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What You Should Know When Taking Your Toddler To Daycare

22 January 2021

Daycare is an important time in your toddler's life. Your child may be going to daycare for the first time, and it can be scary for you as the parent, and scary for your child as well. When your toddler goes to daycare, there are a number of things you should consider. Read on for a few of these things. Your Child Won't Always Have Good Days Remember that your child isn't going to always have good days at daycare.

4 Tips to Help You Afford Child Care

7 May 2020

Child care can increase a family's quality of life. Reliable child care allows both parents to work. It can also give parents a break from the full-time job of childrearing. However, child care is an additional expense. If money is tight, you may be concerned that you can't afford to send your child to preschool. Fortunately, there are options available. Here are four tips that can help you afford child care:

Does Your Child Insist On Doing Things Independently? 3 Self-Help Skills Your Toddler Learns At Daycare

27 November 2019

After spending so many months doing everything for your child, it's nice to hear them say that they want to do things themselves. However, it can also get frustrating when your child's attempts at independence cause you to run late or to have to clean up a major mess. Fortunately, it is possible to strike a healthy balance between teaching your child how to be independent and managing to get out of your house on time.

3 Tips For Helping Your Child Nap At Daycare

16 June 2019

If your child is used to taking their naps in a specific spot, it can be tricky convincing them to nap in a new location. When you're sending your little one to daycare for the first time, you want everything to go as smoothly as possible, including the acclimation of their sleep schedule to the new environment. Here are a few tips you can follow to help your child get used to napping at daycare.

Three Benefits of an Infant Care Program

30 October 2018

Having an infant can be a challenge, but it can also be a joy. Even though you may have mastered their feeding and sleep schedule, there are still things about parenthood that you will continue to learn throughout their life. One program that you may not be aware of is called an infant care program. So, what is an infant care program and how may it be beneficial to your infant? Read on to learn a little bit more. 

Comparing Child Development Theories

30 November 2017

Choosing a child care or daycare facility can be difficult. Before choosing a daycare, learn the teaching methods that different daycare centers use to teach children. You can use this knowledge to determine which teaching style is best for you and your child and what child care facility to use.  Behaviorist Theory B.F. Skinner created common behaviorist theories that use reward and punishment to encourage the desired behavior from a child. This theory believes environmental sources create a child's behavior.

Preschool Writing: Best Ways To Teach Your Little One To Write Their Own Name

5 June 2016

Are you a parent with a preschool-aged child and ecstatic about them learning to write? Perhaps you are looking forward to seeing their scribbles gradually form identifiable letters and words. If so, you may be wondering the best approach to introducing writing to your little one. The following information will help you understand some affordable and fun ways you can teach your child to write their name.  Trace and Go

Learn How To Make The Transition Into Preschool As Easy As Possible For Your Child

22 September 2015

If you find yourself being forced to go back to work after a few years of being a stay-at-home mom, sending your child to a daycare for the first time can be a big change for both you and your child. It is important to make the transition as easy as possible for both of you so that it is a change that you both learn how to deal with in a constructive way.