Posts by Jetta
Parents are often unsure of how to talk to young children about race. But it is real and it is...
At around age 4, you may see all sorts of dramatic language changes – talking back, harsh tones of voice,...
It’s normal to hear your child experimenting with dramatic language at around age 4 (e.g., talking back, harsh tones of...
Acknowledge and promote positive behavior….*Plinkit* with a Marble Jar! You’ll be amazed at the twinkle in your child’s eye each...
Taking time to connect with nature has a long-lasting impact on our health, learning and emotional well-being. Here is what...
A classroom favorite for cultivating empathy, kindness, community membership and awareness of others. What’s a real superhero? Someone who helps...
Watching a child turn to you crying for the first time because “A friend said ‘I can’t play’”, is a...
Social exclusion is a main theme in a child’s development and there are many reasons why it happens. Empower your child to...
Including your child in their own learning process about how to self-regulate is empowering and long-lasting. Here’s how everyday tools...
Here’s a practical tool and script to support your child’s self-regulation and emotional awareness – it provides a shared language to signal...
Make a go-to place for your child to find comfort and safety when their internal engines feel out-of-sorts. Whether you...
“The way we talk to children becomes their inner voice.” -Peggy O’Mara
A simple tip sheet for how to praise your child. Something more than “Good job” or just commenting on process and...
When your child starts demonstrating behaviors that show they are trying to ‘fit in’ or wants to ‘belong to a...
How do you know if your child is experiencing a developmental “bump”? How do you know if it is time...
“What is a good resource to understand milestones for my child? At what age should they learn colors? Learn numbers?...
‘Sensory processing development’ is vital to understanding how children learn. It is deeply studied among early childhood experts, but not...
Helpful phrases and scripts to respond to your child when they ask about other children’s challenges or about a child...
“It’s not about how smart you are, it’s about how you are smart.” -Howard Gardner
Many of us are eager for our children to learn to write. It takes practice but it also needs to...
Simply saying “Share!” holds little meaning for children. Young children are egocentric and concrete thinkers. Their experience of the world...
Around the ages of four and five, children begin to tell ‘tall tales’. They may also begin to tell fibs...
As parents and teachers of young children, we encounter ‘power play’ in a variety of ways – some children like...
Children experience emotions just like adults, but they need support and guidance to: 1) Understand their emotions; and 2) Make...
Tantrums are hard to manage – for everyone. Here’s our checklist for what to do…in the first 5 minutes.
The reality is we have no control over when our child calms down. Parenting and teaching is not quick and...
It takes work and repetition, but indeed, there are things that can be done to pre-empt a tantrum and ways...