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There's something special about those first few days after the birth of a child. Seeing them for the first time, holding them, naming them.  I still remember how I felt after the birth of every one of my children. So many intense emotions swell up inside you. It's a powerful feeling that probably lasts an entire lifetime. With it comes a huge sense of responsibility. From day one, those little helpless bundles of joy are dependent on you to bring them up into the world. Naturally, it can be a little overwhelming. What if I mess this up? Fortunately, parenting is a job for life and within a certain margin of error there is room for mistakes. So if you're a new parent don't freak out, you got this under control. You're probably here because you're already interested in your child's development or perhaps you are just looking for more things to do with your kids. I intend to share lots of resources (links, videos, websites, blogs, books, toys, material
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The importance of interest and curiosity in learning

“Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.”  ―  Richard Feynmann I'm the proud father of three young children. Since they were born parenting has become somewhat of a hobby for me. In this blog I intend to share various information about parenting that I think might be useful to other parents who share my philosophy about raising children. I should declare that don't have any certified training in early childhood development. But how many parents can say they do? Before I had children, I can honestly say I had no interest in child development but this leads me to my main point: we learn best those things which interest us. Along with filling our child's lives with security, mouths with food and hearts with love, one of the most important responsibilities as a parent is to fill their minds with knowledge. I don't believe that I've been gifted with any special talents in life. In fact, most peo