Gratitude Challenge: Make a Pumpkin Pie
For the “Gratitude Challenge,” Mrs. Sammy invited her kindergarten class to bake a Pumpkin Pie. What is one idea to help young children appreciate their food more? Cooking a simple recipe is a great way to teach children how to be grateful. There are so many more intentional learning experiences from the experience. For example, […]
Talking to Your Children About the Coronavirus Crisis
Healthy Recipes You Can Cook and Enjoy with Your Children
Cooking with your children can be a great bonding experience and a way to help them eat healthy foods. That’s because children who are involved in the cooking process are more likely to enjoy the meals. This happens when you prepare them as a team. So if you are unsure about how to help your […]
How to encourage your child’s creativity
When my son turned one, his interest in exploring different things seemed to explode. Suddenly, he wanted to try placing caps from his cups on every toy to see what happened. He experimented with how he could put toys inside of other toys and started to learn how things work together. While some of the […]
Simple acts of Kindness for Children
Every parent wants to raise a kind child, but kindness must be taught, just like other traits. And one of the hardest things about teaching kindness is, that we must teach it through example. I know my son is always watching and learning from me. This makes it even more embarrassing when I react poorly […]
How to teach children how to make Learning friends
From a young age, it’s been fun to watch my son interact with other children and make friends. It starts with smiling and laughing when other people look at your child. And as they grow up, it becomes a bit more involved. Some children are natural at making new friends, while others struggle with it. […]
Celebrating National Inventors’ Day with your child
National Inventors Day is February 11 and offers an opportunity to discuss creativity and trial and error with your child. As children learn about how some of the greatest inventors created everyday items we take for granted, a realization may dawn upon them. They might discover the inventor within themselves.
How to Choose a Childcare Provider
I remember vividly what it was like the first time I talked to childcare providers. At first, no one seemed good enough. And during the tour, I had a hard time imagining my infant spending time there. But I chose one anyway and with time, my son’s teacher became an important part of his life. […]
What are the mindsets children learning need?
When my son was young and just children learning how to be on the move, he was fearless. He tried anything, climbed with no regard to the dangers it posed, and explored wherever he pleased. But then he fell a few times and he learned fear. While in this situation, fear is healthy. I was […]
New Year’s resolutions for teach children
New Year’s resolutions can teach children positive ways in which they can alter their behavior. Plus, when you make resolutions as a family, you can build an even stronger bond with your children when improving your entire household