Children And The Loss of a Loved One
5 Tips to Help Kids Cope with Loss of a Pet or Any Loved One By Nadine Haruni The emotions children experience can be confusing for them, especially regarding grief. Helping a child cope with the emotions of grief and sadness can be especially comforting and allow the child to move forward with a […]
Encouraging Children’s Learning: 7 Important Tips for Parents
By Dr. Joanne Foster There are many classroom-based approaches and ideas that seasoned educators share with one another throughout the school year—strategies that help them provide the best learning environment for children. Realistically, parents can apply these same strategies at home any time of year, and with young children as well as older ones! […]
How To Build Up Your Child’s Independence
By Amy Conner From an early age, independence should be cultivated in children to teach them self-motivation, increase their awareness of their surroundings, and encourage the self-fulfillment of their future needs. Of course, this isn’t instantaneous, and a lot of hard work is required from parents to instill that sense of comfort and responsibility […]
How Parents Can Help Support Their Child’s Mental Health
By Dr. Lauren Starnes, Chief Academic Officer at The Goddard School Prior to the pandemic, the National Survey of Children’s Health showed that 1-in-6 U.S. children had a treatable mental health disorder. Today, the mental health crisis among children has only worsened. In the first half of 2021, the Children’s Hospital Association reported cases […]
The Early Years – Boys vs. Girls – subtle differences from two perspectives
Contributed by Dustin Rhodes — Over the course of the last 20 years, I have raised four boys and one girl. I am by no means an expert, even though many people ask me for parenting advice. This article is a snapshot of what I have seen in my own children and the children […]
Disposable or Reusable Diapers: Which Kind to Choose?
Contributed by Hannah Wagie — When we decided to have our first baby, I was in graduate school with a teaching assistant’s compensation, the value of which was not found in the monthly paycheck but rather in the education I was getting. The cost of daycare was daunting, to say the least. I immediately […]