From Sarasota Herald-Tribune: “Making play-dough or listening during storytime may not seem to demand much brain power, but for some children pre-kindergarten can be just as daunting as meeting deadlines at the office.” Read the full article here. View more articles here.
From The Washington Post: “For very young kids, bringing a sense of play into your interaction can be more helpful than attempts at logic, she said. Try rounding up all the dirty tissues before the tissue monster gets them, rather than constantly nudging your daughter to throw out her used Kleenex.” Read the full article… Continue Reading How To Make a Fresh Start With Your Child
From Education Week: “Plenty of early-childhood studies have shown that children who attend preschool start kindergarten with a measurable advantage over their peers who were not enrolled.” Read the full article here. View more articles here.
From Goodstart Early Learning: “Building trust with our babies and providing engaging and age-appropriate learning opportunities is so important because it means they will develop skills in a wide range of areas and also have that great social and emotional connection with their carers and friends.” Read the full article here. View more articles here.
From Education Dive: “Home visits for families with young children in Florida’s largest county have dramatically reduced abuse and neglect, increased immunization rates to near 100%, reduced unwanted pregnancies and have cut sudden infant death syndrome cases in half.” Read the full article here. View more articles here.
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