On a recent flight back to Florida from Rhode Island I was seated near two miserable parents and one very cranky six month old. It occurred to me that many new parents must not have a support system to give them advice as they tackle the challenges of being a new parent. Here are three tips for traveling with an infant or young child. 1. At take off and during descents, depending on the age...
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I thought kindergarten was all about socialization. However that seems to have changed and learning to read seems to be a priority. What can I do at home to help my son succeed? In addition to the homework assignments your son's teacher may give him, there are millions of ways in which you can foster your child’s literacy development. Here are a few examples of activities that parents of kindergarten and first grade students can...
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My Three Favorite Books That All Three to Six Year Olds Will Love to Hear!
1. Chrysanthemum
by Kevin Henkes
2. The Runaway Bunny (Book & Bunny Gift Set)
by Margaret Wise Brown
3. The Salamander Room (Dragonfly Books)
by Anne Mazer
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My daughter has JRA (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis) and has flare ups form time to time that make normal school activities like writing, participating in PE or carrying her backpack much harder for her. We've had to deal with plenty of school absences, surprise doctors’ appointments and everything else that goes along with having a kid with chronic illness all through elementary school. In past years, I've always just scheduled a conference with her teacher at...
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1) For proper hand placement, put a piece of masking tape around the lower portion of the pencil where the child should grip it. If needed, put dots with a permanent marker on the tape to show where each finger should go. Of course when the pencil is sharpened, you’ll have to move or replace the tape. 2) Teach formation of the lower case letters first. Most of what we write is lower case so...
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