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Children’s Books that Reinforce Positive Behavior

Sep 18, 2020

Help your kids learn how to behave, get along with others, and handle their emotions with these children's books about positive behavior. Hitting, tattling, biting and getting angry... these are just some of the social behaviors we often have to discuss with our little ones. But as you can imagine, hearing all the ways you can improve doesn't always feel good to a child. Even if said with patience and love, there are only so many teachable moments she can take at a time. You see, however common these behaviors are, kids aren't always willing nor able to discuss how they feel. They … [Read more...]

15 Children’s Books about Perseverance

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Sep 13, 2020

Want to teach your child the value of not giving up? Read these children's books about perseverance to instill the importance of grit. Kids are naturally equipped with perseverance, from the baby learning to walk to the toddler who insists on putting on her own jacket. They don't worry about a "failure" stigma, even if it takes hundreds of falls to walk two steps or five minutes to use a zipper. But along the way, their perseverance gets challenged. It's harder to keep going when the focus shifts to who can do it the fastest or who gets it perfect the first time. They lose sight of the … [Read more...]

Popular Children’s Books in Spanish

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Sep 09, 2020

Read your favorite popular children's books in Spanish, perfect for introducing beloved and classic books in another language. To instill a love and habit of reading, my husband and I asked our kids' nanny to read to them daily and often. Except...English wasn't her first language—Spanish was. Sure, she did a great job interpreting and reading the books stocked on our shelves. But we wanted her to feel comfortable reading to them in her native language. I also didn't want to hand her "my first Spanish book" types which, while fantastic, excluded many classics and favorites. So … [Read more...]

11 Children’s Books about Geography

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Aug 16, 2020

Help your child learn about their world, the differences between cities and states, and how to read a map with these 11 geography books for kids. Here are some startling facts I learned from my son's former after school care program: Most primary school students don't understand the differences between a city, state and country. Many kindergarten through second graders refer to California as a country rather than a state. Seven out of 10 of these same kids think the words "country" and "state" are interchangeable. Introducing kids to geography and our globe is a fantastic way … [Read more...]

Most-Loved Children’s Books about Bath Time

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Jun 26, 2020

These children's bath time books for babies and toddlers are perfect for introducing your child to the tub or calming fears about taking a bath. Giving my son a bath felt like wrestling. Or cajoling. Or trying to keep my sanity while convincing my then-toddler that water will not do anything bad to him. Never mind that he had been fine—excited, even—about taking a bath all this time. Suddenly, he wouldn't even go near the bathroom. What do you when your toddler feels scared of the bath? One thing I did was get waterproof bath books he could take with him to the tub. Something to keep … [Read more...]

23 Children’s Books About Numbers

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Jun 23, 2020

Is your child ready to count and learn about numbers? Books are a great way to start! Check out these children's books about numbers to read together. Once I had gotten my then-two-year-old twins reading books about letters and the alphabet, the next thing to do was to introduce them to numbers. They recognized letters pretty well, but would they do the same with numbers? Sure, they recited "one, two, three" (or some cute variation of it), but I wanted them to get a hang of numbers. As usual, I turned to children's books about numbers — fun ones with the simple purpose of introducing … [Read more...]

19 Children’s Books about a New Baby

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Jun 20, 2020

Transition kids to a new baby by reading books. Below are the best children's books about a new baby to prepare your older child. The twins were about to come any week now. My husband and I had several months of preparing our three-year-old for the new additions. We explained a few changes he might expect, rearranged their room, and reassured him we'll always love him. Still, sometimes words can only do so much. So, as we usually do when our son faces complex issues, we turned to books. Because one of the best ways to explore this new change is to read children's books about a new … [Read more...]

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