Child Development

Are you looking for some parent-friendly resources to help encourage speech and language skills in your young child? Early speech skill development offers numerous benefits, impacting a child’s communication, social-emotional development, and academic success. By fostering clear and confident communication, children can better express their needs, form relationships, and participate in learning environments.  Shelley L.…

Every child and family deserves to thrive and be as healthy as they can be. Sesame Workshop created resources for families and providers as they support whole-child wellness for all children. It includes some great Sesame Street episode suggestions that you and your children would enjoy to help further the discussion around healthy habits. Take…

A child’s brain is 80% developed by age three…and 90% by age five! The early years are a period of rapid growth in a child’s brain development and learning. (*pbs.org) That’s why the early years are SO important for healthy development! Take a look at this short, easy-to-understand video from PBS which explains more about…

One of the most important lessons we can help our children learn is in teaching them to be flexible. Flexibility is the ability to adapt to new situations, be inventive, and use multiple strategies to overcome difficulties. In life, plans are constantly changing and we’re thrown curveballs all the time. The people who are able…

Studies have shown that reading books to your children each and every day is the single biggest factor to their early reading readiness and the development of cognitive skills. Research proves that children need to hear 1000 books before they begin to learn to read independently.  Reading to children will: 1000 Books Before Kindergarten is an early…