Kid’s Choice Awards 2012

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Libby Pelham

One thing is always true about Nickelodeon’s Kid’s Choice Awards – you know someone is going to get slimed before the night is over. This year, Will Smith, the show’s host, promised that “no one was safe from the slime” – even if you are a beautiful Academy Award winning actresses. At the 2012 Kid’s Choice awards, Halle Berry was the first one to get slimed. Fortunately for all of us, she is just as beautiful in green slime as ever. Another that got slimed in the 25th year of the awards was “Glee” favorite Christ Colfer. He got it … Continue reading →

Who Bought This Toy?

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Crissy Brown

Children are noisy. We try to teach our children the difference between outside and inside voice. The two voices is a difficult concept for the toddler. The toddler’s normal tone of voice is forever at a loud whine. When I talk to other parents of three-year-olds I find that whining loudly is pretty standard for toddlers. We have a lot of toys that make noise. I think the majority of toys for small children make noise and flash lights. Jessie has outgrown the phase of having mostly noise making toys and her toys require her to use her imagination. Jessie … Continue reading →

Speech Development

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Crissy Brown

Our second foster placement was a toddler. She didn’t talk much when she arrived at 21-months old. I was very concerned for her because I was used to toddlers who were vociferous. After four months living with us and working with ECI, she was much more verbal and had added a lot of words. I was concerned about Jessie’s language development early, but ECI wouldn’t work with her until she was two. She didn’t seem to make a lot of progress between ages two, when the speech therapist started working with her, and age three when she aged out of … Continue reading →