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 …

Training in a Musical Instrument Can Boost Child Development

Why Training in a Musical Instrument Can Boost Your Child’s Development

Studies have shown that allowing your child, even at a young age, to pick up the guitar, practice the piano, or even take singing lessons, can be a boon for their development in some surprising ways. In addition to brain development, vocabulary, reasoning, general intelligence, and social and emotional development all correlate with musical study. Brain Development The human brain …

The Benefits of Bilingualism in Young Children

The Benefits of Bilingualism in Young Children

As adults, we benefit from learning new languages for multiple reasons. Some of us may pick up a few key phrases before traveling. Others may learn new languages for our jobs. And we all know that speaking a few different languages can increase cultural competence and an ability to build bridges between people of different backgrounds and native origins. But …

Do’s and Don’ts that Will Help Your Introverted Child to Socialize

Do’s and Don’ts that Will Help Your Introverted Child to Socialize

When your child is introverted, it can be tempting to try to make friends for him, speak for him, and become more hands-on when it comes to his social life than is necessary. Especially for extroverted parents, seeing your child struggle to socialize can be a challenge. These do’s and don’ts can help you and your child make some small …

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 …

Raising Kind Kids: 7 Strategies

Raising Kind Kids: 7 Strategies

While your child may be focused on presents and candy this time of year, helping her to understand the importance of compassion and generosity, not just during the holidays, but year-round, is crucial to the development of her character. Our seven tips may help you to get started. Send compassionate thoughts. Do you know someone who is struggling with difficulty? …

Three New Year's Resolutions for Your Family

Three New Year’s Resolutions for Your Family

What do your New Year’s resolutions normally look like? Maybe you’ve toyed with the idea of cutting out sugar, or visiting the gym more frequently. Perhaps you’ve vowed to get yourself on a strict spending schedule or spend less time on your phone. These are all great ideas, but most people have trouble sticking to New Year’s resolutions focused on …

How to Help Children Cope with Their Anxiety

How to Help Children Cope with Their Anxiety

Even children without a formal anxiety diagnosis can still experience anxiety from time to time. Helping your child to cope with his feelings of nervousness or to work on his fears can be a challenge. Whether he is nervous about swim lessons or has a hard time in social situations or large groups, you can help him to navigate his …

Five Healthy Recipes to Prepare With Your Young Child

Five Healthy Recipes to Prepare With Your Young Child!

Your young child is growing more and more aware of what Mommy and Daddy do around the house, and may be interested in helping with such tasks as cooking, sweeping, and making beds. You can involve your child in cooking meals for the family with these five kid-friendly recipes which are fun to prepare and nutritious! Oatmeal-Chocolate Snack Cakes. These …

Enlist Your Kids in Giving Back to the Community for the Holidays

Enlist Your Kids in Giving Back to the Community for the Holidays

Many families engage in charitable activities throughout the year and during the holiday season as well. But moms and dads often give back on their own time, and as a result, kids don’t learn about charity, generosity, and gratitude for the community until they are older. Involving your kids in your acts of kindness this year can help them to …