If You Scratch My Back...
by Karen Kane
The end of this familiar phrase, of course, is: "I'll scratch yours." But in our household, it's "I'll go to sleep!" Starting from the time my daughters were newborns, both Daisy and Phoebe loved to have their backs scratched, patted, and massaged. I clearly remember rocking six-month-old Daisy while I timed gentle pats to the rhythm of our back and forth motion. When she was old enough to sleep in a toddler bed, I'd make a playful pattern on her back-- patting three times, rubbing three times,...
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by Leslie Kimmelman
Books are magical: the spell a story casts upon us, illustrations that make our imaginations soar, and the simple coziness of a shared activity. Some of my earliest childhood memories are of reading with my mother. Now that I'm a mom, it's my turn to pass on the magic of reading together to my child. Luckily, books still feel magical to me. Reading together is a perfect activity any time of day. But bedtime is my favorite--snuggling up and turning the pages of a favorite book is a wonderful and ...
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