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Even our preschoolers benefit from the routine and structure of school. Preschool provides a consistent environment to encourage play and learning to prepare our kids for kindergarten, but as parents how do we prepare their minds? Our kids need encouragement and praise! Research shows that praising effort over intelligence or talent, produces high achievers (Dweck

To echo the message Jess shared earlier about you and your best (whatever that looks like right now!) being enough, I wanted to share a simple open-ended experience that is easy to set up and can provide joy and engagement for children of different ages. Simple is enough and your presence is enough! As the

Last week, my neighborhood experienced severe storms which caused my family, like many others, to spend time in our designated “safe space”. My husband and I had to wake our children, aged 3 and 5, and take them to the basement. Both were groggy and grumpy but not overly concerned as we hunkered on the

You’ll be spending more time at home! To ward off boredom, use a strategy teachers use: rotate your toys. Rather than having available every toy your child owns, store some away for a week or two, then switch them out. Especially for infants and young toddlers, you will be providing a new toy to them

It can be challenging to keep preschoolers engaged while at home, especially when the whole family has been forced to change their routine! Here are some suggestions on ways to make the days feel a bit easier and more predicable for you and your child(ren) Instead of trying to create “preschool at home” just refocus

The world is experiencing so much uncertainty, and so much disruption of our lives right now. As parents may be assuming a different role from what they have been accustomed – and different, possibly, from what they feel prepared for, in caring for their children all day long, at home – it will be important

Young children may have many questions for their parents and caregivers. Whether or not parents have had a conversation with their child about the virus, they shouldn’t underestimate what their child has absorbed from overhearing news broadcasts and the conversations of the adults around them. It’s wise to begin with what the child knows. Parents

Infants and toddlers, especially, need the security of a consistent routine for meals, naps, and bedtime. They need very simple explanations for the necessary differences in their daily routine. “We are all staying home together for a while to stay healthy.” Toddlers in child care have heard of “germs” and the ways we try to

Morning drop-off can feel hard for both children and their parents. Often, parents dread this part of the morning. Leaving a crying or unsettled child does not feel good. As hard as it may be for parents, we also know that morning drop off sets the tone for a child’s entire day. Over time, parents