It’s a familiar situation. It’s time to get dressed, which means it’s time to finish playing, lay the last blocks, draw the last lines, sip the last drops of invisible cocoa. If you spend time with children, you know it can be a struggle. One particular instance comes to mind as told to me by a parent in my class. In this case, her toddler complied at first, as shirts and pants and socks were thrust upon him. [Read More]
photo from Andrew Whitaker, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds
“Is it okay for me to do, move, and act as I do?” This is a summative question that children, between the ages of 3 and 6 years old, continue to ask themselves. It’s also a period when children will initiate tasks and look to their [Read More]
James Fowler described the early stages of Faith Development as 1) Undifferentiated Faith – a pre-stage for future faith development seen in infancy. Children trust caregivers and those caregivers trust easily, and 2) Intuitive-Projective Faith between ages 2 through 7 when their imaginations are forming. They enjoy stories of faith just [Read More]
The Billy Books not only cater to children in their primary years and appeals to the inner child in each of us, but is perfect for shared-reading experiences between parents and children [Read More]
photo from Andrew Whitaker, Daily Hampshire Gazette, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds
“Is it okay for me to do, move, and act as I do?” This is a summative question that children, between the ages of 3 and 6 years old, continue to ask themselves. It’s also a period when children will initiate tasks and look to their [Read More]
James Fowler described the early stages of Faith Development as 1) Undifferentiated Faith – a pre-stage for future faith development seen in infancy. Children trust caregivers and those caregivers trust easily, and 2) Intuitive-Projective Faith between ages 2 through 7 when their imaginations are forming. They enjoy stories of faith just [Read More]
“Please!!! I promise I’ll walk it every day and feed it and brush it!!” This is a line heard all too commonly by parents as their child begs for a household pet. Often, parents roll their eyes and respond by saying it’s too much responsibility and that they will end up doing all the work themselves. However, research [Read More]
The Billy Books not only cater to children in their primary years and appeals to the inner child in each of us, but is perfect for shared-reading experiences between parents and children [Read More]