The Consumer Product Safety Commission released an article Thursday about bedtime routines for infants. Part of that routine, the article says is to make sure that your child’s sleeping environment is a safe one. In the case of small children, the fewer “things” that are in the crib, the better. Read more…
1. Cinderella Battery-Powered Toy Cars Recalled by Dumar International USA Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
2. Spiderman Water Bottles Sold Exclusively at Sears Recalled by Fast Forward Due to Choking Hazard
3. Children’s Metal Jewelry Recalled by Pecoware Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
4. Family Dollar Recalls Magnetic Dart Boards; Ingested Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards
The flu.
RSV
Bronchitis.
Pneumonia.
Our bodies fight off many germs and viruses each day, including the ones that lead to such nasty illnesses such as these (and more). There are a few simple things you can do to keep your body healthy and strong to ward off serious illnesses. These are also great practices when you ARE sick, if for nothing else than to protect others with whom you come into contact. Read more…
We had an incident this weekend with our older son, age 8. He is at that stage where he is testing his boundaries, moreso than “normal”. And, during the church service, he went a bit too far. His consequence for his inappropriate behavior was to visit the nursery (typically for children 3 and under). He begged me not to leave him, but the room wasn’t crowded and since I work in there from time to time, the ladies were more than happy to let him “help out” with the little guys. So, he was admitted into the room with the little kids, and I am pretty sure he sat in the same chair for the remainder of the worship service. He was in the same spot when I retrieved him for Sunday School. Read more…
If there is one item in my 4 year-old class that thrills every single one of my students, it is my set of pattern blocks. My class loves to create patterns and pictures with shapes, creating art and objects using squares, hexagons, triangles and quadrilaterals. This activity always manages to lead the child to discover the properties of shapes in regards to angles and sides: how different shapes can “interlock”, which shapes work best for creating patterns, and which shapes do not work at all. Read more…
Montessori is not a new word in our vocabulary. Maria Montessori, an Italian educator, developed this once-unique style of learning over 100 years ago. Since then, the Montessori method has been utilized worldwide to establish a strong educational foundation for children, and it has even been used with older children as well. Like any other method of learning, it is not the best way to learn for every child, but it is a highly positive, highly motivational, and extremely hands-on way to establish key educational concepts with young children. Read more…
Some mornings are a breeze in getting my crew out the door and on our way to school and our other activities. Other mornings, though, are a fight from the second their little eyes open until we all get to our destination. What makes those great mornings so great? Here are a few things I’ve observed that help us get off to a great start (even on a Monday!).
