Five Tips for Keeping Children Safe When Enjoying Water

Five Tips for Keeping Children Safe and Sound When Enjoying the Water

Whether you love a beach day, prefer relaxing by the pool, or spend your time on boats with family and friends on the weekends, water safety is incredibly important. Even more important is to educate your young children about water safety and to make sure that they take proper precautions while in or near the water. These five tips will …

Navigating Transitions: Helping Young Children to Switch Gears

Navigating Transitions: Helping Young Children to Switch Gears

As an adult, making a transition from one activity to another feels like no big deal. It can be jarring the first time you realize that your little one has a very hard time moving from crayons to dinnertime or from brushing teeth to using the potty. Kids have a tough time with transitions both at home and at daycare. …

Making Drop-off and Pick-up Smooth for Your Child and You!

Making Drop-off and Pick-up Smooth for Your Child and You!

How much thought have you given to your child’s daycare drop-off and pick-up each day? The way you part with your child in the morning and the way you reunite in the evening can make a big difference when it comes to your child’s day. How to Make Drop-off a Breeze:  Prepare the night before by picking out and laying …

How to Encourage Your Young Child to Become an Enthusiastic Early Reader

How to Encourage Your Young Child to Become an Enthusiastic Early Reader

Long after your child has abandoned truck racing and tea parties, one activity from their childhood will linger on into adulthood. Reading is an activity which will follow your child throughout her life, whether she’s a self-motivated bookworm who devours story after story as she grows older, or whether she uses reading as a tool which opens new doors to …

Tips for Answering Your Child's "Why" Questions

The “Why” Behind “Why” Questions and Tips for Answering Them

Why is the sky blue? Why can’t the cat talk? Why do I have to go to bed? If you have a toddler or preschooler, chances are that you are confronted with “why” questions throughout your day, in a variety of situations. These types of inquiries are a normal part of your young child’s development as she learns more about …

Three STEM Activities That Will Captivate Your Child

Three STEM Activities That Will Captivate Your Child

In order to complement the kind of STEM learning that your children are engaging in at childcare each week, you can acquire a few common supplies and conduct some experiments at home with your preschooler or toddler that will teach them some fascinating basics about science, technology, engineering, and math. These activities are sure to be both fun and educational. …

Building Positive Relationships With Your Child's Teachers

Building Positive Relationships with Your Child’s Teachers: 7 Ways to Feel Connected

Your child’s daycare providers are with them through thick and thin. When you leave your infant in the hands of a childcare provider, or kiss your toddler goodbye as he rushes off to greet his teachers, you’re participating in a collaborative relationship that is crucial to your child’s development and wellbeing. Building a great relationship with your child’s teachers will …

10 Signs That Your Preschooler is Ready for Grade School

10 Signs That Your Preschooler is Ready for Grade School

While it seems just like yesterday that your child was moving from the infant room to the toddler class, now she’s a preschooler! And as she moves through her preschool years, she’ll be picking up all sorts of new skills that will prepare her for the next step in her academic career: grade school. Is she ready for the big …

Making the Leap from Crib to Bed: 7 Tips for a Smooth Transition

Making the Leap from Crib to Bed: 7 Tips for a Smooth Transition

When your toddler finally throws one leg over the side of her crib and hurls herself over the edge, running to greet you in the middle of the night, you’ll know that another milestone is upon you. Transitioning from an enclosed crib to a toddler rail, toddler bed, or twin, means a big upheaval for you and for your child. …

Create Thanksgiving Arts and Crafts with Your Young Child

Create Thanksgiving Arts and Crafts with Your Young Child

If you host Thanksgiving at your home, you may think of new ways to enhance your guests’ experience each year. From new recipes to interesting décor, every host likes to innovate every once in a while. This year, get your young child in on the action by asking him to create Thanksgiving arts and crafts with you. Preschoolers and even …