GUEST POST: By Sandra Fisher, Earlychildhood News While painting together at the easel, Sonia and Ashley keep dipping their brushes into all of the paint containers. After they make a fascinating discovery that the paints have turned a muddy brown, the preschoolers abandon their brushes and begin to make More…
POWER OF PLAY (POP) “Play is the essential ingredient, the vehicle by which children communicate, socialize, and learn about the world around them, understand themselves and others, deal with their problems, and practice some of the skills they will use in the future” (Hartley, 1971) Lesson Plan ~ See More…
POWER OF PLAY (POP) – How Many Cups? “Play is the essential ingredient, the vehicle by which children communicate, socialize, and learn about the world around them, understand themselves and others, deal with their problems, and practice some of the skills they will use in the future” (Hartley, 1971) More…
POWER OF PLAY (POP) “Play is the essential ingredient, the vehicle by which children communicate, socialize, and learn about the world around them, understand themselves and others, deal with their problems, and practice some of the skills they will use in the future” (Hartley, 1971) Environmental Set-up: Place More…
POWER OF PLAY (POP) “Play is the essential ingredient, the vehicle by which children communicate, socialize, and learn about the world around them, understand themselves and others, deal with their problems, and practice some of the skills they will use in the future” (Hartley, 1971) Environmental Set-up: The bright More…
POWER OF PLAY (POP) “Play is the essential ingredient, the vehicle by which children communicate, socialize, and learn about the world around them, understand themselves and others, deal with their problems, and practice some of the skills they will use in the future” (Hartley, 1971) 8 months – 3 years More…
POWER OF PLAY (POP) “Play is the essential ingredient, the vehicle by which children communicate, socialize, and learn about the world around them, understand themselves and others, deal with their problems, and practice some of the skills they will use in the future” (Hartley, 1971) Environmental Set-up: Children love creative More…
Children and Screen Time Do you think children use their imaginations as much as we did back when we were kids? Or is imagination being replaced with technology? Do video games, IPhones, IPads and the internet transport children’s brains to a robotic type state where the imagination part of More…
Holiday expectations are often a heavy load for any parent! And because of this, children will actually get less relaxed time with the parent. Meanwhile, the parent will tend to have higher expectations of good behavior than usual on their children. You can see where this is heading! It’s More…
It’s that time of year again for holiday parties with loads of fattening sweets and appetizers and Thanksgiving, a time where we can eat until we are almost drawn into a food coma! And with the rise in childhood obesity, we have reasons for concern! Right? To encourage healthy More…