Helping Toddlers Handle Tantrums Parents and early childhood education teachers have all been there: watching a toddler suddenly melt to tears over the toy they can’t have, the fact that their sandwich was cut ‘wrong’, or at the mention of coming inside from playtime. Tantrums are a normal part of early childhood development, but knowing […]
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That Big First Day This is a momentous occasion–your preschooler is preparing to take the plunge into kindergarten! It’s a day filled with excitement, curiosity and yes, a few nervous butterflies in both you and your little one’s stomach. Whether your child has been home, a preschool or another childcare setting, you want their first
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Pacifiers are a helpful comforting, self-soothing and anxiety reducing tool. The Mayo Clinic actually supports that pacifiers can be helpful in calming babies while parents are otherwise occupied—such as while shopping or driving. As your little one gets older, thinking about the ‘binky-break-up’ can often feel like, well, a messy break up, instead of an
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The sun is shining, the days are long, and children are ready to play. Summertime affords a golden opportunity for exploratory and developmentally rich play. Nature and bugs, dirt and water, ballgames and park dates…Summer has it all. So, instead of sitting inside and trying to appease your preschooler with toys, check out these engaging
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