Tiny toes

Toddlers keep me on my toes, just as much as they are on theirs!  Have you ever just watched little ones and their sweet little feet and toes. 

Those sweet little extremities can do so much good and learn so quickly!  In a child's first three years of life so many synapses are created and so much is happening in their brains.  This is a vital time for them to be learning. This may sound nerve wracking to a parent who does not know how to teach their child, but the comforting thing is, that children learn most through PLAY! 

Some of our favortie times are those spent building towers with blocks, doing puzzles, reading books, singing songs, coloring, dumping and dancing.  It is all fun and my kids LOVE it.  What I love even more, is that they are LEARNING! 

Learning does not always happen in a "school" setting.  It does not mean that they are sitting and listening quietly.  It may not even mean that the colors are in the lines... 

Learning means that they are exploring.  They are finding out who they are.  How the world  works.  How things go together.  They may push their boundaries; this is learning too.  Take the time to watch those little fingers and toes.  Enjoy them, because someday they won't have the little wrinkles they do now.  Interact with them.  Play with them.  Be with them!  This is the best teaching you can do for and with them!