We’ve all heard about (or seen firsthand!) the kid who ditches the toy, and plays with the box instead.

Today’s blog post is for every parent, aunt, uncle, grandparent who has ever wondered why that happens.

This parenting stuff. What a job — you don’t get paid, plus, your boss is two-feet tall and hasn’t worked a day in his life.

I don’t know about you, but this week MommyGarten.com is on a well-deserved vacation. While we’re away, we want these posts from our archives get their fair share of attention. So please, enjoy these recaps.

Then get back to work.

As our readership grows, we want to make sure the timeless posts from our archives get their fair share of attention.

While MommyGarten is on vacation this week, please enjoy these excerpts from popular blog posts.

From February 2010

“We’ve got to get her walkin’!” was Don’s battle cry upon hearing that his 14-month old granddaughter Lynn didn’t seem destined to begin walking any sooner than her mother or her uncle Rick had started — at the ripe age of 16 months.

This week, MommyGarten.com is on vacay, yet focused on Mommy’s needs.

We’ll use this week to make sure that all the mommies who come to MommyGarten.com are caught up on the lessons of parenthood. We’re giving new moms a gift unlike any other: Sugar-free peace of mind.

So, please enjoy this look back at excerpts from earlier posts on what Mommies need to know about language development.