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Source: McGill University New parents often expect their baby to start sleeping through the night around the time they reach six months of age. But according to a new study led by McGill Professor Marie-Hélène Pennestri, parents should view sleep consolidation as a process, instead of a milestone to be
By Samantha Green, www.busykid.com The Coronavirus posed a new challenge to parents around the country, and that is: to stay productive while working from home and taking care of their kids. Juggling career and parental responsibilities within the same space is a struggle because kids need a lot of attention.
It’s amazing to see how young children develop–they seem to be able to absorb everything from anything. This is why every activity becomes an opportunity to help children grow, not only cognitively but physically, emotionally, and socially as well. Music for Brain Development One of the best ways to boost
By Joanne Foster, Ph.D. “I’m bored!” How many parents have heard those words, and wondered what to do? What follows here is information about what underlies boredom, plus strategies to help young children go from being idle to being happily productive. ABOUT BOREDOM Some children say, “I’m bored” often, others
This article originally appeared in the January 2020 Issue of First Time Parent Magazine By Joanne Foster, Ph.D. “The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, and all the sweet serenity of books.” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Words are magical. They intertwine, collide, fuse, and reassemble, and with the push of
By Dr. Joanne Foster This year, we will celebrate a COVID kind of Halloween. In the same way that school protocols are very different, and playing involves more physically distanced interactions, so, too, does Halloween take on a new countenance. For many young children, this October 31 st –and the
Source: McGill University New parents often expect their baby to start sleeping through the night around the time they reach six months of age. But according to a new study led
By Samantha Green, www.busykid.com The Coronavirus posed a new challenge to parents around the country, and that is: to stay productive while working from home and taking care of
It’s amazing to see how young children develop–they seem to be able to absorb everything from anything. This is why every activity becomes an opportunity to help children grow, not
By Joanne Foster, Ph.D. “I’m bored!” How many parents have heard those words, and wondered what to do? What follows here is information about what underlies boredom, plus
This article originally appeared in the January 2020 Issue of First Time Parent Magazine By Joanne Foster, Ph.D. “The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, and all the sweet
By Dr. Joanne Foster This year, we will celebrate a COVID kind of Halloween. In the same way that school protocols are very different, and playing involves more physically
