by T Akery April 15th, 2011| Preschool, Product reviews
The fascination of building often starts at an early age as toys are often piled on top of each other and then destroyed in the next minute. The beauty of wooden building blocks is that they last quite a long time and can withstand the destructive power unleashed upon
by Lori Sciame March 11th, 2011| Elementary, Preschool
Curious (adjective) - marked by a desire to investigate and learn. (Merriam-Webster)
As a parent you may sometimes grow weary of your child's seemingly endless questions. Why can't I tickle myself? Why doesn't my goldfish sleep? Why does the moon glow at night? The questions
by Ronald A. Rowe August 11th, 2010| Preschool
Somewhere along the way, progress started to interfere with our children's ability to entertain themselves. Somewhere between the advent of the hand-held video game and the introduction of 200 channels of on-demand programming, kids have lost the knack for playing with plain, old fashioned toys.
Don't get me wrong. It's
by Louise May 10th, 2010| Elementary, Preschool
I was sitting in class the other day when I looked out of the second-story window and saw a bright purple object zoom past the window. "What was that?" asked another student who had seen the same spectacle as me. "A kite!" exclaimed yet another student. The object passed
by Ronald A. Rowe February 5th, 2010| Preschool
I've had my hand in helping to raise dozens of children over the years. I've learned as much as I've taught through the experiences. As the actual, biological, full-time father of two of the boys, I've had a chance to put much of what I've learned into practice
by Jacob P. January 7th, 2010| Elementary, Preschool, Teen Perspective, Teens
Every year, after Christmas, families rush to the mall to return unwanted, unloved, or duplicate gifts. Now, this seems normal, but many kids don't tell you what they really dislike, and others are just rude when they tell you this.
Many kids don't tell anyone if they received an item
by Ronald A. Rowe December 31st, 2009| Helpful Hints, Preschool
When our first son was venturing into the testing boundaries phase, I came up with what I thought was a simple and elegant disciplinary method. If I told him to do something and he didn't respond immediately, I began to count to three. The theory was that if I got
by Ronald A. Rowe December 18th, 2009| Preschool
One of the many joys and responsibilities of parenting is that we get to be there to help guide our children as they learn and develop. At two and three years old, they start to wonder about the mysteries of the world. As parents, we have the immense privilege of
by Gumer Liston November 2nd, 2009| Preschool
My son now is entering the discovery years--the age when children start to develop the ability to think things through and learn things by themselves. At this age children begin to understand cause and effect and learn to use past experiences to arrive at judgments. My wife and I have
by Jacob P. October 28th, 2009| Elementary, Infants/Toddlers, Preschool, Teen Perspective, Teens
As a teen or kid, having and getting together with friends is very important and crucial to growing up properly.
There are many benefits to having kids get together with friends. First of all, this helps kids build social skill that they will need throughout life. Secondly, friends are fun, and
by Michele October 12th, 2009| Preschool
At the end of the summer I stumbled across Name Your Tune. It seemed like an interesting idea, a cd of children's songs with your child's (or children's) names placed into the lyrics. With my children between the ages of eight and thirteen, it seemed more appropriate to have a
by Gumer Liston October 1st, 2009| Elementary, Infants/Toddlers, Preschool
It is natural for parents to want their children to excel, to be the best, to be above other children in almost everything, to grow up into exemplary citizens who achieve so much in life. That's an open secret that most of us have in our hearts, which is why