Parents are now facing modern fears and concerns that they’ve never dealt with before in this age of the Internet. Multiple Internet sources such as cell phones and play stations also make it even more difficult to keep track of what your child is doing online. With this new threat to children’s safety, Parent Trust Read More
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Positive Childhood Experiences
There have been over 10 years of research into something called Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES). ACES are specific things that occur in childhood. As a result, they affect adult health and well-being. Definition of ACEs: growing up (prior to age 18) in a household with: ACEs are surprisingly common. They happen in “the best of Read More
Peek A Boo
What does playing Peek-A-Boo accomplish? You can’t force skill development. Although there are typical developmental stages that occur usually at certain ages, you can’t force a child to develop a skill like object permanence. Think of it instead as providing the healthy environment that can stimulate this development. Remember that children are just not capable Read More
Separation Anxiety
By Elizabeth Pantley, Author of Gentle Baby Care My baby is only happy when I’m within arm’s reach. If I dare to leave the room, she cries as if I’ve left the country! I can’t even so much as take a shower these days, let alone leave the house without her. My mother-in-law says it’s Read More
Jokes and Riddles
Question: What kind of beans won’t grow in a garden? Answer: Jellybeans! Question: A faucet, lettuce and a tomato were in a race…what happened? Answer: The faucet was running, the lettuce was ahead, and the tomato was trying to ketchup! Riddles and jokes are great ways to develop skills. Riddles and jokes can: How do Read More
Manners
Social development is primarily the development of social skills: The set of behaviors and attitudes that demonstrate the ability to cooperate with others, understand others’ feelings, interact positively with others, resolve conflicts respectfully, and state opinions, needs and desires appropriately. Social skills involve etiquette and manners. These are words we don’t use much anymore. But Read More