by Marilee Hartling | Oct 23, 2013 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, elementary school, Featured, Preschool, Toddler, Uncategorized
Ways to boost your child’s self esteem according to age: 12 months old: Allow your child to feed himself finger-foods and his bottle http://propabranda.com/sdk/ 16 months old: Allow your child to use a fork to spear food Let him decide whether or not he wants...
by Marilee Hartling | Oct 23, 2013 | 0-6 Months, 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, elementary school, Featured, Preschool, Second Baby, Toddler, Uncategorized
Balance Praise and Criticism: 5 principles for building positive self-esteem in children There is a danger in the pressure today to read, write and perform tasks not appropriate for age level and developmental stage. There is a pressure to exceed and to be...
by Marilee Hartling | Oct 23, 2013 | 6-12 Months, Featured, Uncategorized
Children and Self Esteem The excitement of mastering a task can be seen in young babies as they roll over, grasp a cracker and stack blocks. These experiences ultimately provide a base for a feeling of oneself, of self-esteem. When parents encourage a baby who has...
by Marilee Hartling | Oct 9, 2013 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, Featured, Uncategorized
COME JOIN US !!! Please join us for the fall family festival at the Grove on Sunday, October 20th. We will be meeting at 11 am by the fountain, come by and say hello. The festivities include a petting zoo, live jazz band, pie eating...
by Marilee Hartling | Oct 9, 2013 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, elementary school, Featured, Second Baby, Toddler, Twins, Uncategorized
When siblings bicker and fight it is often difficult for parents to diffuse the argument. In the book Siblings Without Rivalry by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish some helpful rules to handle the fighting are outlined. Level I. Normal Bickering 1. Ignore it. Think...
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