June 30th, 2009 by El Ed Mom
Are Pre-K Skills Important?
Parents are sometimes concerned about whether their child will be ready for kindergarten following a preschool education. In fact, early child care experts are noting an increased pressure by parents to teach preschool children how to count, name letters, make letter sounds, and even learn to read.
June 29th, 2009 by El Ed Mom
This checklist is a brief guide to the development of children from birth through three years. It will assists providers and parents as they try to determine if a child is functioning at the appropriate developmental level. It should only be used with other sources of child development information and never to diagnose a child’s problems or developmental delays.
June 26th, 2009 by El Ed Mom
Starting kindergarten is a big but exciting transition in a child’s life. It can be scary and stressful for both you and your child, especially if this is your child’s first experience in school. However, if you take some steps to prepare yourself and your child for this new experience, you can ease some of the anxiety and get your child’s schooling off to a great start!
June 25th, 2009 by El Ed Mom
The summer is upon us all! In this article you will discover three simple steps you can take immediately with your family to start some Spanish fun learning. Bilingual Educator and recording artist Beth Butler sheds a realistic light on the sometimes overwhelming task of raising bilingual children.
Forget the worksheets for the summer! Skip the verb conjugation lessons for the next ten weeks! Did I hear some of you shout out a request for play? Now, if you have teens like I do, some of the shouts were for sleep! But today I want to talk about the strong desire of our younger set, between two and ten, who want to play, play, and then play some more!
June 24th, 2009 by El Ed Mom
Children learn to love the sound of language before they ever notice the existence of printed words on a page. They coo or babble when you talk or sing to them, and as they grow, rapidly pick up the concepts and words they hear used. Reading aloud with children is an essential component to language development and is one of the most important activities for preparing them to succeed as readers.
June 23rd, 2009 by El Ed Mom
Are Pre-K Skills Important?
By Robin McClure, About.com
Parents are sometimes concerned about whether their child will be ready for kindergarten following a preschool education. In fact, early child care experts are noting an increased pressure by parents to teach preschool children how to count, name letters, make letter sounds, and even learn to read.
June 22nd, 2009 by El Ed Mom
Kids’ Turn Central offers printable Summer Fun coloring pages for free!
June 19th, 2009 by El Ed Mom
As a new mom with fond memories of road trips with my family when I was younger, here are a few of my favorite tips I share with families I work with as a travel planner and family travel expert.
