Young children pick up new languages much faster than adults! In fact, the window for a child to acquire a new language drastically decreases after the first three years. And as it turns out, there may be huge benefits! Bilingual children as young as age 3 show a head start on fundamental social and emotional Read More
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Books You’ll Love to Play With
Silly, lovable, and fun to read. These titles are perfect for playing with words! Not a Box by Antoinette Portis (Toddler, Preschool) A young rabbit is sitting in a cardboard box. Why? Well, it turns out that it’s NOT a box after all: it’s a racecar, or a mountain peak, or even a robot costume. Simple Read More
Ways You Can Help Your Child Play with Books
Sing the words on the page. You can read a book that is a well-known song like Wheels on the Bus, or make up your own song to go with any story! Singing actually slows down language, which helps your son hear the smaller sounds that make up a word. Later in life this skill Read More
Books as Play
Whoever said that learning is all work and no play had it all wrong! Playing with your child is not only fun, it is one of the most important ways you can nurture her development. Through play, your child learns communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills that are key to their social, emotional, and physical development. Read More
Books You’ll Love to Start a Conversation
These stories touch on many challenges and new experiences a child may face. Use them as conversation starters to talk about your child’s feelings. Pink is for Boys by Robb Pearlman (Preschool) Turning the gender binary on its head, this book invites and encourages both boys and girls to wear the colors they want and Read More
Ways You Can Help Your Child with Conversations Starters
Young children experience new parts of life every day. Unlike adults, they aren’t always able to draw on past experiences to understand the new ones. It’s up to you as their parent to help them through it. Whether the topic is joyous or sad, the secret of understanding is in the conversation you have with Read More
Conversation Starters
Where do babies come from? Where did all the dinosaurs go? How come we don’t have a car? Children are full of curiosity. Sometimes it seems like the questions just keep coming! And let’s be honest, they aren’t always the easiest to answer. That’s where books come in. Using books as conversation starters with your child Read More
Books You’ll Love for Bedtime
These bedtime stories are the perfect reading buddy for a calming bedtime routine. Again! by Emily Gravett (Preschool) A young dragon doesn’t want to go to bed. Instead, he wants his mom to read him his favorite story… over and over and over again. But mama dragon is getting awful tired herself and a little bit Read More
Ways You Can Help Your Child with Bedtime Stories
Start your routine early enough to enjoy it. If you or your toddler is over-tired, reading together quickly becomes a chore, and not the nice calming activity bedtime routines need. Turn off any distractions – TV, cell phones, electronic toys, etc. Avoid turning your bedtime routine into a teaching lesson. It’s okay to engage your Read More
Bedtime Stories
What does bedtime look like in your home? From peaceful slumber to battleground – we’ve seen it all. And while you can fill an entire library with books on the latest sleep training method and advice from well-meaning parents, there is one thing experts agree helps. Have a good bedtime routine. Young children especially need Read More
