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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...
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,...
"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...
Physical Development
59 Articles
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,...
Have a Backyard Blast
Whether your child is playing with family or a group of neighborhood kids, these activities will make him want to get up and out of the house. Bean...
Social & Emotional Development
179 Articles
How to Say No -- And Mean It
Photo: Liza McCorkle/Getty Images Scenario: Your toddler is pulling her shoes off in the grocery store. Explain: When people go to...
When It's OK to Brag
Photo: ThinkStock Listen in on a kindergarten playtime, and you’ll inevitably hear boasts: “I’m the best artist...
Please and Thank You: Encouraging Good Dinner Table Etiquette
Photo credit: Media Bakery (RF) The holiday season is magical in so many ways. Yet all the excitement, time with family, and indulgent...
Creative Development
108 Articles
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...
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,...
Age-by-Age Guides
42 Articles
7 Ways to Build a Better Reader for Ages 3-5
Read together every day. Find a time of day when your child is most able to settle down, such as before naps or after a bath. If ...
Preschool Problem-Solving
Three-year-old Sarah tries to display the leaves she has collected on a sheet of paper, but they keep falling off. She remembers seeing her teacher...
Preschool Thinking Skills
Mrs. Nadeau took her preschoolers on a field trip to the Angstadts' farm. While there, they visited the farmhouse, henhouse, barn, and stable....
Cognitive Development
27 Articles
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,...
Understanding Learning Styles
The term learning style refers to how children — and adults — investigate the world, learn concepts, incorporate what they...
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,...
Parent & Child Magazine
February 2012
Paying Love Forward
Growing up with an adopted sister led this actress to adopt a baby of her own.
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