26/06/2022
Why do kindergarten children stop scribbling? – The Good Enough Studio
In many kindergartens in Israel, there is typical disturbing behavior of children. They stop drawing and scribbling, and if they do, they become frustrated and say their drawings are ugly.
01/06/2022
A top researcher says it's time to rethink our entire approach to preschool
A long-term study of a statewide preschool program tracked students through the sixth grade and found those who attended prekindergarten falling behind.
31/05/2022
Giving students more music, theater, and dance boosts writing scores (and compassion), big new study finds
One of the largest gold-standard studies on arts education ever conducted finds measurable benefits to giving students more music, theater, and dance.
30/05/2022
4 Factors From Childhood That Are Strong Indicators of Success
Here are the core elements of early life that typically lead to professional success.
09/05/2022
MRIs show screen time linked to lower brain development in preschoolers | CNN
A new study found the brains of 3- to 5-year-old children who overused screens were not as developed in areas needed for language, writing and cognitive skills.
07/05/2022
Let Your Kids Screw Up Household Chores. They’ll Learn More from the Mess.
Excerpted from The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed by Jessica Lahey. Out now from HarperCollins...
07/05/2022
‘Let children play’: the educational message from across Europe
While approaches may differ, the importance of free time to play is increasingly being recognised
29/04/2022
I will sit with you every night until you fall asleep, until you need me no more
March 21, 2019 · I will sit with you every night until you fall asleep, until you need me no more Some days I long for bedtime to come so I can grasp onto some adult time. A time in which the house is free of noise, demands from children, questions, chaos. A chance to reboot, hear myself think...
29/04/2022
Parents, You Can Reverse Generations of Emotional Neglect By Doing 3 Small Things | Dr. Jonice Webb
Parents, You Can Reverse Generations of Emotional Neglect By Doing 3 Small Things Can well-meaning, loving parents fail their child emotionally? Surprisingly, and unfortunately, the answer is yes. It is possible for even the most caring and well-intentioned parents to be emotionally neglectful. In f...
25/04/2022
A psychologist says these 7 skills separate successful kids from 'the ones who struggle'—and how parents can teach them
Thrivers are raised, not born. Through her decades of research, psychologist and parenting expert Michele Borba found seven traits kids need in order to become resilient, mentally strong and self-aware adults. Here's how parents can teach them.
20/04/2022
Calming Your Clingy Child - Janet Lansbury
It’s good to feel needed, but when we become parents, we realize we never knew “needy”. As Magda Ge**er aptly noted, parenting brings with it a “feeling of un-freeness”, whether we’re in the presence of our children or not. Toward the end of the first year of life (when children become m...