Before A Child Can Learn, A Child Has to Feel Secure
You probably do not even consciously think about this subject anymore. But when you were looking for a school to choose for your child, you were evaluating the security provided by each of the schools you toured. You naturally compared what you saw on the tours, got a feel for the environment and staff at each school, and maybe even talked to friends about what you saw. Knowing what to look for gave you the confidence to choose the best place to care for your child.
Preventing the Flu
Last year we saw an increase in influenza immunization rates and in turn significantly lower rates of morbidity and mortality from influenza. Hopefully this decrease in disease reinforces the continued practice of yearly influenza immunization as an important piece of the overall healthcare of children and families.
How to Create an Emotional Safety Net for Your Child
We all need someone to listen to us, especially when we’re upset. It never feels good to have our feelings minimized, or for someone to try to convince us that we shouldn’t feel the way we do. But once we feel heard, we start to feel better, and move on to solutions. This is a process that starts in the earliest stages of childhood — and our kids take their cues from us.
It’s 2012: Are Kids Today Learning Differently?
Today, we have the best tool to engage children: Technology! Now kids are immersed in a world that includes technology all around them. Learning is no longer confined to one person knowing all the answers. Whenever your child asks: Why? What? How? All you need to say is, “Let’s go find that out on the Internet.” Rather than pushing it off until later, jump on these teachable moments on the fly. They are the perfect way to foster your child’s curiosity and set the foundation for life-long learning.
Strategies for Successful Learning Part One: Create a Safe and Nurturing Environment
What your child learns today is helping lay the foundation for a lifetime. Stimulating early childhood experiences where children learn to solve problems, make difficult decisions and assess the consequences of their choices are critical to future success in school, and eventually in a career. In fact, research shows that more than 90 percent of a person’s brain is formed by age 5. That’s why it’s so important to ensure your child has outstanding learning experiences that help him to reach his full potential.
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