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Child(ish) Advice Holiday Gift Guide 2021

| Mary Stoffel, MOT, OTR/L

The holidays are going to be crazy this year. Yes, there are staffing shortages, mailing delays, and supply-chain bottlenecks. People are frustrated but also excited to have bigger, in-person events. Before getting into actual gift recommendations, we want to make sure you pack your patience. Get mentally and emotionally ready for this, so you don’t lose it on holiday workers who are just doing their best.

And now for gifts…

A lot of grandparents and family members want to make sure that they purchase something that is not only entertaining, but educational. Then, there are also family members that get the craziest, loudest, most popular thing on the shelves. So, to help balance expectations and simplify the process, we’ve put together our 2021 holiday gift list.

None of these are sponsored. We ran to Target/browsed Amazon and picked out a couple things per age group that we thought were pretty awesome and also OT-friendly.

Here are our recommendations this year for newborns to 12 months: 

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Child(ish) Reads: Podcast Playlist

| Patti Webb

This month, we’re sharing a couple podcast episodes we thought we’re particularly helpful. Plus, there’s only so many parenting books you can read before they all start getting repetitive.

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A&Z Meet the Dentist

| Patti Webb

I know what it looks like. Post up a dentist story right before Halloween… real original.

But this post isn’t going to be about sugar, or cavities, or brushing religiously. Instead, it’s just my story about how Troy and I introduced our girls to toothbrushing and good habits.

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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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