Archive for October, 2009

The Human Family



I was having a conversation with a coworker recently about supporting children who come from different family configurations. I told him that I really enjoyed using multicultural play sets, or block people, to allow the child the opportunity to build a model of his own family in dramatic play. Even though many of the play [...]

More Reasons to Read to your Child!



Reading beats preaching:Characters in books provide examples of behavior you want you child to emulate, without the lecture effect. Whether you want to teach your child to be kind, helpful, polite, honest or perseverant, reading books where the characters portray these qualities and are appreciated or rewarded for that reason is an effective way to [...]