The other evening the cutest thing happened. Lilah, my husband and I were all at our local retailer. There was this adorable boy about Lilah’s age (3-4) in the book section that was chatting us up about books, things he likes to do, and his favorite places. He was incredibly outgoing and sweet. His dad [...]
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Le Top Thought – Is she 3 or 13?
Posted in le•top, tagged 3 going on 13, book section, childhood crushes, cute story, funny things kids say, kids say the darndest things, le top blog, Le Top Thought, letop, outgoing children, she's growing up too fast, sweet story, they grow up fast on August 31, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Preventing Car Sickness with Kids
Posted in Childhood, Children, Children's Clothes, Children's Health, Health, Le Top, Le Top Online Boutique, le•top, le•top Tips, Parenting, Travel, tagged drive smooth, fight queasiness, le top blog, letop, make frequent stops, prepare for motion sickness, preventing car sickness in kids, settle the stomach, signs of motion sickness, tricks to prevent motion sickness, webMD, what is car sickness?, what is motion sickness?, why do children get car sick? on August 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
My sister often drives the kids in the car to help them go to sleep, but I started thinking today – what about kids who get carsick? I knew plenty of those types of children growing up – especially from school carpool! With summer ending – families are about to take their last summer vacation [...]
The ‘Mozart Effect’ & The Benefits of Music and Children
Posted in Activities for Children, Baby, Childhood, Children, Dancing, Just for Fun, Le Top, le•top, le•top Tips, Parenting, tagged benefits of music, dance and singing with kids, Don Campbell, important developmental step, kids and dancing, le top blog, letop, make musical instruments, music and children, music and intelligence, music part of childhood, powers of music in health, preschoolers and music, singing to baby, The Mozart Effect on August 30, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Whether it is Raffi, the Wiggles, Disney music and more – most children love music. Like most preschoolers, your child or a friend’s kid most likely already loves music and has favorite songs that he or she likes to listen to over and over. So how did this happen? Did you encourage it? Long car [...]
Tot to Teen Village: PREMIER RETAILER Q&A
Posted in Baby Clothes, Baby Gifts, Baby Shower Gifts, Children's Clothes, Children's shoes, Girls' Dresses, Just for Fun, Le Top, le•top, le•top Design, le•top Retailer, Newborn, Shopping, tagged back to school, children's boutique Kalamazoo MI, comfortable children's clothes, Derek Jeter, fun facts, Granddaughter, Le Top Baby Fall 2010, le top baby Lavender’s Blue collection, le top baby Pretty Rosebud collection, le top blog, le top playwear, Le Top premier retailer, le top Store Spotlight, letop, memorable moment, owner Lori Clarke, President Obama, The Tot to Teen Village, three generations on August 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s fun, it’s cute, it’s high quality…and no returns!” – Lori Clarke, Owner of Tot to Teen Village boutique (on why she loves Le Top) 1. What is one special or fun fact about your store that a typical customer wouldn’t know? Lori: We’ve been in business for 74 years, and owned now by a [...]
First Day of School… again
Posted in Brother, Childhood, Childhood Milestones, Children, Children, Daughter, Elementary School, Family, First Day of School, Friends, Just for Fun, Le Top, Le Top Online Boutique, le•top, Mom, School, Shopping, Siblings, Singing, Son, Students, tagged donating classroom supplies, First Day of School, first grade, Fritos, goldfish, juice box, le top blog, le top children's clothing, lunch room, making lunch, recess, Seussical the Musical, tangerine on August 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
First Grade, First Grade, here we come We know we’ll have lots of fun. Lots of things to make and do. Reading, Writing, Numbers, too. First Grade, First Grade, here we come. We know we’ll have lots of fun. This isn’t the first day of school for Miranda, but her first day of First Grade. [...]
Le Top Darling of the Day: Kolae
Posted in Baby, Baby Clothes, Baby Names, Children, Children's Clothes, Cute, Fashion Design, Girls' Dresses, Just for Fun, Le Top, le•top, le•top Daily Darling, le•top Design, le·top Darling of the Day, Newborn, Photos, Spring, Summer, Summer Wear, tagged Kolae, le top blog, le top darling of the day, le top Spring 2010, le top tulip garden collection, letop, Sweetheart Butterfly collection on August 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our Darling of the Day, Kolae (4-months-old), is living the charmed life dressed in her Le Top spring 2010 Tulip Garden dress and panty (top) and Sweetheart Butterfly sun hat (bottom). This tot looks like one blissful bambino.
Disciplining Preschoolers – Time-Outs
Posted in Childhood, Childhood Milestones, Children, Disciplining children, Le Top, le•top, le•top Tips, Parenting, tagged actions vs consequences, challenging threes, consistency, disciplining preschoolers, give them the tools, have patience, Imagination, independent, le top blog, letop, terrible twos, test boundaries, testing limits, think about their actions, thoughtful child, time-outs, toddler energy on August 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The terrible twos were not so terrible for us, but the ‘challenging threes’ are another story entirely. Preschoolers are fun, very independent, have endless energy and imagination, and test their boundaries on a daily basis. Parents of preschoolers must show ultimate patience in order to teach their children how to get along with others, follow rules, [...]
Terrible Twos and the Fast-Food Rule
Posted in Childhood, Childhood Milestones, Children, Children's Clothes, Le Top, le•top, le•top Tips, Parenting, Toddler, tagged associate professor of pediatrics at UCLA School of Medicine, battling the terrible twos, child's mood changes, communicate clearly, disobedient, Dr. Harvey Karp, fast-food rule, have a routine, independent, language skills, le top blog, letop, offer limited choices, rebellious, repeat yourself, set limits, temper tantrums, terrible twos of childhood, The Happiest Toddler on the Block, toddler meltdown, Toddler-ese on August 24, 2010 | 6 Comments »
You hear horror stories from other parents or read about the terrible twos. As your child reaches 1 ½ years old, you come to the understanding that you are soon to be a parent experiencing the “terrible twos.” It tends to be that when a child turns two (I have seen my two nephews go [...]
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