With a couple weeks into preschool I am seeing such an improvement in my child’s growth. I remember when I first questioned the notion of placing my 4-year-old in school as opposed to waiting until [...]

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 [...]

Now that my youngest is able to articulate his feelings more and that he’s asking “Why?” a lot, I decided to start asking some questions of my own.
How are you feeling? What does that mean? [...]

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. [...]

Typically, I am a rule follower.  I obey laws, I don’t steal ketchup packets, if a sign says DO NOT ENTER, I don’t.  The only exception to this is the speed limit.  I have a [...]

Child care providers are sometimes not given due credit as being a child’s first teachers.  Child care providers are teachers, but without the big fancy diploma of certification hanging on the wall.  Although parents are [...]

Had to share a blog post from GeekMom Laura Weldon. It reminds us parents about how important sleep is for little ones, and how it impacts learning and behavior. Here’s an excerpt:
A study of 8,000 [...]

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 [...]

April is the “Month of the Young Child” and we are excited to have Kelly Williams, a local licensed child care provider, with us as a guest blogger this month.
Our local group of child [...]

Reading is something most adults take for granted.  I don’t have a clear memory of  learning to read, although I do remember bringing home  little books with 3 word sentences from school.  As a modern [...]