Nurturing creative young minds and wiggly bodies
10
Jun
Today’s post is written by a friend and mentor, Shanna Beaman. She is the creator of www.emomsblog.com and www.goalsmentor.com. She is a happily married mother of two, who has found a balance between work and family. I met her at the beginning of my blogging career, and we [...]
Tags: Early Childhood Education, goals, goals mentoring, parenting, Preschool, sanity, setting goals
18
May
The decision to use or not use a pacifier is up to you. There is a list of pros and cons, but generally the American Academy of Pediatrics gives temporary pacifier use the green light. Among the pros, new research indicates that pacifier use reduces the risk of SIDS. However, prolonged pacifier use [...]
Tags: crib, Early Childhood Education, pacifier, pacifier use, parenting, Preschool, Preschoolers, SIDS, sleep disorders, tantrums, toddlers
1
Feb
In this week’s lesson, Snow and Ice, your child can learn:
When the weather turns cold, rain changes to snow.
Sometimes snow is wet and sloppy, sometimes it is dry and powdery.
We like to play in snow, making snow angels or snow men.
When snow melts, it turns back into water.
We wear extra clothing to keep warm [...]
Tags: early childhood, energetic, ice, lesson planning, lessons, parenting, Preschool, snow, spirited, themes, toddler
13
Nov
Young children not only CAN help you clean up around the house, often times they even WANT to help! They love to be with us, and imitate us. A two or three year old doesn’t know that spending time with you wiping down the table or sorting silverware is supposed to be “work” [...]
Tags: children, Early Childhood Education, housework, mommy's helper, parenting, preschool activities, training children
2
Jun
I was watching some television show a while back, and the father said to his grade-school age son, “Time to do your chores.” The smart-alecky kid replied, “Chores? What are we, Amish!” It was meant to be funny, I’m sure, although I don’t find kids being bratty on television particularly amusing. [...]
Tags: allowance, chores, money, newspaper route, parenting, Preschoolers, summer planner
24
Apr
To really understand how this works, I recommend that you get a copy of Glenn and Janice Doman’s book, “How to teach your baby to read”. The hardcover copy has dropped to $15.61 at amazon.com, and the paperback can be had for under $5.00 used. But to get started, here’s the basics.
Write first [...]
Tags: Early Childhood Education, early reading, parenting, phonics, Preschool, reading, sight words
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