Often, we find that parents stress about how to soften the transition for their children into Kindergarten. This will happen more often with their first child, as they feel a little as though they are drifting into the unknown. We can help put their minds at ease by providing practical, actionable, strategies for them to [...]
Preschool and Kindergarten are certainly different worlds for a child. They go almost overnight from being a big fish in a very small pond to the exact opposite. And ensuring they are completely prepared for this transition is the best way to minimize the stress and adjustment difficulties that many children experience. Preschool is an [...]
I have worked in a range of preschool throughout my career, with a variety of early childhood learning philosophies. Some embraced the concept of a Kindergarten readiness assessment or ‘test’, while others simply despised the idea. In my experience, there is not necessarily a lot of value to a testing system, however it is executed. [...]
While for some of us it might feel like the distant past, there was a time when we all had to rely on paper maps in order to figure out how to get from A to B. GPS and smart phones may have largely removed the need to own maps, but that doesn’t mean learning [...]
Christmas is coming – and that means parents all over the country will have their children home for the holidays. This means a lot of opportunities for fun activities, but with all the money you spend on gifts and food, we don’t necessarily have a lot left to allocate. This is why I’ve reached out [...]