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Summer is a great time to assess your child's development! If choosing a kindergarten or preschool is on your schedule for next spring, now is the time to learn more about your child's strengths. Call us at 423.320.0012 to find out more!

Has this ever happened to you?!?

Love this dad!! Use of technology and parenting with love and humor doesn't have to mean that there are no boundaries! Slightly older than our usual clients, but I thought y'all might enjoy!

Dad Perfectly Responds To Finding Alcohol In His 16-Year-Old's Sock Drawer We've all been there.

Dr. Carol Dweck explains how to praise the process, not the effort, to create a growth mindset for our children.

The Stanford professor who pioneered praising kids for effort says we’ve totally missed the point It is well-known that telling a kid she is smart is wading into seriously dangerous territory.

Inchies, you know we have been saying this for years! Here is this frustrating news once again, this time helpfully broken down into graphs. And really...what are we going to do about this real problem?

Childcare now costs more than rent. No wonder more women are opting out of the workforce In some places, having a babysitter can cost more than college tuition.

Easy read and enlightening.

Why Parents Really Get Angry at Their Kids They're supposed to make us feel inadequate.

Some of this we are already seeing in common parenting practice, but some may be new for you!

What Parents Can Gain From Learning the Science of Talking to Kids Understanding that you are the architect of your child’s early brain development is “extremely powerful,” according to Dr. Dana Suskind of the Thirty Million Words Initiative.

"No, I will pour your wine for you."

If Parents Talked To Each Other The Way They Talk To Their Kids Hilarious!

"Perhaps you did not fully understand, Daddy. I WANT IT."

Perhaps You Didn’t Hear Me, Dad. I Really Want It. 1. Child: Can I have this? Me: No. Child: Ah, perhaps I’ve miscommunicated. I’m asking for it because I want it. Me: I understood that, actually. Child: I think maybe you’re not hearing me. I’d like it because I want it. Me: I’ve heard you quite well, I’m saying that’s...

How do you say "determination" in Russian?!?

Russian five-year-olds dig their way out of nursery to buy sports car Two boys use spades to escape under fence and then walk to car showroom before driver takes them to police

Did you know that Chattanooga now has a forest kindergarten? They go out in weather just like today's steady rain (without lightning, of course)! We are hearing great things about this new venture! Does anyone have a review?

Wauhatchie School - Wauhatchie School Wauhatchie School provides place-based, nature immersion education for children that facilitates their holistic development—body, mind and soul–and helps them grow into life-long learners and compassionate stewards of the earth. Apply …