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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

Spring is almost here, and that means it's time to start thinking about a spring garden. After all, everybody enjoys some home-grown vegetables, and wasting perfectly good rain and sunshine would be an absolute shame. Besides being a wonderful source of healthy foods, gardens can actually be a … Read more about Gardening for Fun and Education

As with most things in Montessori education, music doesn't stand alone. Instead, it is integrated into the child's day, becoming a natural tool for learning many things. Music is an environment, and in this environment of musical activities and sensations, the child develops a musical intelligence. … Read more about Montessori and Music: Musical Activities at Home

“Help Me Do It Myself.” Everyone’s home is unique. Each family needs to set up their home in a way that works for all members of the household. This offers some suggestions to incorporate the young child’s developmental needs throughout the home. Children develop confidence and a sense of … Read more about How to Prepare Your Home to Encourage Independence for Your Young Child