnel, he is developing skills that will stay with him for the rest of his life. Through make believe and pretend play, your child is developing social and language skills. He is learning about the world around him, about how things happen and why. He is beginning to understand the differing roles...

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