Is she a good baby?What a stupid question. Why? Because the answer is always YES. Every baby is a good baby. What they’re really asking is… Does she sleep well?Does she eat well?Does she cry a lot?Does she demand your attention? What if the answer to these questions is no? Does that mean she’s not […]
I’m a 9. My enneagram, that is (IYKYK). And one of the trademarks of an Enneagram 9 is they love to be cozy. That’s totally true for me. I love candles, fuzzy slippers, soft throws on the couch, fires, hot tea and lingering conversations about everything and nothing all at the same time. In this week’s episode, […]
You’ve probably seen it – kids who put on a costume and instantly become the character, talking and acting like them as they enter the world of fantasy. A look at this years’ top selling costumes gives us an inside peek at how children love to pretend. Here are the top 10: 1) Princess, 2) […]
Let’s incorporate some learning. Weigh your pumpkin. Bring a bathroom scale to your classroom. If your pumpkin is big, put it directly on the scale to weigh it. If it’s not so big, ask someone to stand on the scale, note their weight, hand them the pumpkin and show children how to do subtraction to figure out […]
Everyone, and I mean everyone, is stressed out and overwhelmed right now. Your parents, teachers, and even children may seem like they are taking it all in stride, but that doesn’t mean they are.
Children learn best when they experience the world firsthand – through touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing – cooking provides all of these opportunities to learn.
Babies pick up on our emotions at an amazingly young age. Researchers have found that babies as young as 4 months of age can detect positive and negative emotions in our facial expressions and tone of voice.
As we celebrate Valentine’s Day, we’re reminded that children need our love and care. This is nothing new – it’s why you do what you do! And in the all day long, sometimes wearisome, life of caring for children, here’s some encouragement for you on ways to love those little ones. L.R. Knost describes love […]
Research has shown time and time again what a powerful impact words have on outcome. Both positive and negative language have the transformative power to make situations better or worse. This is true for people of all ages and the effects can be found both from self-talk and the language used around you. Positive language […]
You’re a teacher in the 3-yr-old class and it’s time to go outside to play. You give a 5-minute warning and after cleaning up together, you sing a transition song to direct children to cubbies to put on their coats for the playground. One little boy is having trouble getting his coat on but insists […]