When I (finally) got pregnant, I had the normal mom-to-be worries and thoughts: what will my baby look like? Will this pregnancy make it to term? What is the due date? Will my child be healthy? Will it be a boy or girl? And I even asked myself: What if my baby is born with a disability? Although no amount of mental preparation can truly make a person “ready” for a new baby, I felt like the combination of this...

Bringing a second child into the world is absolutely terrifying. I had so many questions running through my head and even felt like a bad mom for imposing such an intense change to Dahlia’s life. I do know how ridiculous that is but mom guilt is a crazy thing. Now that her little brother, Johnny, is here it has been the best thing ever. She transitioned wonderfully and loves him so much. Here are a few things we did to...

At school I am known as Miss Stacey but what most don’t realize is that I am learning just as much from my students (if not more) than they are from me. Here is just a sample of the lessons learned from my most favorite teachers: Forgiveness and letting go: It is a familiar seen to any early childhood classroom to see some type of conflict though out the day (So and so took my car, I want to play...

This blog post is from Lily’s book summary of Einstein Never Used Flashcards. This particular part of the book summary comes from Chapter 9 and discusses the basics of play and learning. Chapter 9  Play, The Crucible of Learning Playful moments are really learning opportunities in disguise. The evidence is very clear. Play promotes development-and in a number of areas. Play promotes problem solving and creativity. It also helps to build better attention spans and encourages social development. Self-exploration through...

One of our parents at SLC Montlake, Tyler Radkey, is a dentist in Magnolia who works with both adults and children. Not long ago we asked our parents if they had any questions for a dentist and he kindly agreed to answering them for us! Below are your questions and his response 🙂 Thank you Tyler! Any tips for encouraging a little one to spit after brushing? I actually don’t focus much on spitting after brushing. We should be using...