We can help your school aged child develop both at home and at school. Find suggestions about teaching responsibility, fostering self esteem and following instructions. Get advice on health and safety issues, as well as finding a pediatrician. Looking for fun and educational activities to do with your kindergartner? Check out our suggestions, including playdough fun, and outdoor learning.
Kindergarten Development
- 7 Easy ways to encourage independence (age 5)
- Gaining independence is a part of childhood. When children feel good about themselves and do things on their own they become confident and cooperative.
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- Developing written language skills
- Writing is a uniquely human activity; and therefore, a wonder to watch develop.
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- Developing oral language skills
- Tips for encouraging communication and oral language skills.
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- Does your kindergartner have a healthy self-esteem
- How do you know if your child has healthy self-esteem or not?
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- Fostering family identity and values (age 5)
- Family identity refers to the attitudes and behaviors that are routine in a family.
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- Fostering self-esteem (age 5)
- Self-esteem is the confidence and satisfaction that children have in themselves.
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- Gifted children - Parents share their story (age 5)
- Parents share their stories of how and when they found out their child was gifted.
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- Gifted children - Social emotional challenges (K)
- The wonderful strengths and attributes that a gifted child displays can also lead to difficult social relationships and emotional struggles.
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- Guidelines to choosing a babysitter (age 5)
- Even if you have relatives or friends, every now and then you may need to leave your child with a babysitter.
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- Imaginary friends
- If your child mentions an imaginary friend, add another seat at the dinner table and regard this wonderful aspect of your child’s developing mind and emotions with respect.
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- Learning more than one language (kindergarten)
- In an increasingly diversified and multilingual world, more and more young children find themselves in an environment where more than one language is used.
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- Measuring Height Accurately At Home (age 5)
- To measure height accurately at home:
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- Measuring Weight Accurately At Home (age 5)
- To measure weight accurately at home:
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- Milestones - kindergartner - 5 years old
- Here is a guide to how your 5 year old is learning and growing over this year.
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- Ways to show love for your child
- Sometimes in our busy lives we forget to show how much we love our children.
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- Why developing a sense of humor is important
- Is developing your child’s sense of humor a luxury? As parents, we have to teach so much largely because we often end up teaching the same things over and over again.
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