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When a toy does everything for a child, the brain has very little to do. Flashing lights, constant sounds, and automatic rewards keep attention busy without requiring effort. The brain becomes a spectator instead of an active participant.

Neuroscience shows that learning depends on struggle. When children have to imagine, problem solve, or invent rules, the brain builds focus and persistence. Toys that entertain on their own remove that challenge. The child receives stimulation, but the brain does not practice thinking.

Over time, this changes how attention works. The brain learns to wait for input instead of creating it. Activities that require effort start to feel boring or frustrating. This is not a motivation problem. It is a training problem created by too much passive stimulation.

So called boring toys are powerful because they leave space. Blocks, dolls, simple cars, and open ended materials invite invention. The child must decide what happens next. That effort strengthens attention, creativity, and emotional regulation. The goal is not fewer toys. It is fewer toys that perform. When the brain is invited to work, attention grows instead of shrinking.

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12/27/2025

Yes all
My kids insane room laughing and bonding just warms my heart

Nothing like it!

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12/27/2025

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12/27/2025

One day, a tiny stranger enters your world
and somehow becomes the centre of it.
A new face, a new heartbeat,
yet something in you recognises them
as if they’ve been yours forever.

And it’s wild how quickly it happens —
how love that’s only days or weeks old
can feel ancient, familiar,
woven into you in a way you can’t explain.

It’s the quiet miracle of parenthood:
a love that arrives suddenly,
but settles in you like you’ve known it forever. ❤️

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12/27/2025

This is the goal. 🩵

12/27/2025

Foster families provide a great service and a lot of Love for these babies

"We welcomed a beautiful foster baby into our family. I don't know how long he'll be with us. I don't know what all of his needs will be. I don't know what his future holds. But I know that he is precious, and I know that our family will be his family and our home will be his home, for as long as he needs us.

Caring for him is not easy. He screams in the car and in the swing and in his crib and in my arms. And my arms and my back and my brain are just plain tired.

I know how to "do" babies. I do babies all the time. They have a few simple needs. You meet the needs, and then you both eat and sleep and live happily ever after. But this one? He needs something else completely. His body is still craving the drugs it was dependent on, still reeling from the poison it was fed.

My heart breaks for him. So, forget the tired arms and back and brain, I'll hold this precious boy, screaming or not, all the day long. Because I believe that every moment I comfort him, every minute I rock him, every time I respond to his cry, every smile and song and prayer will play a part in healing his body and his brain and his heart."

~ Foster the Family

12/27/2025

Grandparents hold a special place in a child’s heart. But children are more perceptive than we often give them credit for. They notice who gets the extra hugs, who gets called more, who’s shown off with louder excitement, and they feel it when it’s not them.

If you’re blessed with grandbabies, remember: love them all equally. Show up for every single one of them. Because these little hearts don’t just notice.. they remember. And the memory of feeling chosen, or left out, can last a lifetime.

Love and attention aren’t small gestures to a child, they are the foundation of how they feel valued.