by Marilee Hartling | Mar 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
ECDA’s Preschool Prep Group has finished the March curriculum. We had fun and learned a lot too! Themes Included: Celebrating the color green, eating healthy green food, preparing for Spring, and taking turns with our friends. We played with homemade green...
by Marilee Hartling | Mar 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
Social problem solving skill development is a process that begins very early in childhood. We see the progression of these skills every day in the toddler groups in our office on Melrose where children and parents meet weekly for facilitated developmental play and...
by Marilee Hartling | Mar 17, 2017 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, elementary school, Preschool, Second Baby, Toddler, Uncategorized
Making friends is a basic social-emotional skill that isn’t as rapidly developed as walking and talking. Communication skills, interpersonal skills and emotional self-control are developed with practice. You can help your preschooler learn to play cooperatively, share...
by Marilee Hartling | Mar 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Saying no can be so hard! You want to see them happy and you hurt when they are hurt. But, it’s important for your children to learn about limits. 7 tips: saying no and setting up limits 1. Keep in mind that the big picture is the most important 2. Manipulation...
by Marilee Hartling | Mar 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
We have finished our February curriculum and we had so much fun! Our theme for February was: caring and sharing. We talked about our families and friends and worked on sharing and problem-solving skills. We also learned about weather: rainy, sunny and windy. With the...
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