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Use our preschool readiness checklist to determine if your child is ready for preschool.
Sports are great for building coordination, learning teamwork, and staying healthy. Find out how to choose the right sport at the right time.
It's important for caregivers and teachers to know they're appreciated. Giving thanks also provides a wonderful opportunity for your child to learn this important social skill.
From the time they are in the crib, boys and girls demonstrate differences in their learning styles. Discover these differences in learning styles and how to identify your own child’s preferred style of learning.
Why do so many boys seem to feel that being thick-skinned, tight-lipped, dry-eyed and in-your-face is the best way to live life and conduct meaningful relationships? The answer has as much to do with gender differences as it does with differences in parental behavior towards boys and girls. Here are some recommendations for nurturing the emotional, moral and spiritual development of your son.
Foster an early appreciation for the arts in your child with these suggestions on introducing your child to the joy of live performances.
While it is uncertain whether listening to Mozart will increase your child’s IQ, early exposure and active involvement with music will increase your child’s musical intelligence. Here are some tips for fostering your child’s musical intelligence.
Rules about behavior and civility are both written and unwritten—and abiding by them is essential to success.
As most early childhood teachers know, dramatic play is an extremely valuable part of the daily curriculum. Read this article to learn some of the benefits of dramatic play.
Regardless of political affiliation or faith, all parents want to instill good values in their children. Learn the importance of a moral education, plus tips on how to raise a moral child.
With the busy schedules of extracurricular activities, children have fewer opportunities for unstructured free time. Children benefit from time set aside just to relax, restore and reflect.
Use these criteria to help select a good toy for your child.
If you area working parent, staying connected to your children’s school life can be challenging. Here are some ideas for ways to fit in school involvement around your work schedule.
When you let your child prepare or assemble his own food, he gains a sense of accomplishment and may even acquire a taste for a greater variety of foods.
Find out what role fantasy friends play in your child’s development.
Is your child a dawdler? Discover reasons for dawdling and tips for how to deal with a dawdling child.
Time is an abstract concept to young children. Helping your child develop a sense of time gives him a feeling of control in his life and is fundamental to learning organization.
Your curious preschooler finds learning fun. It's important for parents to nurture this love for learning now, while attitudes toward learning are being formed.
Creative children aren't just good artists--they're good writers, problem solvers and thinkers.
Plan a stress-free play date with these helpful tips.
It might look like a whole lot of silliness, but what's going on in your child's developing brain as she goofs off is more than child's play.
When is a child really ready for preschool? Dr. Kyle Pruett says your child's readiness depends on his personality.
Concerned about screen time? Find out how play becomes part of your child's media literacy.
Learn tips for becoming your child's creative role model.
Research shows that children who read a lot have better vocabularies than their peers who read little. No surprise there, but the real revelation is that the avid readers have higher cognitive abilities, better reading ability, verbal intelligence and practical knowledge of the world.
Early literacy opportunities at home encourage reading readiness. Use these tips to help your child develop the prereading skills that will prepare him for kindergarten.
Use these tips to create early literacy experiences for your child that will contribute to his success in kindergarten and beyond.
Learning to read is one of the most important skills your child needs for school and life success. Start at home, now, to encourage growth.
Choose children’s books wisely with these helpful criteria.
Encourage a love of reading in your child with these ten suggestions from The National Head Start Association.
Predictable books have repeated phrases, questions or rhymes, and give yourng children a wonderful opportunity to participate in the reading process.
Help your child develop an ear for rhyme with these rhyming tips, activities and books.
Reading and writing support each other. The more your child does of each, the better she will be at both.
Well-developed visual skills are a prerequisite for success in math. Here are some tips for fostering your child’s visual skills.
A father’s involvement in his daughter’s life has been shown to increase her interest in math and sciences. Find out more about the influence of the father-daughter connection.
Cooking is a fun and practical learning activity for children. When you cook with your child, you can talk about family traditions and expose your child to new foods and flavors. Use these tips to ensure a positive experience for you and your child.
Educational research has shown that while many young girls excel at math and science, most girls lose interest or become discouraged by middle school. Here are some ways to keep your daughter's test tubes bubbling.
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