Whole Child Development
My views on spanking are no secret. (You can find links under the “More Heat” heading to read more about that.) And I’m certainly a fan of nerdy stats and research findings. So it might come as a surprise to some that the post, “5 Reasons You Aren’t ‘Fine’ if You Were Spanked as a Child” from the Stir really got under my skin.
Here’s a formula for fun! I have yet to see a child not get excited by this activity! While it has many developmental objectives in and of itself, it is also a great attention-getter for a variety of other activities. Let’s talk about the how-to first, and the when-to later.
Here’s a formula for fun! I have yet to see a child not get excited by this activity! While it has many developmental objectives in and of itself, it is also a great attention-getter for a variety of other activities. Let’s talk about the how-to first, and the when-to later.
If you ask a group of preschoolers to name their favorite insect or bug, chances are you’ll get quite a few votes for the butterfly. They’re beautiful, gentle bugs, and their metamorphosis is simply spectacular. If you have little ones interested in the butterfly life cycle, particularly if you are using the butterfly habitat, you might want to try this activity!
Young children love to talk about, and hear about, when they were “little”. Here’s a series of activities I like to do with young ones to talk about how they’ve grown.
Young children love to talk about, and hear about, when they were “little”. Here’s a series of activities I like to do with young ones to talk about how they’ve grown.
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