Literacy Development in the Early Years: How Parents can Help at Home
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- September
- 2016
- By Eat • Play • Sleep
- Children, Cognitive Development, Development, Early Reading Skills, Education, Guidance and Discipline, Literacy, Parenting, Play, Preschoolers, School Aged Children
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Once children are off to preschool, or school, many parents tend to leave it to the teacher to work on pre-reading skills, and trust that their young child is learning what they need to in school. The truth is, that learning is a triad of student, family, and school. All three must be invested […]
read moreGoing Back to Work After Baby: Choosing the Right Child Care Provider for Your Family
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- April
- 2016
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- Babies, Children, Cognitive Development, Development, Early Reading Skills, Education, Guidance and Discipline, Literacy, Parenting, Play
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Whether it’s only been a few months, or it has been a couple of years, going back to work after being at home with your little one is never easy. This is a reality that almost all families deal with at some point, unless one of the parents is able to be the daytime caregiver […]
read moreSLEEP: How Much is Just Right for My Child?
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- October
- 2014
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- Awake Times, Babies, Babies, Children, Cognitive Development, Development, Education, Infants, Napping, Newborns, Newborns, Parenting, Preschoolers, Preschoolers, School Aged Children, Sleep, Toddlers
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“How Much Sleep is Optimal?” For new (and repeat!) parents or clients, this is a very common question! There is no firm answer; the younger the child, the more likely the amount will vary a little. However, there are general guidelines that you can use to see if your little one falls near the mark […]
read morePlay: Early Literacy in Young Children
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- February
- 2014
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- Cognitive Development, Development, Early Reading Skills, Literacy, Play
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Being a former teacher of children in the pre-reading and early reading stages, letter recognition and early literacy skills are pretty important in my family and professional life. Here are a couple really simple ideas to introduce letters and letter sounds to young children (and remember, there is no such thing as too young!) Labeling: […]
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