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What Preschool Means to a Special Needs Child

by C. Finkbeiner August 25th, 2015| Preschool, Special Needs

When I was a child (in the early 1980â€™s), â€œpreschoolâ€ was an expensive babysitter. I started school, like most children of my generation, at age 5. Only a few of my classmates had been to preschool, and you could tell exactly who they were right away. They were the

5 Team Sports for Your Preschooler to Try

by Jessica B. August 11th, 2015| Entertainment, Preschool

A lot of parents dream of their kids having successful sports careers, and starting to learn those sports right after they learn to walk. But donâ€™t worry, there is still plenty of time for that. Now is a great chance to let your kid try different sports and see

Preschoolers: Lying and Disobedience

by Joe Lawrence August 4th, 2015| Behavior, Preschool

Preschoolers are such a fun demographic to deal with. Just when you get past so many big obstacles, you get to deal with some budding behavior issues. Two of the most annoying are lying and plain old disobedience.

I look back at my daughter and the sleepless nights, all of

Sensory Sensitivity in Special Needs Children

by C. Finkbeiner July 28th, 2015| Preschool, Special Needs

I canâ€™t tell you how many times I almost went insane trying to understand my child. And, it wasnâ€™t because it was a hard job caring for a child with special needs, but because I didnâ€™t always know what his needs were. How can I fix a problem if

5 Ways to Prepare Your Preschooler for School

by Joe Lawrence July 21st, 2015| Preschool, School

Summer is already at its mid-point and it is time to start preparing our children for the upcoming school year. Some future preschoolers have no idea what to expect and can have a little anxiety. There are some things we can do to mentally prepare them for this day.

It

2 Summer Safety Concerns for Preschoolers

by Joe Lawrence July 7th, 2015| Preschool, Safety

Summer is officially here, and there are many fun and exciting things to do before school starts up again. There are a couple of safety concerns that we need to consider prior to embarking on some family leisure time together.

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Bad Behavior: Special Needs or Attention Seeking?

by C. Finkbeiner June 30th, 2015| Preschool, Special Needs

When a young child is learning to do something new and possibly challenging, they will also begin to learn how to refuse with excuse. This is usually manifested through a built up temper-tantrum full of crying, spouting of hysterical sentence fragments and possibly wild, violent body movements.

Intentional refusing begins

5 Productive iPad Ideas for Preschoolers on a Trip

by Joe Lawrence June 23rd, 2015| Entertainment, Preschool

The summer is here and school is finally out until fall. It is time to get away from the house and create some new memories with the children. The only problem is the thought of how to keep your preschooler busy during the road trip or airplane flight as

3 Steps to Developing Character in Preschoolers

by Joe Lawrence June 16th, 2015| Preschool

Being a parent is such an important responsibility. We have a human life that is ours to care for and mold into a person who can add value to this world. This can only be done if we intentionally develop our children.

As our children are our babies, things are

Something Special About Potty Training

by C. Finkbeiner June 2nd, 2015| Preschool, Special Needs

Potty training my first child was not as picture perfect as HuggiesÂ would depict it to be in a Pull-Ups commercial. All of the doctors and other parents told me that my son would be ready to start training between 18 and 24 months, when in reality he was not

Can Preschoolers Learn Initiative?

by Joe Lawrence May 26th, 2015| Behavior, Preschool

Is it too early to teach your preschoolers life skills at this age? Can five-year olds grasp concepts like initiative and leadership? I think they have the ability to grasp these behavior traits and so much more.

Recently, I attended a conference on leadership for work. My boss brought leaders

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