tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54396442849219855162024-02-19T23:15:46.963-05:00Baby EllingtonBaby Ellington is dedicated to providing educational and enrichment resources for parents & children that help them learn to love and respect themselves, their siblings and the world they live in. Visit us online at www.babyellington.net to learn more about our family and products.Baby Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00828595117377184605noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439644284921985516.post-60948529144315944512010-11-25T20:41:00.001-05:002010-11-25T20:43:57.996-05:00Tips on How to Manage Yelling at Your ChildAnti Yelling TipsTry a little humor. Think of the funniest thing you can imagine and begin to laugh hysterically. You will be amazed how your urge to yell is dissipated.Sing. Even though you really want to begin screaming, start singing, and choose a song that really annoys your child. Sing it as loud as you can emphasizing the words you know your kid hates.Try the Claire Huxtable Method: Start Baby Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00828595117377184605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439644284921985516.post-34079493747430990622010-11-10T22:52:00.001-05:002010-11-10T22:52:26.255-05:00Falling in Love EverydayI know it sounds crazy, but I've finally realized what that feeling is at the end of each day when I've fed my family, learned about their day, tucked them into bed, read a bedtime story and said our prayers; its Love! Not everyone can say they experience this and I understand that, but love is the only way I can describe the way my heart melts when my son holds onto me so tight after we pray andBaby Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00828595117377184605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439644284921985516.post-51492616444346182402010-07-19T13:04:00.005-04:002010-07-19T13:43:26.277-04:00Christmas In July: Is That iPad A Necessity Or A Luxury? [Infographic]Here is an interesting graphic on evaluating luxury vs. necessity. Don't think about this just in terms of a new pair of shoes or that $6 sandwich, include all aspects of your life: children's activities, family time, vacations, etc. Really makes you think!Christmas In July: Is That iPad A Necessity Or A Luxury? [Infographic]Baby Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00828595117377184605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439644284921985516.post-45076337141717322382010-07-01T22:40:00.002-04:002010-07-01T23:02:39.986-04:00Feeling Like a Kid AgainJust got back from the fireworks at Dwight Morrow High School in Englewood. What a great night it was, I felt like I was a little kid again as I sat and waited for the show to begin. There were hundreds of people, a DJ and all the food and junk you could pay for; my husband even discovered a new BBQ restaurant called Smokey Joe's in Teaneck.My daughter was crying like a baby at the anticipation Baby Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00828595117377184605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439644284921985516.post-104499120270414202010-06-25T14:02:00.005-04:002010-06-25T16:18:39.948-04:00Playing in water sprinklersIt never ceases to amaze me how watching children play or engage in the simplest of activities can relieve the greatest amount of stress and make me forget that there is anything else in the world as important as seeing them laugh and have so much fun. I wanted to water my lawn before it got too hot this morning so I set the timer on the sprinkler in the back yard, turned on the water and the Baby Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00828595117377184605noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439644284921985516.post-522426971911009122010-06-24T14:02:00.000-04:002010-06-24T19:41:00.159-04:00How do you feel about yelling at children?When I was growing up yelling was a regular occurrence. Whether it was by our mom, grandmother, aunts, uncles, neighbors or other extended members of the family, it was simply a part of who we were and I never really thought much about it….until I had my own children. It became very evident to me just how much I was yelling when my daughter, three years old at the time, was playing in her room. Baby Ellingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00828595117377184605noreply@blogger.com0