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The Importance of Gross Motor Development
“Movement, or physical activity, is thus an essential factor in intellectual growth, which depends upon the impressions received from outside. Through movement we come in contact with external reality,...
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How to Survive Watching a Child Get Crushed on the Playground
I know. I am not alone. Maybe experiencing your child get crushed on the playground is some sort of initiation to the next level of parenting toughness, or maybe it is just a cruel way of reminding us...
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Engineering Books for Children
As I ponder more about my children and their education, I continue coming back to Project Based Learning where children imagine, build, and create in their learning. The most basic way to think about...
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What to Know about Child Development
This post includes thoughts on What to Know about Child Development. A friend recently suggested I read Madeline Levine. Levine is a well know PhD who has written a book called Teach Your Children Well...
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Children’s Books that Teach Courage
Using children’s book that teach courage is a great way to introduce a big topic. First, let’s take a step back: how beautiful is the etymology of the word “courage”? Middle English corage “the heart...
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101 Ways to Teach Kids Courage
What ways can we teach kids courage? Courage is defined within a wide range. I read an article about courage recently. The article inspired this post. Enjoy! 101 Ways to Teach Kids CourageClick To...
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Baby Activities in Nature
This post includes ideas for bringing babies into nature. Nature is the ultimate sensory, learning, and developmental experience. Finding a way to get children outside more often is a hot topic with...
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10 Ways to Teach Kindness
Are there Ways to Teach Kindness? I recently read Madeline Levine’s book Teach Your Children Well. She poses readers the question: Would you rather your child be smart or good? The question provoked a...
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It’s No Accident: Signs your Child’s Accidents are More than Just Accidents
This post focuses on the idea that just maybe your Child’s Accidents are More than Just Accidents, probably a different perspective from that of which you’ve heard before. There is a “silent epidemic”...
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Questions to Ask Before Intervening
This post includes Questions to Ask Before Intervening when a child comes to you with a complaint or otherwise. I have to bite my tongue several times a day. I have to hold back my body before...
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Phrases to Encourage Toilet Training
This post includes Phrases to Encourage Toilet Training. A few week’s ago I wrote about our son’s obstacles with toilet training. I wrote about Steve Hodge’s book, It’s No Accident. His work...
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Phrases to Encourage Sharing
“Sharing” is a hot topic these days. At the end of the day, we adults all want the same thing. We want children to be kind, generous, and compassionate. We want our children to be good people. Consider...
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