Social Skills (Ages 0-3)

Social Skills Needed Just like no two children experience growth spurts at the same time, no two children ever learn social cues at the same time. 👧👧 However, there are social skills that are common between certain age ranges. These are behaviors your child needs to learn so that she will be able to communicate with you and other people. Parent Intervention But don’t take this as a reason to worry.  There are several activities you can do with your child to help her learn these social skills or at least make significant gains. Pointing and Looking Let’s use a toy doll for example. Put it in front of her. Look at it.  Does she look at it? By doing this you are testing her joint attention, her ability to engage in the same activity.   Or use that doll again, and say, “Oh look, there’s a doll!”  Now is she looking at it? Or, … Keep Reading…

Local Event: Baseball Game

Get ‘Em While They’re Hot! Hot dogs.  Garlic fries.  Chicken wings. Cotton candy.  Ice cream. Asian sriracha bowls? Tacoma Rainiers These are just some of the treats they have to offer at Cheney Stadium, home of the minor league Tacoma Rainiers.  Still, the games are fun to watch, the hype man is a welcome distraction when the innings get “long,” and during the summer they have fireworks every Friday.  Seattle Mariners Or, head on over to SafeCo Field, home of the Seattle Mariners.  The tickets are pricier than the ones at Cheney Stadium, but you’re also watching a Major League team at work.  Not to mention all of the different culinary options in store: Din Tai Fung, Jack’s BBQ, Dynamite Chicken and Sultan Sandwich, just to name a few.  🍗🥪 But it’s not just about stuffing your face and walking around in jerseys.  Swing and a Miss! Verbs The main reason we go is the … Keep Reading…

Local Event: Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

If you’re looking for a fun local event to delight and surprise your kiddos (and let’s face it, you’re always going to be looking for something that your kids find joy in but also enriches their lives), then look no further than the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium!  The Zoo is a great place to spend your weekend.  Take a stroll around the zoo, or plan out each exhibit and the best path by using a map. Different Attractions There are dozens of exhibits and hundreds of animals to see.  Visit the nurse, sandbar, and blacktip reef sharks, just to name a few, in the Outer Reef.  Let your kids run their hands along the backs of different stingrays in Stingray Cove.  Check out tigers feeding, elephants being bathed, and clouded leopards climbing the trees in the Asian Forest Sanctuary.   In the Red Wolf Woods look for a species that were on the brink of … Keep Reading…