Creative Home Play Ideas for Preschool Learning Play is not just about keeping children occupied; it’s a critical component of their development during the preschool years. Engaging in play helps young children develop essential cognitive abilities, fine-tune their motor skills, and learn vital social behaviors through interaction and imagination. It’s the backbone of how they […]
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The Amazing Benefits of Water Play For Kids Do you know of one activity that can be done with your children from the moment they are born? It’s water play. Yes, it’s that simple. Water is an amazing conduit for all types of activities for children. Water provides amazing sensory experiences, it can invigorate or
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Yoga for Kids: Why They Need It as Much as We Do While many adults practice yoga for the physical and psychological benefits, they forget it’s also a powerful tool they could use to benefit their kids. Yoga for kids allows them to acquire skills that will help them today and in the future. Kids
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How To Reframe Our View of Children’s Negative Behaviors Being a parent is difficult. You are thrust into the most important job of your life with little preparation and little guidance on how to succeed. Unless you have a degree in Child Development, you are often left with little to go on, except how you
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Open Ended Play – An Important Part of Child Development Have you heard the term “open ended play” before? You may have, but may still be wondering what it actually means. Well, the definition of open ended play is quite simple – it is child-led play with various materials that have no predetermined goal or
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The Wonderfully Infuriating 4 Year Old Behavior You made it to your child’s 4th birthday, just barely, but you did! Congratulations! You’re now entering the 4 year old territory. You may be so exhausted from the previous year, that you don’t know if you have any more strength to go on. The good news –
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Take The Fight Out of Brushing Your Toddler’s Teeth What goes through your mind the you picture brushing your toddler’s teeth? Is it a scene filled with tears, pleading, running away and hiding, or is it just another activity you do together? If you’re more in the filled with tears scene, I’ve got some easy
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Increase Emotional Intelligence of Children Through Play Have you ever heard the term Emotional Intelligence? If you haven’t, here is what it means according to Psychology Today: Emotional Intelligence is the ability to identify and manage one’s own emotions, as well as emotions of others. Wouldn’t you say that this is a very important skill
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Must Have Toddler Toys for Independent Play Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed trying to continue to entertain your toddler? Wondering at what point will they play independently so you can get some housework done or sit down for a second? Independent toddler play is something desired by most parents but is often not achieved.
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1 Year Old Behavior – The Start of Big Emotions It finally happened. Your adorable chubby little angel baby has magically transformed into a busy bustling toddler overnight. Ok, maybe it wasn’t magical, and it wasn’t overnight but it sure feels this way. If it’s your last baby, your feels about them turning a year
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