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 | Feb 24, 2017 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, Preschool, Toddler, Uncategorized
Children start to develop a separate “sense of self” around age two, and their non-compliance only means that they are trying to be a person separate from you. At that stage, it’s common to hear lots of “I don’t want to get dressed!” “I don’t want to go to bed!” “This...
by Marilee Hartling | Feb 3, 2017 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, Preschool, Toddler, Uncategorized
As grownups we know not to grab something from someone else’s hands or hit someone in the face if we don’t like what they say. Sharing and taking turns are important skills for young children, essential for making friends and playing cooperatively. Toddlers must...
by Marilee Hartling | Jan 30, 2017 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, Preschool, sensory integration, Toddler, Uncategorized
We finished our January Curriculum for toddlers and Preschool Prep. What FUN!! The concepts we introduced were “opposites” (Day … Night; Hot … Cold; Front … Back; Hard … Soft; Inside … Outside; Over … Under), hibernation, animals and people in winter, snow and bears....
by Marilee Hartling | Oct 26, 2016 | Preschool, Toddler, Uncategorized
Our 2 year olds are really enjoying their pretend play! One of the children recently flew on an airplane to visit family. She decided to play “going on an airplane” in class. All the children joined in and had a great flight!
by Marilee Hartling | Nov 30, 2015 | 12-24 Months, 24-36 Months, 6-12 Months, Autism, elementary school, Featured, occupational therapy, Preschool, Second Baby, sensory integration, Toddler, Twins, Uncategorized
The Preschool Prep children were busy this November getting ready for the Thanksgiving Holliday. Here are so photos: Making and wearing Turkey hats Making Turkey Puppets Sensory play Thanksgiving window display with crafts done by the...
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