The minute you walk into my daughter Gv’s room, you start to wonder if you’ve stepped through the wrong door and are back outside. That’s because you’re immediately met by piles of rocks, sticks, feathers, shells, moss, lichen and other bits of nature that she continuously collects and stores just inside her doorway. So Many…
Whether you have one child or many, it’s easy in our over-scheduled world to feel like your child must do all the things. Kids in school bring home stacks of flyers each week, urging them to Join the Scouts! Sign up for Soccer! Sing in the Choir! Add an Art Class! Play the Piano! Dream…
If you follow a classical learning approach, the concept of memorization is already near and dear to your heart. But even if that style of learning isn’t your cup of tea, memorizing is one of the best tools you can introduce your little preschool sponges too! Did that statement make you cringe? Did it conjure…
Did you read that title and immediately picture little dancing divas or pageant princesses prancing around in over-the-top, ruffled skirts? That’s not the type of performance I’m talking about. No. I’ve found that just because a child participates in some type of formal performance activity (like a dance recital or play), it doesn’t guarantee the…
Do you have fond memories of rainy days spent draping mismatched sheets and blankets over various tables and chairs to create the perfect indoor forts as a child? I know I do – it was one of my favorite activities and it didn’t take a dreary day to get me begging my mom for the…
“If you’re happy and you know it…” It’s easy to see that young children love sound and providing musical experiences helps to develop important skills while broadening their sensibilities. The preschool years especially mark a significant time for musical development — one of those “critical periods” that occur in childhood, just like with learning a…
Reading. It’s such a huge focus whenever anything related to education comes up, but is it even something that should be pushed in the early years of schooling or something you should worry about if your child isn’t following along with the expectations of his public-school peers? First, it’s important to remember schools have created…
New Year’s Resolutions, goals for the upcoming year, “my one word” … there are many different approaches people take as the new year dawns, but whether you take steps to do this formally or not, most of us tend to become more reflective this time of year. We usually spend some time thinking back over…
As the holidays descend upon us, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by all the tasks that fill your to-do lists each day. You might question whether it’s all worth it in the end, but rest assured that the extra work surrounding this time of year really does pay off, since these traditions have an extremely…
The bedtime story has been a nighttime staple in families across the ages, but why? Is it just something we do because it’s always been done, or are there specific benefits of this reading ritual for our children? I’m sure you’ve heard about the studies showing that speaking to our children often is as important…
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