Helping children to boost their vocabulary, language and reading skill doesn’t have to difficult; most kids want to be around and learn from their caregivers, especially if it’s fun. Here are some activities to encourage those early literacy skills. Engage children in rhyming activities -Rhyming helps children begin to recognize patterns in spoken words; […]
News Flash!! If you have kids they’re going to get sick (mind blowing, right?) Whether you’re a new parent or a parent who’s been around the block a few times it’s always good to have an idea of common childhood illnesses; so, here’s a list of some parents should be aware of. Obviously, there are […]
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 […]
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 […]
As parents we want to know about our kids day, but often times when we ask how their day went their response is something like: “I don’t know”, “It was fine/okay/good”, or my favorite “I don’t remember”. So, how do we get them to open up to us to talk about what they learned or […]
At some point in everyone’s life we’ve all been bullied and/or have been a bully, it tends to be unavoidable. So, lets learn what bullying is, who is bullied, why bullies do what they do and how we can arm our children with the knowledge of how to deal with bullies. Who Tends to […]
At some point we’ve all been there, right? We’re overstimulated, over being call upon, over being touched and having to repeat ourselves or having to pick up the same messes day after day with out an ounce of recognition. Many people may criticize parents who feel this way; many people may say that parents […]
Sparkler family & community engagement specialist, Meaghan Penrod, spoke with Dr. Marianne L. Barton, Clinical Professor and Director of Clinical Training at the University of Connecticut Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Barton is a licensed psychologist and has worked for more than 30 years providing evaluation and treatment to young children and their […]
