Holiday Gift Guide
Inclusion

It’s that time of year again, the lead-up to the holidays – when parents, aunts, and grandparents begin the frantic search for the perfect toy. Ah, the perfect...
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Education
The Wonderful World of Play - Through the Eyes of a Mom with a Medically Complex Kiddo
Doctors consider my little boy, Magnus, "medically complex." He also falls in the category of "failure to thrive" because of his numerous physical, developmental, and neurological impairments. Play to Thrive...
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Peeka & Co.
The Mission, Vision, and “Why” of Peeka & Co.
Every child and family is unique. And because of that, it can be hard to find credible products and reliable sources of information to help in your child’s development that...
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Diversity
Sustainable, Inclusive Toys Children will Treasure for Years to Come
Numerous studies show that representation in media can improve the self-esteem of children of diverse backgrounds. Though representation in books and media has...
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Gift Guides
Bringing Baby Home-Big Brother & Big Sister Gifts
One of my favorite ways to help my children welcome a baby home was to get them a special gift from their new sibling. We’ve had three children...
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Product Reviews
Product Review: Toys Your Toddler Will Love from Clover + Birch
Family-Tested, Family-Approved You’re here because you want to know if Clover + Birch is awesome - we did, too. That’s...
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Sensory Play
The Wonderful World of Play: By A Mom Who's Toddler is Visually Impaired
Painful, yet altogether glorious, isn't it? This parenting thing. This ministry of motherhood. How can both the pain and the glory so closely co-exist?
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Diversity
Wanting To Be Seen: Why Racial Diversity is Important in Toys and Dolls
Growing up in the 90s, I gave no thought to the presents I received as gifts from well-intentioned adults. White dolls, art supplies that didn't include colors representing the...
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Sensory Play
Navigating Hearing Loss: Raising a Toddler with Cochlear Implants
One Toddler, Two Cochlear Implants, and The Many Things I’ve Learned Raising a Child Who Lost His Hearing Just when I thought it was hard to get my little one...
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Education
The World of Play: Through the Eyes of a Mom with a Child on the Spectrum
"Does he have any specific interests?" "What is his favorite thing to play with?" These questions come up often when people meet my son, specifically new therapists who join our...
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