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The kids are home from school. Maybe you're still working, or trying to. Maybe you're juggling grandparents or babysitters or other parents, trading off time so that you can get done all the things you need to get done despite the fact that your children are on vacation. Remember that old chestnut, … Read more about Parenting on Vacation

When it comes to running a household full of toddlers (even if it's only one toddler), every parent has their own style of design and decor. Some try to keep the kids away from 'grownup' decor, others completely redesign their homes to become living play places. Often the best compromise is a hybrid … Read more about 6 Ways to Make Your Home More Toddler-Friendly

Everyone wants the best for their kids, and when it comes to education, Montessori is at the top. But there's no reason that the learning has to stay within the walls of the Montessori school. Using items you already have at home, you can create these five Montessori activities to get your little … Read more about 5 Montessori Activities (Using Items You Already Have at Home!)

Toddlerhood is a truly fantastic life stage for almost any child. They're old enough to think, talk, problem solve and go where they want to but the world is still a huge place full of mystery and excitement. In every experience, your toddler can learn something new about the world that will be … Read more about 3 Toddler Learning Activities You Can Do at Home

Children develop a large part of their speech and language skills from birth to age three.  Language and communication skills are critical to a child’s development. Good communication makes them better able to engage in socialization and to learn from their environment. When we talk about … Read more about Activities Parents Can Do To Stimulate Language Development

Children's author, Rosemary Wells, penned a poem about encouraging new readers, which states: "Read to your bunny often. It's twenty minutes of fun. It's twenty minutes of moonlight and twenty minutes of sun. Twenty old favorite minutes. Twenty minutes brand new. Read to your bunny often, and … Read more about 5 Ways to Choose a Great Kindergarten Read Aloud Book

Maria Montessori observed that children have a natural affinity for order and enjoy engaging with authentic materials. She had a profound respect for the inherent dignity of children, and she saw that deep and lasting understanding occurs when children lead their own learning. This springtime, … Read more about 5 Montessori-Inspired Activities to Welcome Spring at Home

Are you looking for a great book to read to your child before bedtime? These stories stand out for meeting both the language and emotional needs of their target age group, per the Quicklist Consulting Committee, a subset of the American Library Association in Chicago. Best Books for … Read more about 12 Best Books for Bedtime

The stereotypes about teenagers abound: the eye rolling, the cliques, talking-back, faces in their phones. If you only believed what you saw in the media, you might think teenagers were universally unruly, antisocial, disrespectful, and surly. Yeah, sometimes. But they're just as often, and often … Read more about Parenting in the Third Plane

Routines with your child provide the two basic ingredients necessary for learning: relationships and repetition. For most adults, our daily lives involve a cycle of patterns which are routines we perform almost every day. Such as waking up and making our morning coffee. This is also true for babies … Read more about The Importance of Routines with Your Child

Living in Northeast Ohio surely has amazing opportunities to explore the outdoors. Just within walking distance or a short drive, we have local parks and a National Park available for us to explore and enjoy. Taking a young child to do nature activities will begin to instill in them the love, care, … Read more about Nature Activities To Do With Your Young Child

When we look at those sweet, sleepy little bundles of joy, it can be easy to forget how hard their little brains are working every single day. As parents, we can assist their brains in developing and forming new connections by providing simple, intentional, daily enrichment activities for them. Here … Read more about Exploring a New World: 6 Engaging Activities for Your Infant