7 Facts about the Montessori Method
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If you visit a Montessori school, you'll quickly realize that it's like no other school. Montessori schools are a space filled with educational, inviting materials, attentive students, and peace.
Help Your Child Handle Emotions
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Helping your child handle emotions is one of the hardest things that a parent can do. Sometimes, we, as adults, struggle to handle emotions, so teaching kids without complete impulse control to do so is a challenge.
7 Activities to Teach the Days of the Week and Months of the Year
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Learning the days of the week and months of the year are often taught to preschoolers and kindergarteners. It's simple memorization, and it's a great way for teachers and parents alike to start their day. I promise that teaching your kids the days and months doesn't have to be hard.
7 Ways to Celebrate New Years Eve with Kids
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Before you had kids, New Year's Eve might have been spent at a party or at a bar, dancing and drinking. Now that you have kids, the celebration changes and becomes low-key. I prefer celebrating New Year's Eve with kids at home. We make plenty of memories.
5 Bath Tub Games and Learning Activities
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Taking a bath is often a child's favorite activity, but it doesn't always bring happiness to all kids. Whether your child finds bath time a friend or foe, finding some fun bathtub game and learning activities makes the time even more interesting.
6 Easy Ways to Teach Numbers to Your Child
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Teaching numbers to your child don't have to be hard. You can motivate your child to identify and relate to the numbers with regular activities that they enjoy. Working with your children to identify numbers is important!
7 Tips for Teaching Your Child Letters of the Alphabet
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Learning the letters is one of the first things you might teach your child when they start to near the age of preschool. When you decide you want to teach your child the alphabet, it's best to remember that it needs to be fun.
Coloring: A Simple Way to Boost Your Child's Confidence
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Coloring might seem like a simple and fun activity for your child that doesn't pose any other benefits, but you'd be wrong. It's a simple way to boost your child's confidence, and every kid needs that!
How to Teach Your Kids about Painting, Coloring, & Art
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Kids love all things related to coloring and art, but parents might want to take the time to teach their children about painting and other artistic expressions. The goal is to engage, inspire, and teach your child about coloring and techniques with age-appropriate methods.
Coloring: A Simple Way to Reduce Childhood Stress
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Chances are you've seen the adult coloring books and the claims that it's a therapeutic way to decrease stress in your life. While it's true, the claim that coloring reduces stress also is true for children. Kids can use coloring as a stress reliever.
Increase Fine Motor Skills & Creativity Through Coloring
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Coloring does more than just entertain your child. It helps to increase fine motor skills and creativity, especially as your child is learning how to manipulate objects. Coloring also improves fine motor skills and creativity in older children and even adults!
How to Teach Your Children About Colors
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Teaching your children about colors shouldn't be a complicated or stressful task. You want your child to learn the differences between colors, which helps to prepare your child for preschool and kindergarten.