A diorama is a model that depicts a scene with 3-dimensional figures. It is usually presented in an enclosed space, some sort of frame or box. You may have seen dioramas in a window display in a museum or at holiday times in a storefront. Ages:4-5 with help6+ independently Children usually love things in miniature, Read More
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Sleep Information and Tips
For the majority of children, sleep problems steadily decline from infancy-5 years old. For a minority, continued problems with sleep regulation have been associated with adjustment and self regulation difficulties in school. Helping your child learn to sleep in their early childhood creates a lifelong skill! Sleep is part of your child’s social-emotional development, as Read More
Diaper Changing an Active Child
Diaper changing and dressing time can be really hard with very active children. Here are some tips: Sometimes it hurts Children with diaper rash can be resistant to diaper changing time not only when they have a rash, but because of the memory of a rash. Treat it early, treat it thoroughly and see your Read More
Help Your Child Build Resilience
Resilience is the ability to “bounce back” despite hardship. We have all been through some degree of hardship these last few years. Not only have our “regular” lives continued on with all their related stressors, they’ve been accompanied by the discordant soundtrack of a pandemic. How can you nurture your child’s resilience? Have Hope There Read More
Toddlers and Waiting
You’re trying to finish a phone call or have stopped to chat with someone you met while out shopping. This is the very moment your toddler decides they desperately need your attention! So, you say, “Wait–I’m busy.” This often causes an escalation of attention seeking behavior because toddlers don’t yet know how to “wait.” What Read More
No Such Thing As Back To Normal
Fostering security and joy in the new school year for elementary students and their families We said it last fall, and we have to say it again: this year, everything is different. Many children are in-person this school year with teachers and classmates for the first time in 18 months. But the time off was Read More