Traveling with Young Ones

Traveling with a toddler can be a huge challenge, especially if you have a long drive ahead of you. The young ones need entertainment and attention, but providing it is nearly impossible when you have to keep your eyes on the road. These tips should help you survive that long trip ahead: Separation If you […]

Positive Strategies for Difficult Behavior

Handling difficult toddler behavior can be a huge stressor. It can attract stares in public places, push back prior plans, and even stop an outing in its tracks. There are many ways to handle these tough situations, so here are a few tips that may help: Set Expectations on Behavior Setting expectations ahead of time […]

Sleep Tips for Your Toddler

When it comes to your toddler, sleep plays a role in everything: their health, growth, tantrums, learning, etc. When your child isn’t sleeping, you probably aren’t either. This lack of sleep can affect the whole family because sleep deprivation can truly mess with your mood. Follow these tips to help improve your child’s sleep, and […]

Teaching Your Toddler to Share

When your toddler is playing with other children, you will often hear “Mine!” or see small squabbles happen over toys that each child wants to play with. This is very common in children, and they just need a little guidance and support to learn how to share. Here’s how you can help: Share With Your […]

Staying Healthy in School

Staying healthy is one of the most important parts of a child’s success in school. These tips are fit for students of all ages, whether they are graduating high school or just starting kindergarten. If you are a parent, pass these tips along to your children to ensure a productive academic year. Wash Your Hands […]

Practical Chores for Toddlers

Most children are mobile and have a basic vocabulary by 15 months, so it is a great time to get them involved in daily tasks. If a certain chore seems to be too much, you can always work to ease your child into it. There are multiple ways to incorporate early childhood education into everyday […]

Communicating with Your Toddler

During a child’s early stages of life, when they often lack the words to effectively communicate, it is important for parents to connect rather than create distance. As parents, we tend to tell our children we can’t understand them when they are whining, or we demand that they stop. Remember when you were a child, […]

Can Tantrums Actually Be Good for Children?

One of the toughest parts of parenting is dealing with tantrums. The screaming, kicking, and crying is the complete opposite of music to your ears, especially when it happens outside of the comfort of your own home. It can make a parent feel helpless, embarrassed, and overwhelmed, but keep in mind that it happens to […]

5 Reasons Why Kids Need Routines

A normal routine helps bring children comfort and consistency. All families need some sort of routine to establish normalcy, a way to get things done and a sense of security. Children often fear the unknown, whether that be broccoli on their plate, or a move to a new home. This is why creating a routine […]

Benefits of Extracurricular Activities

Activities < Technology In recent years, it has become custom to allow our children to entertain themselves with iPads, video games, or other forms of technology. We may not realize the impact that this has on our children and their social growth. Extracurricular activities provide many positive benefits for your children, and benefit you as […]

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