Mary Frances Wall Center

09/15/2026

MFWC celebrated Dot Day today. We loved seeing your little one's in their polka dots and homemade dot outfits. Here's a few pictures from this morning....more to come!

09/14/2026

Dot Day is Coming…. 🔴🟠🟡🟢🔵🟣

Tuesday September 15th

Wear your dots to school!! Each class will be reading "The Dot" by Peter Reynolds and celebrating International Dot Day! Time to leave their mark!

09/11/2026

Today's Fun Friday activity in the Cows class was all about making EXPLODING COLOR MONSTERS! 💥🐮

We started by adding our "powder" (baking soda) to clear cups. Then we made our very own "Magic Water" by adding food coloring to vinegar. We talked about the different colors and which Color Monster each color matched with. 🌈

Then came the fun part! We added our colored "Magic Water" to the powder and watched as our Color Monsters fizzed, bubbled, and EXPLODED! 💥 The little calves were so excited to see what happened when the two ingredients came together.

09/09/2026

How do you feel today? Here are our Bulldog answers:

09/01/2026

08/28/2026

So we had an incident at MFWC yesterday but don't worry all is good. A cow got loose in the building. So if your child said they saw a cow in school....believe them!

Have to love our Curious Cows team!

08/27/2026

Love seeing the new artwork on our walls!

08/05/2026

We are ready here is your MFWC team for the 2026-27 school year!

07/23/2026

THE NEWS YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!

We will be having an Open House on Friday, August 7th.

If your last name begins with:
A - M please come between 2:00 - 3:00
N - Z please come between 3:00 - 4:00

If you are unable to make these times, please come between 4:00 - 5:30

Now, who wants a sneak peek?

06/04/2026

Most parents panic when nothing is happening with their child. We add noise, toys, screens, constant entertainment thinking we're being good parents. But neuroscience shows we're accidentally training their nervous systems to chase stimulation instead of learning self-regulation. A calm baby isn't a problem that needs solving.

Infants actually build emotional regulation during periods of quiet alertness. This is when attention develops, co-regulation deepens, stress recovery strengthens, imagination begins, and the nervous system learns it can feel safe without constant input. When we interrupt every quiet moment, the brain adapts by craving movement, novelty, and dopamine hits because stillness no longer feels familiar or safe.

This explains why some children struggle to sit in the car without screens, can't play independently, melt down during boredom, have trouble focusing quietly, or can't settle their own nervous system. It's not that you're doing parenting wrong with love - you're accidentally building a stimulation-chasing pattern. The goal isn't a constantly occupied child. The goal is raising a nervous system that can feel safe and regulated in stillness. Start protecting those quiet moments instead of filling them."