5 Ways To Share Día De Los Muertos With Your Kids
Orange marigold petals spatter like drops of sunshine on the pavement. The smell of empanadas and fresh citrus fills homes. Dia de Los Muertos is easy to love.
How to Help your Children with the Back-to-School Transition
How do you manage the back-to-school butterflies and ensure that your child is prepared for new faces? Here are three tips to set your children up for success.
10 Reasons to Consider Preschool if You're on the Fence
Preschool infuses your little one's day with a whole new world of interesting activities, plus new people to connect with and enjoy. Plus, more great reasons!
Ask These 5 Questions To Determine Kindergarten Readiness
As their parent, you know best.
Help your Preschooler Build Confidence Through Positive Self-Talk
Practice positive self-talk—teach your kids confidence and train them to be optimistic. Our children learn from the way we speak to ourselves.
Books To Help Children (And Adults) Understand What It Means To Be Transgender
These five books will take away the cloud of fear or confusion and empower you to make gender an everyday discussion.
How to Instill Positive Leadership Values from a Young Age
As parents and educators, we can model and encourage certain behaviors to develop children into kind, impactful, example-setting humans. Here's where to start.
What Everyone Should Know About Early STEM Learning
Take a look at these four facts everyone should know about early STEM learning, and consider what you can do about them.
12 Kid's Books That Model True Friendship
Friends help each other, remember each other, and share life together. And kids love reading all about it. These books celebrate the magic of friendship.
On Teaching Tolerance and Inclusivity in Early Education
As a teacher, you can be the advocate for kids who challenge the ideas of what boys and girls "should" do. Challenge others to think differently.
Simple Ways to Help Children Become Environmentally Aware Citizens
With a rapidly changing world, it’s our responsibility to take our children’s future into consideration when teaching them to be good citizens of our planet.
10 Simple Ways to Empower Girls to Love STEAM
Here are ten ways to help your daughter fall in love with STEAM. STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics and fosters curiosity.
Finding the Fun in Teaching Patience to Preschoolers
Building patience through flexibility, resiliency and carefulness at an early age can give your children a significant advantage in life. Here's how to start.
All the STEM Treasures Lurking in Your Recycling Bin
Kids don’t look at toilet paper rolls, old markers, or cardboard and see trash. Pair that creativity with some extra supplies and they're a STEM gold mine.
5 Reasons to Let Toddlers Watch TV
Backed by lived experience, grace from fellow wise parents, and research, here are five reasons to allow young children to indulge in some screen time.
Your Kid's Beach Questions Answered
Next time you're at the beach, don't let the kids stump you with these questions. Here's a primer on seagulls, sea glass, and other answers for curious kids.
How Does Screen Time Impact Toddler Attention and Development?
Most infants and toddlers are engaging with screens every day. Here's more about what that means for development and attention, and how to use screens best.
5 Ways to Raise a Brilliantly Curious Kid
As tempting as it may be to discourage relentless inquiries, everyone will benefit when we encourage curiosity.
4 Ways to Help Preschoolers Learn to Get Along
These four traits create a strong foundation for teaching little ones how to get along: acceptance, forgiveness, loyalty, and teamwork. (Also, it's a process!)
Our Family Is Interfaith and Better for It
Each new experience and tradition we shared with one another went off without a hitch. In fact, we soon learned our differences as a Jewish man and a Irish Catholic woman actually helped to bring u...
How Wordless Books Can Help Your Kid Learn to Read
Wordless books can be enjoyed by readers of all ages and can help develop a taste for reading for pleasure and delight in illustration.
Countdown to Christmas With 24 Books
24 Days of Christmas Books is a great way to spend time together during the busy holiday season. Here are some of our favorites to get you started.
4 Ways to Introduce Your Kids to Classical Music
Research suggests that classical music can have positive effects for children, including memory development, creativity, and self-expression. Plus, it's fun!
How to Help Your Child Build and Maintain a Positive Digital Identity
As a parent in the millennial age, understanding our digital identities is crucial. What can we do to teach our kids to navigate this complex digital world?