A Year in the Life
by Alice Shaffer
Over the past year several of my friends have taken a monthly birthday photo of their newborn. The child is in the same chair and holds a piece of paper that says “Today I am 1 month old- January 6, 2010” I thought this was a great way of showcasing the way the child grows and develops in the first year of life. It got me thinking…why stop at the end of the first or second year-why not include older kids in elementary school, middle school or high school even. I am going to try this with my charge who is in middle school this month. I am not too sure he will go for it, but I can only try.
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