The Holiday’s are fast approaching and with that can come hours and hours of travel with your family. Every parent knows that when traveling with children the inevitable “are we there yet” happens as soon as boredoms sets in (which happens sooner rather than later). Hopefully, with some of the following tips and […]
Even when your child is an infant it is important to begin an oral hygiene routine. Starting young allows for babies to get accustom to the feeling of having their or gums cleaned; which in the long run makes it easier to transition to brushing their teeth. You only get one set of adult teeth […]
This blog post is provided by our friends at Sparkler; for more posts like this one please visit their blog page at: playsparkler.org/blog/ Start Your Engines! Sparkler Activities for Little Engineers Sparkler has thousands of activities designed to help children (5 and under) build important early skills and spark passions. Here are a […]
Now that school is in full swing, if you have a child with an IEP or 504 plan you may be meeting to discuss additional accommodations being added. But what is the difference between Supports and Services? Because there certainly is one, but these terms seem to be interchanged frequently which can have an […]
Your child just came home from school and by all accounts (either from their own reports or from their teacher’s report) they had a good day at school. So, why the heck, 5 minutes after they have walked through the door are they having a meltdown? Why do kids do this, they (seemingly) come […]
When you go to the pediatrician for your child’s 9, 18 and 36 month appointments, you’ll likely be asked to complete the Ages and Stages Developmental Questionnaire (ASQ). This questionnaire is used to gauge where your child is at developmentally and if any concerns should arise, your pediatrician can make referrals for services. However there […]
Our Friends over at the Sparkler app sat down with Dr. Jenny Radesky the director of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Michigan, and she authored the American Academy of Pediatrics’ screen time guidelines. Her research focuses on the intersection of mobile technology, parenting, parent-child interaction, and child development. Dr. Radesky chatted with Sparkler about screen […]
Since we’ve been talking about Parenting we should also talk about Attachment styles. Our attachment starts in the womb, what our parent goes through, their emotional state, and stress all are connected to us. Attachment is the way our caregivers interact with us and how their interactions with us impacts our own relationships and how […]
Since we we talked about the main Parenting types last week, we can talk about the 6 Parenting subtypes and how they impact families. Free-Range Parenting Helicopter Parenting Snowplow Parenting Lighthouse Parenting Attachment Parenting Tiger Parenting Free-Range Parenting Free-Range Parenting used to get a lot of flack, parents who use this style were […]
No one parenting style is “right” and realistically parents don’t just parent with one style 100% of the time. What we know about parenting styles is that each style can affect children’s behaviors, self-esteem, relationships and academic success. So, what are the styles? There are 4 parenting styles that have been identified: Authoritarian Authoritative […]
