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Raising a Compassionate Child

A child’s social development begins in the very first years of life. Compassion is one of the most important social and emotional skills a child develops during this time. Emotional learning lets children explore and understand their own emotions and those of others, allowing them to connect more easily with people and resolve problems in a healthy, positive way.
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Related Book: The Values Book
3 Strategies to Help Your Toddler Prepare for School

For many parents of young children, the thought of starting preschool is daunting. Parents today feel more pressure to promote their child's early academia, questioning at what age do kids start preschool, and, in fact, what does "preschool age" even mean?
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Related Book: Parents Ask, Experts Answer
Treasure Baskets for Babies

When it comes to the early development of babies, teachers and parents are always looking for ways to promote cognitive development. Heuristic play is a learning approach based in babies’ natural tendency to learn and explore through trial and error.
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Related Book: Treasure Basket Explorations
Finding the Time for Reading

Early literacy is more than teaching a young child to read! It’s everything children know about communication, language- both verbal and nonverbal, reading, and writing before they actually have the skills to read or write.
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Related Book: Time for a Story
Parenting Tips for Handling Irrational Toddler Behavior

Toddlerhood, the Terrible Twos, the Difficult Years—no matter what you call it, every parent has some apprehension towards their children growing from infants into toddlers. This is usually because of the sudden appearance of tantrums and screaming fits that can accompany the second year mark.
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Related Book: Enjoying the Parenting Roller Coaster
How to Make Families Feel Welcome in the Kindergarten Classroom

The kindergarten classroom has many parts. There are centers that must be set up, decorations to go on the wall, desks for sitting at, pencils and paper for writing, and of course the teacher who puts it all together. However, though the teacher’s importance to the classroom is never in question, there is another group of adults who critically impact early childhood education: parents.
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Related Book: The Welcoming Classroom
Unplug and Connect with Your Child

In this day and age, technology is always within reach. Smart phones and IPads are immediately at hand and present a multitude of distractions, from frivolous activities like social media to important matters like business emails. While there is much talk about the negative impact of technology on children, there is little discussion surrounding how it is affecting parenting.
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Related Book: Boosting Brain Power
Tips for Supporting Social Emotional Learning

Anyone who works with young children—be they parents or educators—know that children’s emotions can be intense. A girl who is crying one moment may be happy the next, or a normally calm boy may resort to physical violence when his emotions get too strong. It is clear that young children feel emotions, but explaining or coping with those feelings can be difficult.
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Related Book: Getting to the Heart of Learning
Resources for Teaching Kids Code

As STEM education and interests in computer programming become increasingly popular, learning to code is a fun and useful skill young children can gain through coding games. Programming for kids doesn’t have to be complicated or costly; there are a ton of free resources available to parents and educators who want to encourage their learners to code.
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Related Book: Buckleitner’s Guide to Using Tablets with Young Children
Preparing Your Child for the First Day of Kindergarten

Parents are just as excited and nervous as their little ones when the first day of kindergarten rolls around! Kindergarten readiness is an important part of making the first day of kindergarten a memorable and positive experience for both you and your child. Many preschool teachers will spend some time preparing children for what to expect when they enter kindergarten, but it’s important that you let your child know what they should expect as well. You should go over expectations for school with your child and discuss things like how to follow directions or what it might be like when you both go to meet the teacher.
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Related Book: The GIANT Encyclopedia of Kindergarten Activities

Parenting advice ranging from infant sleep habits to encouraging language development and handling stress. Gryphon House authors provide the best solutions to all parenting questions.

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