Several years ago a mom and her daughter stopped in to visit a year after they had left the program. Her daughter was in Kindergarten. She asked us to pass along some very interesting advice to the newer parents of children in preschool. We’d like to share her thoughts on teaching children self-reliance. While pointing to her [...]
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Hey Parents! Here’s a tip from our book. Parents can get frustrated when asking their children what they did that day and all they get is a shoulder shrug and “I don’t know.” To you, it’s a simple question, but to your child it’s too broad a question and they don’t know how to answer. [...]
The one thing you will often hear caregivers moan and groan over is…..the late parent. Now, we’re not picking on the ones who are ocassionally tardy by a few minutes. It’s understood that problems will arise. We’re talking about the parents who habitually arrive 10-20 minutes after closing time. Please take into consideration that it’s been [...]
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Parents sometimes comment on changes they are noticing in their five year olds. It’s around this time of year that talk of “going to school” picks up. Many children have grown up in the same daycare environment and may be a bit apprehensive about leaving. While it’s an exciting time, some may be struggling a [...]
Did you ever hear someone say, “I have two left feet” or “I wasn’t born with the musical gene”? This is simply not true; everyone is born with an innate ability towards music. However, it is like learning a foreign language at an early age, the skill has to be honed and nurtured. Some experts [...]
On a recent re-run of Oprah there was a horrifying story of a mom who was so busy and overwhelmed, she forgot to drop her 2 year old off at the babysitter (see story). Instead, she went to work and left the child in the car for nearly 8 hours. Tragically, the child died of heat [...]
A parent commented on how she kept her two kids home one day from daycare because they were healthy. Huh? A little backwards, don’t you think? She was upset because a flu was going around and children were still attending daycare with symptoms. Now, while it may be an inconvenience, sick children need to stay [...]
So it’s your first day and you’re having a hard time leaving your child at daycare. This can be especially true when it’s an infant. You stand there not knowing how and when to leave. This is a perfectly normal reaction and don’t feel embarassed if you are leaving the facility in tears. Some parents [...]
At a party one time a couple was overheard laughing about how they bring their son to daycare with a wet diaper on. They felt it was okay because, “what else do those glorified babysitters have to do?” How sad. It was clear these parents were ignorant to the realities of their child’s early-life experiences [...]
