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It’s McKlinky Blog Hop Monday and I LOVE the theme for this week.  Three things every parent should teach their kids.  Below I have listed Three things (there are many more!) I feel are important.  They are by no means the most important but valuable for children to know.

Three Things all Parents should Teach their children

• Be Kind to others – Do unto others as you would have done to you.  This is such an important lesson for life.  I always remind my children that they should treat others kindly and as they would like others to treat them!
• Everybody makes mistakes, the important thing is to learn from them.  Of course, we try to teach them to make the right decisions, but everyone makes mistakes.  It is important for children to understand this and try to learn how to not make the mistake in the future.  Children don’t like to acknowledge their mistakes, they fear getting in trouble.  Making it safe to say they made a mistake gives them the opportunity to learn from it.  I always give examples of my own mistakes and how I learned from them.
• Love yourself.  I want my children to feel good about themselves from the inside.  I try to emphasize the importance of being ok with themselves and having respect for themselves.  This is particularly important as kids get older.

What are your 3 lessons you feel children should learn?

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This weeks McKlinky Blog hop is about why you should read The Toddler Crafts Blog (well actually, each blog will talk about why that particular blog is special!).   So, I will take this opportunity to share why I think you should read Toddler Craft.

As a mom, and day care provider, I am always looking for inspiration to create fun and simple activities with the kids.  I realized, that I would always search the internet and books for new ideas.  I personally liked simple crafts and activities for kids that had some educational value.

When I discovered blogging through my freebie trading I thought that it would be great to share some of the fun things I did with the kids with other parents.  From this idea, Toddler Craft was born!  My goal is to share easy, fun and educational crafts and activities for kids ages 1-7.  I believe, you should be able to create most activities with things you have on hand.  It doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated to make crafts with kids.   I also  share helpful parenting tips or experiences I have had.  Some of the topics I discuss are: getting your child to sleep, potty training, school anxiety, and going back to work.

I hope Toddler Craft gives you the inspiration I was always looking for!!  I’d love your feedback and to hear the types of activities, crafts or advice you would like to see here.  Please share it in the comment area.  Thank you  for reading Toddler Craft I really enjoy the community of readers that participate on Toddler Craft!

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I got the biggest kick out of this Dad sharing some great simple games to do with your kids. They are really simple and you probably know how to do many of them yourself. Sometimes it just takes a reminder of all the simple things we have at our fingertips that can be fun learning games. Enjoy!