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Why Are Positive Words Important?

Daily routines can provide children with beneficial, learning opportunities that ensure safety, consistency and comfort in their environment.  Young children might not yet fully understand the concept of time, so they do not order their lives by hours and minutes, but rather by the events that happen. In what some researchers have described as an ‘epidemic of anxiety’, the predictability and familiarity that comes with routine offers the perfect ‘safe space’ that kids need. When […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Learn the Signs. Act Early. program is updating its Milestone Tracker app, a mobile app designed to help parents track their children’s developmental milestones with illustrated milestone checklists, encourage their children’s development with tips and activities, and more! Before the newest version of the app is released, CDC is looking for parents who are willing to download the test version of the app, try it out for […]

ANY time a child is near a body of water, there is a cause for caution! But with these blistering hot summers, longer days and the need for the outdoors, teaching your young one a new life skill shouldn’t add any more undue stress to your life. Teaching children to swim can mean the difference between life and death if they find themselves accidentally in the water. It is the best way to protect your […]

Dads sometimes play different roles in their kid’s lives. Big, strong superheroes that you can climb, make silly jokes and noises with and share all of the love. Explore familiar feelings and unknown worlds with this selection of #BooksAboutDads!