SEPTEMBER 22 Happy Autumn! Football, pumpkins, colorful leaves, and FUN are in the air!  Leaves Are Falling (Tune: “Where Is Thumbkin?”) ...

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IF I WERE IN CHARGE OF THE WORLD I WOULD ABOLISH TESTING AND TECHNOLOGY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD. I'M NOT IN CHARGE OF THE WORLD, BUT HERE...

Ready or not, it will be time for parent conferences before you know it! I used to dread conferences because many of the parents didn’t wan...

In Amanda Ripley’s book THE SMARTEST KIDS IN THE WORLD, one of the most interesting findings was that what parents did at home mattered sign...

It can be a "chore" to get children to do chores, but housekeeping jobs help children feel "worthy" and a valuable part ...