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...

Teaching toddlers about time

Don't get me wrong - I am not going to write how to teach toddlers to tell time. I think this skill is not needed for young children. W...

Raising Problem-Solvers

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

Checklist for parents of toddlers - getting ready to read

I found this checklist following the links from the National Institute of Literacy . How can you help your toddler get ready to read durin...

How to Help Your Toddler Develop Fine Motor Skills

Despite her academic talents, Anna is less than stellar when it comes to motor skills, both gross and fine. Just to see where she should be,...