by dkincell | Aug 18, 2025 | blog
A comprehensive guide for the first five years. Your Guide from Birth to Five addresses how to build attention spans what the brain needs during the preschool years how to build the right foundation for reading, math, science and academics in general routines (habits)...
by dkincell | Aug 18, 2025 | blog
When we invest our heart in it, learning can be natural and fun! For instance, scrap the hours of educational TV and spend lots of time outside instead, preferably in a place where there are ant hills in the dirt and squirrels scurrying through the trees. Where there...
by dkincell | Aug 18, 2025 | blog
The idea of preschool can seem so sweet and nice. And, at first glance, it may appear that those of us who stayed home for five years and only began formalized school at age six were underprivileged somehow. Or maybe it seems reasonable that given the advancement in...
by dkincell | Aug 18, 2025 | blog
As preschoolers play outside, they run, jump, climb, skip, hop, and turn somersaults. From that free play, they grow strong and gain coordination skills that are essential for motor development. Gross motor skills precede fine motor skills. Upper back strength is...
by dkincell | Aug 18, 2025 | blog
Holding a pencil and drawing a slanted line to make a triangle requires fine motor coordination—the kind of coordination that is refined as we pick up Candy Land game pieces or use a fork. Plus, activities like playing board games, setting the table, and other home...
by dkincell | Aug 18, 2025 | blog
The preschool years seem overwhelming at times. And marvelous at times. And the most beautiful thing ever. But how do we do it? The preschool years begin at birth. In fact, that first year your child learns and changes more rapidly than he will for the rest of his...
