Only Once

I have had the joy recently of catching up with a couple of people from different areas of my life 20 years ago. It is so lovely to revive sweet memories and share stories of our life journeys.

It has also made me reflect on the fact that we only get one chance to live
this day,
this week ,
this year.

I loved the toddler years with my children. I loved being with them each day and teaching and guiding their precious little hearts. They are only toddlers once.

Enjoy each moment and make wise choices to maximise this special "only-once" stage.

Zip and Zap

Zip and Zap. Okay, yes, I was stuggling to come up with some words starting with Z!!

However these words can relate to speed.

Do you hear yourself saying "Hurry Up" to your toddler as you are trying to get out of the door?
What does "hurry Up" mean to your toddler? Probably not a great deal. They are concrete thinkers at this age. They need to SEE, FEEL or DO to understand.

Practice packing up quickly (at a time when you are NOT rushing out the door). We would ask our toddler to press his speed button, on his tummy, and then pack up his toys fast. We would do this with him for the first few weeks to show exactly what 'fast' looked like, It was noisy and fun and quick.

Then when we were in a hurry, we could press our speed buttons and zip and zap out the door!!