It’s exciting when kids start saying words. My daughter was an early talker, and combined with her petite stature we got plenty of amazed stares when she would speak to people in public. My son also had the propensity toward learning longer words a lot faster than other kids his age. At an early age [...]
Tags: first words, intelligence, learnign to talk, learning, learning and babies, speaking, talking
Posted in: Education
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Ask me to recite just about any Dr. Seuss book (or Fancy Nancy, or Eric Carle) and I’ll probably be able to do it from memory. Do you want to know the lyrics to a Veggie Tales song? How about the Imagination Movers? It’s all stored in my head, and I don’t think it’s [...]
Tags: books, DVDs, learning, music, over and over, repetion, songs, TV, videos
Posted in: Parenting
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It’s finally spring, and if you’re looking for an outdoor activity that both you and your kids will enjoy, head outdoors. Whether it’s your own backyard or in a local park, go out and enjoy the spring weather. And while you’re at it, make it a learning experience for both you and the kids with [...]
Tags: Activities, learning, Mother nature, outdoor activity, outdoors, teaching kids, Tree Time
Posted in: Fun Stuff, Green
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I came across an interesting quiz this morning from Dream Box, the same company I reviewed not too long ago for their online math games. I liked the games they offered online, so I figured the parenting style quiz might be fun to take.
The quiz is designed for parents of school-aged kids, but it wasn’t difficult [...]
Tags: fun, learning, parenting style, quiz, teaching
Posted in: Fun Stuff
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Apparently, it’s not because they want to make us tear out our hair. Researchers at the University of Colorado have been studying toddlers and older children, and they’ve decided that toddlers just don’t think the way adults and older children do.
Toddlers live in the present, as the parent of any toddler knows very well. Only [...]
Tags: brain development, learning, Research, Toddlers
Posted in: Toddlers
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