I strive daily to find ways to expand the little minds that surround me. I have read all the statistics about how this is the time in our children’s lives to instill a foundation [...]

While helping Rita and Ruby straighten their room the other day, I found a piece of paper that had an outstanding list written in Rita’s 5-year-old block letters.  It looked a little like this:
FUN THINS [...]

I am a technology Nazi.  I have managed to keep video games, computer games, and most toys that run on batteries out of my house for the better part of 10 years.  When the kids [...]

Boston’s Early Childhood blog had a great post recently. It has to do with how children and adults answer four simple questions. The majority of adults get the answers wrong. Curious? Here are the questions:
1. [...]

Summer time does two things to my kids….it makes them either completely unable to think of a single thing to do, or it makes them superior in their creativity.  Here are several things my kids [...]

Step back and let them pick a day or two to choose whatever it is they want to do, without calling it a “good” idea or a “bad” idea, just let it be “their” idea of something they would like to do.

Play is a natural instinct for babies and toddlers.  Play helps them to learn about the world around them and about themselves.  The more experiences your child or infant partakes in, the more information is stored [...]

Lisa Eack, Parent Coalition leader and mom, also took the “20 Minute Play Challenge.”  Here is her reflection on it.

Uninterrupted. Uninterrupted? I am not sure that this word even exists in our household.  With two [...]

Whether you are traveling this Thanksgiving or hosting a get-together at your home, it helps to have some activities ready for little ones. Here are some links to help with that.

Welcome to new blogger Danielle Stepp, Program Director and Lead Teacher at Sprouts Learning Center in Tecumseh.
Every child enjoys playing in the water on a hot day and this summer we have seen plenty.  With [...]