When kids are allowed to play in whatever way they want - when they can choose the materials and the actions and activities - they are free to express themselves in the way...
Brain Food
Food is fuel for your kids' brains! The foods kids eat - and the nutrients in the food - are important to your kids’ cognitive skills and brain development. Consider...
Curiosity is Important
Curiosity drives kids to try new things, and to continue to do so.
I is For Independent Play
There are big benefits to independent play, which exercises imagination, creativity, persistence, patience, problem-solving skills, and much more. Here’s how to get started...
Nurture Their Thinking Skills: Part 2
Kids are eager to figure out how things work. They’re like little scientists, constantly doing experiments, like throwing a ball on the ground to see if it will bounce, and...
Nurture Their Thinking Skills: Part 1
Kids are eager to figure out how things work. They’re like little scientists, constantly doing experiments, like throwing a ball on the ground to see if it will bounce, and...
How to Encourage Your Baby to Roll Over
Sometimes, kids can’t answer right away when we ask, “What are you doing?” Because sometimes, they don’t know yet! Sometimes, they’re just busy doing.
The Importance of Independent Play
Sometimes, kids can’t answer right away when we ask, “What are you doing?” Because sometimes, they don’t know yet! Sometimes, they’re just busy doing.
Get Ready to Write
Your kids’ first attempt at the writing process is called emergent writing, and it begins when they’re as young as 2 years old! When kids create drawings and symbolic...
Foundations for Early Learning Skills
Kids learn and strengthen their learning by doing. Look for these signs as your kids learn to foster curiosity, demonstrate self regulation, and show an understanding of...
Foundations for Developing Daily Living Skills
Promoting physical health and development, including daily living skills, enables your kids to explore and function in their environment, which supports their development in...
5 Ways to Get Kids Outside
Kids really do grow better outside. Here are five easy ways to add outside play to your family’s everyday activities! 1. Relocate a favorite indoor activity outside,...
Exploratory Learning Experiences
Exploratory learning experiences are all about curiosity! They engage kids in hands-on investigation of materials, ideas, and concepts. During these experiences, kids get to...
Receptive and Expressive Language
Language is an important part of development, and it’s not just about the ability to say words. Expressive and receptive language skills are both required for effective...
Meaningful Learning Experiences
Learning new things is easier for kids when the new part connects to something they already know a little bit about. When kids can connect their own experiences and...
Reciprocal Relationships
In a reciprocal relationship, each person is equally respected and valued. The relationship is balanced so that both people feel seen and heard. When you engage in a...
What Confidence Looks Like in Kids
Developing self-confidence begins at birth, and it starts with building trust. When babies feel safe and secure, they trust the people and the world around them. Then, they...
Curiosity Leads to Confidence
Confidence comes from who we believe and know ourselves to be, and what we believe and know we can do. This belief and this knowledge come from having experiences, and by...
10 Things Kids Learn Playing With Blocks
You can download this infographic HERE.Blocks are both a great learning tool and toy for kiddos!
5 Ways to Play in the Mud
Help your kids connect to their world – by playing in the mud! Mud may be messy, but it's also a raw, everyday material that offers unique, hands-on sensory experiences and...
Benefits Of Water Play
You can download this infographic HERE.There are so many benefits to playing in water for kids!
Curious Minds Domain
You can download this infographic HERE.When kids are curious, they are eager to explore and learn. The Curious Minds Domain of Development encompasses concepts, skills and...
The Domains of Development
The Domains of Development Growing and learning go hand in hand. As young children learn and grow, interact with the world around them, and begin to understand...
Cultivating Creative Expression
By incorporating a variety of materials that foster creativity into the spaces where your kids spend their time, you’ll enable your kids to express themselves, deepen their...
6 Ways to Play – With Sheets!
Play, learn, imagine, and grow with your kids using a single sheet and things you already have around the house.
8 Things All Parents Should Know About Play
8 Things All Parents Should Know About Play Give your children time for play and you will see all they are capable of doing when given the opportunity. Children learn...
The Six Cs of Playtime
The Six Cs of Playtime It’s never “just play,” it’s learning. Learning that emerges through play is deep and meaningful to children because they have shaped it themselves....
Outdoor Play and the Domains of Development
The American Academy of Pediatrics says lots of unstructured outdoor play is critical to the health of children. That’s because outdoor play benefits children in every...
5 Benefits of Playing Outside
Kids should play outside! Here are 5 reasons why. When kids are given unstructured time to play alone or with other children, especially outdoors, they make up their own...
5 Ways to Support Kids Self Expression
Here are 5 ways you can encourage your child to express themselves. ART Encourage your kids to try different art forms and artistic mediums. STYLE Let your kids pick out...
7 Developmental Benefits of the Arts
Simple creative activities are some of the building blocks of child development, including cognitive, social and emotional skills. Here are seven ways participation in the...
Nurture Their Curiosity
Curiosity is a desire to learn, an eagerness to explore, discover, and figure things out. Nurturing your child's curiosity is one of the most important ways you can help...
25 Questions to Spark Curiosity
Spark your child's curiosity and imagination by asking them one of these open-ended questions. Jon the fun by coming up with your own answers as well! Download this FREE...
5 Ways to Build Math into Your Child’s Day
Math is everywhere. That’s great news for parents, because we can talk with our kids about math in fun, natural ways. And that kind of math-talk is really important. Studies...
How to Support your Child’s Curiosity
Have you ever noticed your child watch a truck driving by or pick up a ladybug? That is an example of how your child develops thinking skills. Young children...
How Curiosity Leads to Learning
"WHAT'S THIS?" At 3 months, Tessa has good control over her neck muscles. Sitting on her mother's lap, she turns her head slowly from side to side to...