Spending quality time together is a valuable gift that strengthens family bonds and fosters belonging and security. Research shows that strong family connections lead to higher well-being in children, better behavior, enhanced academic performance, and improved parent-child communication. Healthy relationships are key indicators of a child’s happiness, and intentional effort is often needed to nurture […]
For more blogs like this or to learn more about the Sparkler app, please visit the Sparkler website What is Read to Grow? What are some of your big programs? Suzannah: Read to Grow is Connecticut’s premiere early literacy non-profit. Our mission is to support language and literacy skills for children, beginning at birth, […]
Check out this blog from our Friends at the Sparkler app; for more blogs by them or to learn more about the Sparkler app click HERE! Learn how you can support dental health throughout early childhood. Caring for children’s teeth is important for their dental health and overall health and wellbeing — and it’s […]
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 […]
