Say the words “potty training” and most parents cringe. Their heart starts beating a little faster, their eyes widen, and their mind begins to race. In many parent’s minds today it is seen as a two-faced, hairy, scary monster. It’s downright intimidating… Why is that? Could it be that this once super sweet, helpless, innocent little creature is now beginning to shout “NO!” all the time and wanting to do EVERY SINGLE THING on their own, without any help (and I mean no help

Did you know that didactic reading is more effective in teaching a child than just simply reading while the child remains quiet? What the heck is didactic reading??? It's an engaging style of reading in which the parent and child ask questions about what is going on in the picture and discuss what the story is really saying. It's interactive and sometimes even child-led. It's the WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW type of questions. Many studies reveal that a child's comprehension