Make a book that shows off your child’s favorite physical feats. photos of your child oak tag paper hole punch small binder rings glue sticks markers or crayons stickers or small rubber stamps Tell your child you will be making a book about his physical skills. What does he know how (and love) to do: […]
Favorite words about being on the go make up the art and design of this homemade book. magazines construction paper glue markers, crayons, pencils or paints Invite your child to find a variety of pictures in magazines that show people or animals moving, and cut them out. Create a list of words that describe the […]
To gain confidence, kids need to learn to cope with frustration. Â A child’s mixed emotions are the product of his young mind coming to grips with the complexities of his expanding world. Positive and negative emotions are central to his growth. Like all of us, an 18- to 36-month-old needs to learn to express […]
Your toddler is making his first steps toward separation, leaving you to explore the world around him. Â Starting around 18 months, your toddler begins a new dance between his uncharted independence, and the familiar, secure base of his loving relationship with you. This is what gives this stage the name of the not-so-terrible, but […]
 Your child grows by leaps and bounds this year — among many others, large-motor skills are developing quickly.  Remember: Every child develops at her own pace. These guidelines are general. There is a broad range of what is considered “normal.” It’s not unusual for a child to be advanced in one area, lag […]
Over two decades after Howard Gardner identified multiple intelligences in his ground-breaking book Frames of Mind (1983), educators around the world are using the theory of multiple intelligences in their classrooms. In some ways, parents and teachers have always intuitively known that children learn in different ways and that an activity that grabs one child may […]
 Children develop mathematical skills and discover mathematical relationships as they play with many different kinds of materials and have conversations about what they are doing. At preschool, look at what is in each interest area for children to use and listen to what they talk about with one another and with teachers.  The […]
 As 4-year-old Darla takes the last sip from her favorite clear blue cup, she suddenly discovers that she can see through the bottom. “Mom, everything looks different!” she exclaims, as she watches the yellow cheese on her plate turn green and the red tomato turn purple through the cup. After eating, she runs off, […]
