Author: Lorean
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How to Help Your Child During a Meltdown: Providing Options for Requests
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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 […]
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Balloon Experiment for Kids
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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 […]
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Make Learning Fun with this Rainy Day Sight Word Activity
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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 […]
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Introduce Math to Your Child with a Sidewalk Chalk Counting Garden
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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 […]
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The Importance of Emotional Regulation for Parents and Children
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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, […]
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The Magic of Sensory Play: Engaging Children’s Senses for Development
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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 […]