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Children’s Books about Feelings

Nov 18, 2020

Feelings can overwhelm kids, especially difficult ones to process. Read these children's books about feelings to help your child cope. Many of the challenges with our kids stem from their inability to process feelings the way you and I can. The tightening of the chest and the awful, cloudy feeling are difficult to understand. They can't figure out why they feel the way they do now that the new baby is here. They might even believe they're the only ones who feel this way, or that they're somehow "bad" for doing so. And so, they act up or hit instead of communicate because these … [Read more...]

How to Create a Math Rich Environment at Home

How Kids Learn

Nov 14, 2020

Are you overwhelmed with helping children learn mathematics? Discover effective ways to create a math rich environment at home. Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links, which means I will earn a commission—at no extra cost to you—if you make a purchase. Look through my home and you'll find evidence of the many ways I try to encourage my kids to keep learning. You'll see shelves of children's books, an alphabet rug in their bedroom, and artwork proudly displayed on the wall. Reading has also become such an ingrained part of our day, especially with our bedtime routine. So … [Read more...]

Multicultural Children’s Books to Read with Your Child

Children's Books

Nov 13, 2020

Teach your child about diversity and inclusion with these multicultural children's picture books, perfect for toddlers, preschool, and elementary students! The first school my kids attended prided itself on its diversity and celebrated the different cultures that made up its population. They held concerts for Black History Month, featured dances for Indigenous People's Day, and sponsored international events on campus. The city's demographic was just as diverse, from the people you see in the neighborhood and even to the delicious smell of their home-cooked food. Now that we've moved, … [Read more...]

52 Children’s Books for Three Year Olds

Children's Books

Nov 08, 2020

Looking for children's books for 3 year olds? This comprehensive list includes 52 books to read with your child, perfect for the whole year! Your 3 year old likely enjoys reading—no surprise there. In fact, a kindergartener's interest in reading a book outside of school is 100%. But by fourth grade, that interest drops to 54%. That's almost half. What changes in fourth grade? Parents stopped reading to their kids. At some point, your child won't "need" you to read to her. When she can read every word in a book, you might assume that the next logical step is to leave reading to … [Read more...]

Why We Need to Read with Our Kids Every Day

How Kids Learn

Nov 05, 2020

If reading with your children isn't a regular habit, try to make it one. Here are compelling reasons why we need to read with kids every day. Reading with our kids is the kind of advice everyone—experts, teachers, pediatricians—recommends, but can still fall off our radar. And we have plenty of excuses, don't we? We're too busy to squeeze reading into our day. Or we do read with our kids, but not regularly. Maybe we don't have enough books in the house, or think the kids are too old to be read to. We might not read ourselves, or we meet resistance when we suggest reading with our … [Read more...]

Children’s Books about Thanksgiving

Children's Books

Nov 01, 2020

Gobble up these Thanksgiving children's books, perfect for the young reader. From turkeys to fall, your kids will enjoy reading about Thanksgiving. Every year, my kids bring home Thanksgiving crafts from school, like a wreath all about gratitude or the ubiquitous "hand" turkey. They've put on classroom shows where they sing about turkeys and learn cute dance moves. But behind all the festivities and fanfare, the food and the fun, is the immense feeling of gratitude for all we have. We celebrate our harvests, both literal and figurative. We remember our blessings from the year, from the … [Read more...]

How to Raise a Bright Child

How Kids Learn

Oct 30, 2020

Everyone wants to know how to raise a bright child and encourage a love of learning. Read how to raise smart children while still letting kids be kids. Is it possible to raise smart kids without pressure and power struggles? Absolutely. You don't even need tons of money, the latest apps, or extracurricular activities. Instead, what works stems from a loving, supportive environment with a belief in your child's abilities. Simple daily interactions that make a deep impression on how he learns. And being mindful of how you phrase learning and challenges that he faces. Genes make … [Read more...]

4 Reasons Kids Need Downtime

How Kids Learn

Oct 23, 2020

Is your schedule stressful with too many activities? Learn 4 reasons kids need downtime — and how to incorporate it in your days. My son had one after school extracurricular activity... and I was already frazzled. Every Thursday, he attended a one-hour science class on campus. But on the first day, he freaked out about walking to the class alone, without me. He needed someone, understandably, to help him get acclimated and meet the instructors. Thing is, I also picked up his twin brothers from preschool right before. So that meant I'd pick up the twins, hand them a snack in the car, … [Read more...]

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