Dedicated to Developing the Whole Child
I am a huge fan of Pinterest personally and professionally. I’m inspired every day to create, to laugh, to chat and discuss modern parenting issues and concerns, to learn, to cook (yup, even me), to get organized, and probably most of all to be a more present parent in today’s fast paced, overstimulating, technology driven [Read On]
{Guest post by Kellie Englehardt} Opening a book isn’t the only way to learn how to read. Games geared toward early readers can be an effective and engaging literacy tool, helping gain the attention of the most reluctant readers. Playing games also teaches other valuable lessons like problem solving, teamwork and good sportsmanship. There are [Read On]
Both our boys take Mandarin class at a wonderful language school here in Seattle. Although the teachers and their program are quite effective, with only an hour class once a week, we felt strongly that we needed to find additional ways to integrate Mandarin into our daily life and to supplement the weekly language class. [Read On]
Our generation of kids is being called ‘IGen’ in some circles. Crazy, right? On the other hand, the name makes some sense. I’m conflicted about the use of technology and kids. For all practical purposes I basically have the attitude, ‘if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em’. I mean, all this crazy ‘i stuff’ is [Read On]
I have two current education app obsessions: 1) early literacy apps that allow for different languages and 2) Montessori based learning apps. I am not a huge fan of flashcards but give me one that offers different languages and I’m yours. I love matching memory games too! I made comments on a few of my [Read On]
