Playing with numbers - how children learn about quantity.

I was planning to read this book for a while. It was highly recommended to me by my friend Autumn and a few other people. I thought that th...

Raising Problem-Solvers

Adapted from Ages & Stages : Children face problems all day long that give them lots of opportunities to practice problem-solving sk...

Checklist for parents of toddlers - getting ready to read

This post has been modified in June 2015 with new graphics and resource section. At the time of i...

Teaching toddlers colors

As our toddlers gain vocabulary, they become interested in identifying and naming colors. You can he...

How to Help Your Toddler Develop Fine Motor Skills

Are you wondering whether your child is where he or she “should” be when it comes to fine motor skil...