School is well underway and our children are gone for many hours at a time. When you finally see your little one walking out of school or getting off the bus, all sorts of questions are probably running through your mind. Did you learn something new? Did you make a friend? Did you eat your […]
One Simple Way to Teach Our Children to Be Giving
As parents, we all have similar goals for our children. We want them to be happy and healthy. We want them to be successful at something they love. We want them to be kind and to make the world a better place, even if it’s in some small way right in their own neighborhood. In […]
7 Effective Teaching Strategies For Your Kindergartner
I frequently joke with my husband that I will teach our children until they reach 6th grade and after that, they are all his. But recently I stopped after making the joke and asked myself, “Why do I say that?” I know I want my children to be their best, but will I be their best […]
Stop Your Kids’ ‘Blame Game’ With These Four Tips
Anyone with children over the age of five has probably heard some or all of the following phrases: “It’s her fault!” “But…” “He did it first!” “I couldn’t help it.” Parents encounter many trying situations on a daily basis, but one of the most frustrating is the Blame Game. Kids seem to have a million […]
Easy Ways to Get Your Child Ready to Read
Pre-reading skills are crucial for academic success and kindergarten preparation, but getting your child ready to read does not have to be a daunting task. Easy Ways to Get Your Child Ready to Read Perhaps you have heard of parents reading to their children while still in the womb. This may be a good idea, as […]
Kindergarten Readiness: What It Is and How to Get There
It may seem odd to think about the start of kindergarten with eight months to go until the next school year, but some school systems are already busy enrolling students. If your child is eligible to enter kindergarten in the fall, you may have concerns about whether or not he’s ready. Simply being the right age is not […]
Raising Grateful Kids in a World of Excess
If you asked your child to pick out his most prized possessions, what would he choose? Recently we came across a photo essay by Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti entitled Toy Stories. In it are photos of children from around the world with their most prized possessions: Their toys. Some photos show children completely surrounded by toys […]
20 Hand Print Christmas Crafts and 15 Creative Ways to Display Them (Foot and Thumb Prints too!)
I admit it: I’m a sucker for hand and foot print crafts. There’s something about seeing those tiny hands and feet immortalized and personified that always makes me say, “Awww!” There seems to be a plethora of these crafts that pop up this time of year and I always find a new one that I […]
The Four Different Learning Styles: Tips to Help Young Children Learn
Before knowing what to teach your children, you need to know how to teach them. This is where understanding their learning styles comes into play. There are four basic learning styles for children between the ages of 2-4: Introvert, Extrovert, Perceiving and Judging. Knowing which learning style fits your child will enable you to teach […]
Five Delightful Hanukkah Books for Kids
This is the time of year when we start seeing a lot of blog posts about the best Christmas books to read with your kids. There are a lot of good ones out there; so many that I could probably write a Top 100 list. But what we don’t often see are lists that suggest books […]
