Feed. Change. Touch. Read. Sing. Talk. Love.

There are a lot of things we have to do for our children, but it boils down to this.

Feed. Change. Touch. Read. Sing. Talk. Love.

I have worked with a wonderful woman named Barbara for more than a decade.  She has been a teacher and supervisor and early learning coordinator for our school system.  She's also a mother and a grandmother.  She said something to me that will stay with me forever.  When talking about the large number of children entering school unprepared to work with others, unwilling to follow the lead of an adult, and unable to grasp concepts that should be easy, she said "These families need to know that reading is important.  I want them to realize that you are supposed to feed that baby, change that baby, and read to that baby.  They are all necessary.  They are all love."

Although it's hard to think about reading to a baby being as high on the list as feeding and changing diapers, interaction with your baby is vital to his or her development, school success, and life success.  Reading is one way to interact with your baby, but my hope is to show you other ways to feed, change, touch, read to, sing with, talk to, and love your sweet little one!