Remember back in the day when children were told to go outside to play (on their own) or sent to the basement to play with all of their toys? What happened to those days? These days children often have fully packed…
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Keeping kids safe in the kitchen is a priority for every parent! Unfortunately, a chair isn’t always the safest item to use. Luckily we discovered The Learning Tower when our kids were quite young (18 months and 3.5). In this…
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Does your child have frequent ear infections? Is there a delay in spoken language? If so ear tubes for children may be required. This article will help clarify…
Developing speech and language skills is important for so many reasons. Let’s start out with taking a look at its link to literacy development and then near the end of the article we will get into how having exceptional speech…
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The market of electronic toys for toddlers is growing rapidly each year. And the makers of these toys are touting their many benefits, even for babies and toddlers. When I refer to electronic toys, I am not speaking only about tablets…
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Research is answering the question of “do children learn through play?” with “yes they do”. But play based learning and learning through play are not the same thing. Let me explain. Play Based Learning vs. Learning Through Play I do…
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While the benefits children can experience from play-based learning in the early years are extremely well documented, accounts that focus on the benefits parents, teachers, and caregivers can derive from facilitating or designing play-based learning strategies are still rather scarce….
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Pinterest can be a wonderful source of information. But just like other social media networks, not all information shared is accurate, especially when it comes to child development. Spending some time on Pinterest is what led to me write this…
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