As your toddler grows up, you might observe a lot of odd behaviors you’re not used to. And especially for first-time parents, you just don’t know how normal development looks. Also, each and every child …
How To Help Your Child Lose Gracefully
Have you ever let your child win just to avoid a meltdown? It’s awful watching them suffer. And, it can really disrupt your time together. So much so that, sometimes, we’re tempted to let them …
Why Is Play Vital To Life?
Playing is often undervalued and misunderstood. We commonly hear things like, “Of course, preschoolers like school. All they do is play.” However, this sentiment trivializes play and categorizes it as a childish activity that should …
The Most Profound Book For Parents
Taking challenges in stride is a quality every parent desires for their child. After all, according to Carol S. Dweck’s highly influential book Mindset, having this skill is the most accurate predictor of future happiness …
Should Parents Worry About Imaginary Friends?
Do your kids have an imaginary friend? Or two? Or a couple of dozen? We’re struggling to keep track of our kids’ imaginary friends and weren’t sure if it’s due to the extensive amount of …
Explaining Consent To Kids Starts In Preschool
Consent is such a tricky topic to discuss with your kids. However, before we send them off to school this year, it might settle our minds to discuss it with our kids. When do we …
Books To Help Preschoolers With Separation
As your little one goes off to school for the first time, you may be at a loss on how to prepare them for separation and what’s to come or how to reassure them about …
Why Is Healthy Risk-Taking Important?
There are many paradoxes in child development. And, one of them is “safety first carries greater danger than healthy risk.” Parents are primed to protect their kids at all costs. It’s harder to watch our …
Inspire Independent Thinking In Kids
“I wonder…?” is a phrase we picked up from a preschool forest school class. The instructor would say it to the kids instead of giving them direct requests or answers, and it inspired us to …
Jennifer Anderson Helps Our Kids Enjoy Vegetables
Starting from the time they start solids, feeding our children can be a minefield for many parents. However, there are resources to which we can all turn. And, that’s why we’d like to introduce you …