BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS!!!!
To research this post, I spent a solid 90 minutes in Barnes & Noble. I like to think I’m on top of my #booktok game, so it was really nice to physically see the books, browse and find new titles.
As kids enter their elementary school years, they have achieved many (if not all) of their developmental milestones. They feel confident enough in their skills to test their limits, try new things, make new friends, and seek more independence.
This must be the largest list we’ve made to date since there are so many good toys, games, and activities out there that our kids can benefit from.
Here’s our top picks for 2023 for elementary kids, 4 years and up:
Toddlers are experimenting with and refining their newfound developmental skills, from walking to using words to get what they want. They are also using pretend play to understand the world around them. This means more self-awareness, imagination, independence, autonomy, and tantrums (sorry, there’s no way around this).
Here are our gift picks for toddlers ages 1-3:
It’s November and that means you are either shifting to the holiday season, or you are in denial. Gift guides and catalogs will be coming out ad nauseam from your fave influencers to big box stores (if they haven’t hit your inboxes already). But to be honest, a lot of those gift recommendations tend to overlap. Enough with the Stanley cups and sneaker erasers already….
So what then is included in a Child(ish) Advice Gift Guide?
Here’s what we use:
For babies, their first year is all about firsts. They are learning about their environment, their bodies, and how to interact with everyone and everything, one cry and crawl at a time.
So, here’s our top toys for babies 0-12 months:
Everyone gets scared. Fear is a primary emotion signaling that we are in danger, essentially ensuring our survival from a hostile situation. Although it can be overridden by our executive functions, some fears can’t be shaken, no matter how irrational they are. This is especially true for kids. Despite how trigger-happy their fear response is to the most random things, it’s all part of their growth and development.
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