Countdown to the Big Day!

Are you and your children looking forward to a big event? Whether you are looking forward to Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, a birthday, or a visit from Grandma, here’s a fun way to build anticipation and help young children keep track of when the event will arrive. This can work at home or in a child care setting.

Continue reading...

Ten Things That Make Me Feel Thankful

With Thanksgiving approaching, I’ve been feeling thankful for many things that have occurred over my years as an early childhood professional. Here are 10 of the most important things:

Continue reading...

Choosing Toys

Many of the best toys for children don’t cost a lot of money! Have you ever been surprised to see a child having more fun playing with the box a toy comes in than with the toy itself? Boxes are really appealing to children because they can be played with in so many different ways. Depending on the size of the box, children might use it for stacking, for filling and dumping, or for giving rides to other toys. They might even wear it as a hat or use it as a drum! Bigger boxes can be anything from a house to a barn to a store.

Continue reading...

Good Manners Matter

Good manners play an important role in your child’s success in social relationships. However, children are not born with good manners! It’s up to parents and other adults to teach and reinforce them. With these tips in mind and by practicing plenty of patience, you will find that over time, your children will become respectable young people.

Continue reading...

What You Do Matters…Make Sure Parents See It!

by Katie Brazerol

Continue reading...