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Reading Development
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Kindergarten Books
Starting kindergarten can be tremendously anxiety-inducing for children. A new and unfamiliar building, kids they haven’t met yet, lessons...
Child Literacy: Help Your Children Connect Sounds to Printed Words
Children take what they hear and connect it to printed language. Helping your child connect sound to words in print can be fun and easy. You...
Pre-K Reading Increases Your Child's Confidence
Like a light bulb suddenly turning on, your Pre-K child has awakened to a universe of Pre-K reading including letters, words, and ideas. You...
Language Development
58 Articles
Early Signs of Reading Trouble
During the preschool years, your child should begin to engage in conversation and storytelling, sharing his feelings and ideas, as well as imitating...
"I Know What You're Thinking"
"Theory of mind" is a label for awareness of one's own feelings and sensitivity to others' thoughts and feelings, which may differ from one's...
Flights of Fancy
No one teaches an infant to babble. Yet through babbling, an infant creates all the sounds that will make up his native language. Likewise,...
Physical Development
60 Articles
Bye-Bye, Baby Teeth!
Photo: Kid Stock/Getty Images It starts with a wiggle and ends with a gummy smile—and maybe even a dollar. Losing a baby tooth...
4 Tips for National Bath Safety Month
Stay with her. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children 4 and under always have a parent or caregiver present when they are...
6 Tips for Building a Brain-Fueling Home
Strive for five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Replace easy-to-grab sugary treats with snack-sized bags of celery, carrots,...
Social & Emotional Development
190 Articles
Preparing Your Child for a Newborn's Arrival
Photo: Nancy Falconi/Getty Images Baby on the way? As you prepare for your growing family, you may wonder how your kindergartner will...
Why Impulse Control Is Harder Than Ever
Photo: Anthony Lee/Media Bakery Children act out in all kinds of ways, from tantrums to aggression to embarrassing remarks. Often,...
When It's Hard to Wait for a Turn
Q: My 4-year-old daughter, Molly, seems like she has no patience; she wants what she wants when she wants it. If I say, "in a minute," she reacts...
Creative Development
109 Articles
Apps That Foster Creativity
Children enter the world curious and creative. This sense of wonder increases as children grow, reaching a peak around the preschool...
The Power of Playing Together
"Please cooperate!" It's a plea every parent makes almost every day. It seems that we're constantly asking our children to share and cooperate...
5 Ways to Help Your Child Become an Outdoor Observer
Create play binoculars to train your child to focus his gaze. Tape two toilet paper rolls together side-by-side, and attach a string so he...
Age-by-Age Guides
49 Articles
Apps That Foster Creativity
Children enter the world curious and creative. This sense of wonder increases as children grow, reaching a peak around the preschool...
How Gardening Teaches Kids to Grow
Photo: Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images Many adults have fond memories of helping out in the garden as children. I can remember watching...
Preparing Your Child for a Newborn's Arrival
Photo: Nancy Falconi/Getty Images Baby on the way? As you prepare for your growing family, you may wonder how your kindergartner will...
Cognitive Development
31 Articles
How Gardening Teaches Kids to Grow
Photo: Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images Many adults have fond memories of helping out in the garden as children. I can remember watching...
Why Impulse Control Is Harder Than Ever
Photo: Anthony Lee/Media Bakery Children act out in all kinds of ways, from tantrums to aggression to embarrassing remarks. Often,...
When It's Hard to Wait for a Turn
Q: My 4-year-old daughter, Molly, seems like she has no patience; she wants what she wants when she wants it. If I say, "in a minute," she reacts...
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May 2012
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