by Debbie Mondale | Mar 30, 2018 | 0 to 18 m., Summer Semester, Village - babies
This Summer of 2018 brings you and your baby a fun and fascinating soundtrack for your busy days together. “Here we go my little one, let’s go riding….” Where are we going today, you ask? Well… “we’re riding to the store....
by Debbie Mondale | Oct 22, 2016 | 0 to 18 m., Fall Semester, Saturdays, Village - babies
Your baby has slept (as well as possible), been fed, diapered, and cuddled… and both of you are ready for something more… maybe even ready to LEAVE the house and connect with people. But where? Imagine a safe and happy place where you and Baby can get down on the...
by Debbie Mondale | Oct 17, 2015 | 0 to 18 m., 1.5 - 3.5 years, 3 - 5 years, Activity ideas, Language, Village - babies
Pumpkins are a mystical magical fruit, in that they can be so many different things. There is certainly a magic in the nature of planting the seed and watching it grow, helping it along the way. There is magic in how it can be transformed into Pumpkin pie, muffins or...
by Debbie Mondale | Jul 21, 2014 | 0 to 18 m., Child development, Parenting Techniques, Teaching techniques, Village - babies
Why would parents want to use sign language with a baby who can hear? Words themselves are a substitute for an object or idea. In order to learn to understand what a word means, the child has to develop the neurological connection between the two....
by Debbie Mondale | Mar 22, 2014 | 0 to 18 m., Lakeland, Summer Semester, Village - babies, Winter Haven
Rhymes, finger plays and musical interactions simply enrich a baby’s life, and are especially helpful when waiting in line at the grocery store, or waiting for a doctor’s appointment. For me and mine, we had a lot of busy days that did not always fit my...
by Debbie Mondale | May 30, 2013 | 0 to 18 m., Lakeland, Summer Semester, Village - babies
The game “peekaboo” is the most basic of parent-baby games, yet one of the richest. In one simple gesture, baby’s beloved adult magically appears in response to baby’s desire – smiling, looking only at baby, telling baby with face and eyes alight, “I am here just for...
