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JAN
2023
JAN
2023
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Toilet Mastery
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When are Children Ready for Toilet Mastery?
When a child’s needs have been adequately met during his first year (fed when he is hungry, provided a regular sleep schedule, cleaned up when his diaper is dirty), he is then ready to take on more of this self-care himself.
Therefore, in their child’s second year, parents should be alert to signs that he is moving in this direction and help him as he takes the steps towards mastery of eating, sleeping, and toileting.
Evidence ...
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12
JAN
2023
JAN
2023
How little ones learn to love giving
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When the little one is acting sneaky
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Mom works and the kids don’t like it
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Read More →Dear Grandmothers,
Until recently I have been a stay-at-home mom with several small project-based jobs I could do online for extra money during early morning hours. A few months ago, I took on a real online part-time job because our family needs the money. I now work on my laptop at the kitchen table while I cook, while the kids do homework, etc. and time with my 6- and 8-year-old children has been severely cut. My kids are unhappy – “hating ...
1
FEB
2022
FEB
2022
5 simple TV guidelines for kids
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TV guidelines for kids
Put Yourself in this Picture…
Your kids squabbled in the back seat all the way home despite your shouting at them to knock it off. You have a blinding headache and you’re exhausted from a trying day. It’s past everyone’s customary dinner hour and you want to prepare and serve something in a hurry. What do you do?
You hand your children a snack and plunk them down in front of the TV, of course. But then as you ...
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23
JAN
2020
JAN
2020
Benefits of play
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Sharing Meals
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At Hanna Perkins School, we have a long history of gathering at tables each day to share fresh and nutritious snacks and lunches. During these “family style” meals, children learn to pour their own beverages, serve themselves from a variety of choices, and practice passing and enjoying meals with other children and their teachers.
Currently, in an effort to introduce children to new foods and experiences, ...
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4
SEP
2015
SEP
2015
Handling holiday disappointments
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“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” sings Andy Williams over the PA system in Walmart – and as we pile gifts in our shopping cart we halfway believe it.
The kid riding in the cart, eyeing the decorated artificial trees and the life-sized cardboard Santas and the aisles and aisles of toys sincerely believes it.
His favorite TV shows, his nursery school teachers, the Santa on whose lap he sat last week at the shopping mall, his older siblings and ...
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DEC
2014
DEC
2014
