We were just about cleaning up and preparing for bed. Hera’s small towel got wet in the sink and she noticed the light brown color became darker. “Why my towel changed color when it’s wet?” She asked me. That is a tough question. I had the urge to give her an answer. It’s late and [...]
There are many reasons parents should add a touch tablet as a birthday gift to their child: portability, infinitely expandable, opportunity to bond, relatively inexpensive, entertaining way to learn, intuitive interface, and rugged design for safety. For my penny there is one feature that stands out above all others: movement. Imagine the difference in trying [...]
When I signed my kids up for part-time preschool, I made sure to choose a play-based school. We rejected one school that assigned homework every night. “For three year olds?” I asked, incredulously. “Well,” the director answered, “they’ll have to do homework every night in kindergarten so we need to get them ready.” Really? Childhood [...]
Slow down, stop, listen, watch, and learn Teaching children to slow down—even occasionally stop—to observe and investigate in a world that values speed, connectivity, movement, and multi-tasking is no easy task. Lucky for us, children have been observing and investigating from the time they were born! Research shows that newborns recognize sounds that they heard [...]
