Author: Lorean
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How to Help Your Child During a Meltdown: Providing Options for Requests
In a previous post I talked about the importance of emotional regulation for parents and children. While it is important to have a goal and a plan to implement positive emotional regulation strategies, it’s more important to acknowledge that no two situations and no two children are the same. As parents, we can only strive…
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Balloon Experiment for Kids
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22nd to promote environmental awareness and sustainability. It’s a great time to teach kids about our planet and how we can all work together to protect it. In honor of Earth Day, here’s a fun and educational STEM activity you can do with your child: the…
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Make Learning Fun with this Rainy Day Sight Word Activity
Practicing sight words can be a challenge for young children, especially when they would rather be moving around than sitting still. Fortunately, with this play-based learning activity, children can practice recognizing and saying sight words while also getting up and moving their bodies. Creating the Rainy Day Sight Word Puddle Activity To set up the…
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Introduce Math to Your Child with a Sidewalk Chalk Counting Garden
Learning math can be challenging for children, but two foundational concepts that are crucial to their understanding of numbers are 1-to-1 correspondence and connecting numerals to their quantities. While these concepts may seem dull, the sidewalk chalk counting garden provides a fun and engaging way for children to learn and practice them while also exploring…
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The Importance of Emotional Regulation for Parents and Children
Parenting can be very rewarding, but it also has its challenges. I love seeing my kids interact with the world around them and I try to expose them to opportunities, planned and unplanned, that will help them to learn and grow socially, academically, emotionally, and otherwise. If your family is like mine, their reaction to…
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The Magic of Sensory Play: Engaging Children’s Senses for Development
Play-based learning is one of the most effective ways for children to actively engage in their environment. The great news is that sensory play is a toddler and early childhood favorite. For kids and adults, sensory play is a fun and enjoyable experience. Who doesn’t love to get messy or experiment with different smells or…