Their Wildest Dreams: A Kid’s Imagination

| Mary Stoffel, MOT, OTR/L

Imagination and Halloween go hand-in-hand. It’s the time for decking out the house with some curious décor, telling fantastical stories, and becoming anything you want to be. It’s only a matter of how far your creativity and imagination will take you. 

Imagination is the ability to create up an image or scenario that hasn’t been seen or experienced, like coming face-to-face with a dragon or witnessing an alien abduction. Imagination is internal, unconsciously influenced by memories and feelings of past experiences rather than our current situation.

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It’s Okay to be Basic: Toys

| Mary Stoffel, MOT, OTR/L

Growing up, I’m sure you have memories of playing with Barbies, Hot Wheels, and may be reliving these moments again with your kids (mine are with Legos and board games). But unfortunately, toys take up so much space! The latest and greatest toys soon became an after-thought to the next big thing, and more and more toys end up at the bottom of the toy bin.

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Kid Spaces

| Patti Webb

When Troy and I were looking at houses this past spring, we had a basic idea of the must-haves when it came to the girls:

  • One room for each kid
  • Flex space that could be a playroom
  • Plenty of storage options

Technically, the home we were in already met these criteria, but something about it was starting to feel… small.

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Things We Loved: September

| Patti Webb

Hi Everyone,

It’s the start of the school year, so it’s automatically been a busy September for us. Here’s a quick recap of what we’ve been doing and loving this month. Most of these are listed on our Child(ish) Advice #FoundItOnAmazon Idea Lists.

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Child(ish) Reads: Hunt, Gather, Parent

| Patti Webb

Our last few Child(ish) Reads have been centered on mindfulness and the neuroscience of child development. So when Hunt, Gather, Parent popped up on my forthcoming parenting books alert, I was excited to dive in.

Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
by Michaeleen Doucleff

I was able to borrow the audiobook from the library and listened for three straight hours, uninterrupted, on a flight earlier this spring. I was buzzing, taking notes on my phone with all the quotes and points I wanted to share for this post.

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