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Food and nutrition for kids is a hot topic, that is crucial for our kids to learn about, so they can develop good, life-long, eating habits. I don’t think I’m speaking out of turn when I say that most parents want their children to eat a variety of food that includes fruits, vegetables and [...]
How many of you remember your parents requiring that you sit at the dinner table until you eat your vegetables. “Eat your peas, then you can have dessert.” And yes, dessert in my house as a child was Twinkies, Hostess cupcakes or Swiss Miss Pudding cups. I’m pretty sure the three pieces of corn I [...]
This month from Constructive Playthings, Gavin and I have been cooking up a storm in the kitchen reviewing the Classic Wood Kitchen Stove Combo. This kitchen set is geared for children ages 3 and up. The measurements are 23½”W x 12″D x 35½”H, which makes this set tall and narrow, so it is really more [...]
Most of my son’s first year is quite foggy these days, but there are a few things I clearly remember in his early existence. I seriously struggled with the idea of whether to breastfeed or not throughout my entire pregnancy. So the morning I delivered Gavin and we brought him to the nursery, the nurse on [...]
From the moment you start feeding your child puree’s and as they advance to eating more finger foods, child sized bowls, plates, spoons, forks, and cups begin to dominate the kitchen. There are some of the latest feeding products by Sassy that have been helpful in our daily mealtime routines. Not to mention, they are [...]
Over the Thanksgiving holiday we brought a few toy treats with us to our family to pass the time. I’ve been planning to test out the Easy Bake Microwave and Style Deluxe Cake and Cookie Kit for several weeks and was looking for the right person to share in my fun. I always wanted, but [...]
How many hours did you spend away from your family this past Thanksgiving holiday handwashing your China and real silver flatware? Mozaik has created a full 40 piece durable, heavy weight, plastic dinnerware set that includes service for eight with forks, knives, spoons, salad plates, and dinner plates. Even better, it has the look of [...]
On Fridays I have been continuing to highlight feeding items. I’ve also been on a kick for new uses for outgrown baby items. When teaching Gavin how to drink out of an open cup I started at 6 months giving him an opportunity to take some sips from an open cup. For many children, using [...]
Many parents tell me that they simply don’t give their children a spoon to feed themselves with because they don’t want to clean up the mess. Believe me, in my house it is not uncommon for me to feed Gavin his lunch with a spoon, but I do try to let him go all out [...]
Over the next few weeks I’m hoping to share some cool products to enhance mealtimes on Feed Me Friday at ToyQueen.com! The feature this week: Sassy Less Mess Spoons Finally, spoons that have been designed to help your children learn to self-feed with success. These spoons have holes in the bowl of the spoon that [...]
This past Wednesday, I was invited to attend an event sponsored by Isis Parenting celebrating the development of their new 6000 square foot location in Hanover, MA. Isis Parenting sponsored the event with Alan Greene, M.D. as he spoke about his book, Feeding Baby Green: The Earth Friendly Program for Healthy, Safe Nutrition During Pregnancy, Childhood, [...]
I recently accepted a position working in Early Intervention here in Massachusetts, providing home based intervention to children under the age of three. Each week I fill my toy bag like Santa Claus with a few new and exciting toys to help teach children and their parents some new developmental skills. This week I took [...]
Now in terms of mouth, I mean the action of placing a SAFE toy inside the mouth for the purposes of licking, gnawing and biting. What I mean by SAFE include products marketed as infant teethers that are sold by reputable companies (i.e. Sassy) and in reputable places (Target, Babies R Us, Walmart). These items [...]
Many parents have often said to me that because their children don’t have actual teeth yet, they never thought to brush their gums. At any rate, it’s a great idea to start brushing your child’s gums, especially around the same time that you begin to feed them pureed foods from the spoon. Infants often gag [...]
For months I have been in and out of Babies R Us, perusing the feeding aisle, looking for items for my feeding therapy work as an occupational therapist, as well as searching for cool and innovative products to use with my now 9 month old, Gavin. I’ve recently had the opportunity to review a few [...]
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