Discovery

I've been reading this book called, "Parents are teachers, too" by Claudia Jones. I love all the ideas on how to help your child develop skills for learning & reading and encouraging their curiosity and self expression. She also covers things like teaching language, math, and helping to develop muscles. She's got lots of ideas on activities/projects to expand your child's mind and open up their world! I'm so excited to take Avery on lots of field trips when she's older and watch her discover all these new and wonderful things around us! I can't wait to help her explore nature and learn new words and talents. We'll have fun coloring at home and making food and planting a garden and playing with play dough and blocks and trying new experiments and crafts. Wow! I don't think  I looked forward to this stuff this much when I was a kid! I can imagine how exciting it will be to see her eyes light up in understanding or see her learn how to kick a ball. This helps me appreciate all the time I get to spend with my girl. I never thought I'd want this type of thing more than I want other things for myself. Talk about a parental transformation.