When my two year old misbehaves I have found that putting her in time out and letting her decide when to come out can be more effective that leaving her in her room and then telling her when she can come out. My daughter is very independant and wants to make as many of her [...]
Social Development
I am amazed at how many educational websites will give parents and teachers ideas about teaching preschool children to safely cross the road by themselves!!!! Most children are simply not mature enough to cross the road by themselves before the age of 10, I would say 8 at the very youngest. I believe that the most [...]
Using a paper bag have your child make a puppet of themselves. Use yarn for hair, crayons to draw facial features and clothes made from colored paper and or fabric. If you are doing this with a group of children you can point out the similarities and differences between the children. Bookmark to:
Have the children cut out of magazines things they like or that remind them of themselves. Make a collage out of those pictures. Bookmark to:









