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8 Reasons Why Outdoor Activities are Essential for Early Childhood Development
Look deep, deep into nature and then you will understand everything better. — Albert Einstein Children enjoy the outdoors in all kinds of weather! Of course, we know that fresh air and exercise are good for our bodies, but research is mounting to prove that direct involvement with nature is as important to children as […] Learn More ›
Rethinking the “Do as I Say, Not as I Do” Mentality
Children are like sponges; they are constantly taking in the information they see and hear around them, and they’re watching everything you say and do. They see how you handle stress, how you treat other people, and how you manage your emotions. Children often grow up to have very similar behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes to […] Learn More ›
The Self-Portrait: How we build self-awareness, identify, individuality and normalize differences
Conversations with children can be many things: enlightening, funny, creative and thoughtful. Children notice differences around them all the time. They notice changes in their environment, changes in themselves and they absolutely notice when someone doesn’t look or act like them. These are important skills children develop as they mature. How do we as teachers, parents […] Learn More ›
Making Thanksgiving Meaningful for Young Children
As Thanksgiving approaches, I naturally begin to think about the story I was taught as a child about the Pilgrims and Native Americans. I still have pictures of myself standing up in a school play, dressed in a feather headband, acting out a scene about the Mayflower. Times have changed. Teaching preschoolers about our history […] Learn More ›
Sorry Seems to Be… the Easiest Word
With the first weeks of school behind us and the temperatures starting to cool, we are immersed in the contemplative mode of the High Holidays. This is meant to be a time of deep reflection as we acknowledge our wrongdoings and seek forgiveness from those we may have hurt in the past year. As a […] Learn More ›
Sibling Squabbles: Salvaging our Sanity
As school winds down and the weather grows warmer, many of us look forward to fun-filled outdoor adventures and the longer, leisurely days of summer. These months often bring more “together time” for siblings, which can strike fear in the hearts of us parents as we anticipate having to deal with the bickering that will […] Learn More ›