Unless you’re a personal trainer or professional athlete, exercising and time with your kids don’t need to be compartmentalized. When fitting work and other responsibilities into your schedule, you’re likely away from your children enough as it is. By incorporating kid time with exercise time, you can not only spend quality time with your children, […]
Creative Learning Activities for Toddlers
Both imagination and creativity are highly esteemed skills in today’s world, with innovation and learning skills being recognized as factors that separate students prepared for increasingly complex 21st-century work and life environments and the students who are not. Any type of art form or creative activity allows children to express themselves on a deeper, more […]
Memory Games to Build Concentration and Persistence in Children
When it comes to concentration, children are wired differently than adults. Curiosity comes more naturally and all the possibilities for discovery can have kids jumping from one activity to another and having difficulty fully completing tasks. Kids also learn more by playing than (most) adults and less by formal instruction. Therefore, it’s important that children […]
How Do I Teach My Toddler Good Behavior?
Teaching your toddler how to behave can be quite a challenge, as any seasoned parent could tell you. Fortunately, there are a few things that can help the process out. Here is some information that you might find to be valuable. Practices to Follow When teaching your toddler, it is important to remember that you […]
The Importance of Play in Children’s Learning and Development
As your child grows and develops, one thing that you must be certain to do is provide him or her with plenty of time to play. Playing is much more than something that a child does for fun; rather, it is a vital part of a child’s development. Here is more information on this important […]
How to Encourage Your Child to Face Their Fears
How to Encourage Your Child to Face Their Fears It’s never fun to see your child stressed out due to fear. They should be having fun and enjoying life instead. However, many children face anxiety due to all sorts of factors, and one of the biggest factors is going to school the first time. At […]
How to Boost Your Child’s Reading Confidence
Reading is an essential part of a child’s learning and future success in school. Unfortunately, many children see reading as either a chore or they might suffer from anxiety when they are first starting out to read. However, with the right help, your child can become a reading wiz and may even find that they […]
How to Prepare Your Toddler for Preschool
When it is time for your child to go to preschool it is an emotional moment for both the parents and the child. Preschool is more about socialization than it is about knowing how to count to ten – although that helps. What is more important is that your child knows and learns how to […]
5 Ways to Keep Kids Learning During the School Holidays
All children look forward to the holidays when they have time off from school. What could be better than no homework to do? We all enjoyed those days, but the one thing that parents don’t consider is that school reinforces what the children are learning and being away from school, especially for longer holidays like […]
What Do You Expect Your Child to Learn In Preschool?
When your child is old enough to start pre-school it is an exciting time in both your life and your child’s life. For you, it is also a bit scary. You hope that your child will get along in school, that you have chosen the right place, that it will prepare him or her enough […]