by Marilee Hartling | Jun 21, 2019 | Parenting, Toddler
There is no “right “ or “wrong” way or age to teach your child how or when to use the potty. On average children are fully day trained between the ages of 2 ½ and 4. Night training however is more variable, between ages 3 and 8. In our first blog entry on potty...
by Marilee Hartling | Jun 13, 2019 | Parenting, Preschool, Toddler
The theme for our Preschool Prep Groups during the month of May was “Celebrating Bugs, Insects, and our Mommies” as we prepared for Mother’s Day and also learned about all kinds of bugs. Children did marble painting and made Mother’s Day cards for their...
by Marilee Hartling | Jun 4, 2019 | Parenting, Preschool, Toddler
The brain of children under age 5 is not yet fully developed. For this reason, young children under the age of 5 have difficulties regulating themselves and their emotions. Young children also lack a sense of time, only knowing what they experience in the...
by Marilee Hartling | Jun 4, 2019 | Parenting, Toddler
Studies show that yelling is one of several discipline strategies that can actually make behavioral issues worse. Households with regular yelling incidents tend to have children with lower self-esteem and increased rates of depression. In addition, yelling loses...
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