by Maria Tumolo | Nov 21, 2016 | Child Development, Siblings
Autumn Winter is a busy time for our family. Both Angelo and I have birthdays in November, followed by Valentina in December. Not to mention Christmas waiting in the wings. One year older and both kids are have grown physically and matured more emotionally. Recently,...
by Maria Tumolo | May 13, 2016 | Child Development, Motherhood
Recently, I was trialling BIC Kids’ Drawy Book with my kids. On one occasion Angelo and I were colouring together. He said to me, ‘mum I’m making this one a girl, there are no girls’. He was referring to the group of aliens we were colouring. Honestly it...
by Maria Tumolo | Dec 27, 2015 | Child Development, Uncategorized
My family and I are having a Christmas staycation in Lincolnshire. Looking and my children in our new environment has shown me how much they have grown of the past year. Hubby and I no longer have babes. We have a little boy and a little girl. Babies are no longer a...
by Maria Tumolo | Jul 3, 2015 | Child Development, Early Years Foundation Stage
This year is going by at warp-speed, along with the development of my children. Mind you I’m complaining, when it comes to their development. I continue to be amazed at how quickly they mature after any brief encounter with older children. My heart melts when I...
by Maria Tumolo | Feb 22, 2015 | Baby Development, Child Development, Early Years Foundation Stage, Johnson's and Johnson's
Honestly, I don’t know if it’s a cultural thing or just something the mothers in my family did, but we don’t bath our babies until after the umbilical cord falls off. It took 10 days for Angelo’s to fall off. During those 10 days, I used cotton balls to wipe him off...
by Maria Tumolo | Jan 16, 2015 | Child Development, Preschool Learning, Siblings
How much difference does a few months make? In child development terms, in my humble opinion, make a BIG difference. Overnight, it seems I have a grumpy ole man and a teen fashionista. Overall, Angelo and Valentina have bonded really well. It was a bit touch and go...
