Phonological awareness is oral and auditory, and it focuses on the sounds in words. It encompasses a continuum of skills that are critical for reading and spelling success. Phonological awareness is particularly important in pre-school, kindergarten, and first grade. Explicit teaching of phonological awareness in these years can eliminate future reading issues…Read more here
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In their second year, the child will grow into a toddler and will transition from being reliant on adults to desiring independence. The child’s physical growth will be slower, but their brains will increase rapidly. Their activity will begin to expand into imaginative play, and they may become excited by the presence of other children…Read more here. |
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Nearly 1,000 boys and girls have been killed or injured in the war in Ukraine, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Monday, underscoring the urgent need for peace. “Once again, as in all wars, the reckless decisions of adults are putting children at extreme risk…Read more here.
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All parents fight with their kids to do their chores or homework, but with kids who have ADHD, it’s a whole other battle. They are neurologically wired to have difficulty starting and finishing tasks, often struggle with executive functioning, a family of mental skills that include the ability to plan, conceptualize, and execute goals…Read more here. |
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Productivity is a set of specific habits that create a chain of daily processes. Your work, household chores, hobbies – all this creates an overall picture that emphasizes the productivity of your personality. But what to do with children? This is an important quality that should be cultivated from an early age…Read more here. |
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| A new study from Vanderbilt University examined how toddlers learn—or don't—from screens. Researchers found that young kids don't learn from screens alone and that in-person interaction with adults is a crucial component of learning. Make time to read, talk, and sing to them, and encourage them to take part in household chores…Read more here. |
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| Kindergarteners who attended pre-K and those who didn’t both showed modestly larger gains in inhibitory control and vocabulary when they had more classmates who attended pre-K, but also smaller increases in their ability to manage frustration, according to a new study. The benefits for having more pre-K peers in kindergarten was the same…Read more here. |
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For decades, television shows have helped young children practice their ABCs and 1-2-3s. From “The Electric Company” to “Sesame Street” to “Between the Lions,” research has shown that educational programs can effectively teach kids the foundations of literacy and numeracy, like recognizing letters and sounds and how numbers represent quantity…Read more here. |
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 Whether parents opt for a nanny, daycare, the help of a friend or family, or some combination, it's important to do some research and make sure the child will be getting the best care to suit their specific needs. Parents are probably looking for caregivers that are warm, compassionate, and responsible…Read more here.
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Like adults, children can get “hangry” – a combination of angry and hungry. Hangriness may be caused by blood glucose levels dropping, leading to irritability, bad mood, anger or tantrums. Children have smaller stomachs than adults so may become hungry again sooner. Some may not notice they’ve become very hungry until the moment of crisis…Read more here. |
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