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05/04/2017

From your early childhood consultant...

04/16/2017

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!

07/11/2016

Has this ever happened to you?!?

07/07/2016

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!

We've all been there.

01/15/2016

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

It is well-known that telling a kid she is smart is wading into seriously dangerous territory.

12/26/2015

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?

In some places, having a babysitter can cost more than college tuition.

11/29/2015

Easy read and enlightening.

They're supposed to make us feel inadequate.

11/09/2015

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

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.

10/15/2015

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

Hilarious!

10/12/2015

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

09/27/2015

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

Two boys use spades to escape under fence and then walk to car showroom before driver takes them to police

09/25/2015

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 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 …