Supporting Distance Learning With so much of the world in uncharted waters the idea of distance learning is another unknown.   Do young children learn effectively through this model of teaching?  We are about to find out.  I feel we have been advocating less screen time for children and suddenly it is the method of choice […]

Summer Break Part 2 – 2020 Reality End of school year is always an exciting moment in time.  Families planning a much-needed break, vacations and fun.  Well then 2020/Covid pandemic happened.  Summer break is upon us, yet it feels like we have been on summer break for the last 2 months and we should be […]

Behavior management has many different definitions.  Not every technique works with every child and every family.   Being consistent with your approach at a young age helps management of behaviors easier.  Children thrive with consistency and boundaries.  Starting a good routine before there is a behavior issue will make dealing with that behavior much easier. Time […]

Healthy Eating Habits Eating healthy as an adult is at times very challenging.  But being a good role model to children is key to help them have an easier time with these decisions as they grow into adulthood.  What I notice is the extremes- parents super diligent with their children’s eating habits versus the ones […]

Children And The Healthy Eating Battle By Jennifer The way children like to eat is often a battle. Sometimes it is just easy to give into their wants versus looking at long term behavioral diet trends. I will tell you with 100% certainty when a preschool teacher see parents bring their children to school with […]

Another attack by a child.  Yes, he was an adult by age but a meer child in respect to his time on this earth and experience under one’s belt.   This tragedy is very scary to any parent.  It makes all of us as a society wonder if anywhere is safe anymore.  The only thing […]

Why Children Need To Play I so often hear when people come to tour the school “ I do not want my child to be playing, I want them to learn.”  The thing so many people don’t understand is children learn a lot through play.   Children learn social, language, physical, emotional and cognitive skills through […]

Keeping Children Healthy in Child Care I often hear parents say “I do not want my children in child care because all they do is get sick. “ As this may have some truth in it, people and parents need to understand the roller coaster of childhood illness is going to happen inevitably, whether it […]

Why Children Should Attend Preschool I often hear parents talk about the reasons why they do not put their children into child care. The reasons often are cost and the parents want to spend time with their child as they grow up too fast. I agree they do grow up way too fast; however a […]

Promoting Healthy Social-Emotional Development in your Child What is healthy social- emotional development? Social emotional health is ability to form secure relationships, express and regulate emotions, understand feelings of self and of others as well as having academic success. So many parents and people in society always push academic success and strong cognitive development. The […]