Creating a safe open environment at home is the best way to foster social emotional growth in your preschooler. Preschoolers are rapidly developing social-emotional skills as they interact with other children. This frequently requires kids to learn to share, set boundaries by saying no, and learning to name their own emotions. This article will give … Read more
Children in kindergarten are developing self-awareness, social-awareness, social belonging and decision making. Children will continue to develop these skills throughout life, but the foundation is built in kindergarten. These skills relate to how a child relates to themselves and how they relate to their peers. Parents and teachers should look for students to grow in … Read more
Goals for parents and students for kindergartners should focus on growing a love of learning and strong communication within your family. Kindergarten is a special time to focus on your child as a learner. Strong goals can help your child excel at school and at home. This article will give you some examples of kindergarten … Read more
Is your child struggling in kindergarten? You are not alone. In the article that follows, we’ll discuss kindergarten standards and reasons why your child might be struggling to meet them. 5 Year Old Not Adjusting To Kindergarten Introduction If you are searching this query, then something must be happening in your life to cause it. … Read more
Distance learning in 2020 has been tough. I struggled through distance learning with my VERY active kinder-age son in the spring (he’s now in the first grade). I felt like a failure most of the time, but my son seems to be thriving. Here are some of my tips from my experiences to help you … Read more
Are you pregnant or expecting a child? Are you reading all the stats about the importance of reading on the formations of little brains, language, and even emotional connections to caregivers? The research on reading to children is astounding. It seems that the more we know about reading to children, the better we understand it … Read more
My second child turns 6 in just a few weeks. I can’t believe that he is almost 6. For reals. I can remember the exact second he was born, how it felt, what I was thinking….like a moment frozen in time. I don’t recall it quite as well with my other two children. It was … Read more
Today was the 100th day of school at my son’s school today. I had no idea this was a thing. The 100 days party apparently marks the fact that the kids have been in school a whole 100 days of the school year (also indicating that the year is more than half-way over, and that … Read more
Does your first grader hate homework? Or is that just mine? Guess what….he isn’t the only one. I hate it too. And maybe that’s part of the problem. Was homework for first grade always a thing? Well, first of all, you should know that homework didn’t become such an essential part of education until relatively … Read more
I hate homework. Probably more than my kids do. Homework is a frustrating, time consuming, and questionable activity that children have been doing for ages. While the science and the teachers and the parents all differ on whether homework is really necessary…RIGHT NOW homework is a fact of life. Teachers assign it to the kids, … Read more
