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Friday Q&A: Dealing with Sibling Aggression

November 9, 2012 by notjustcute Filed Under: Uncategorized 14 Comments

Here’s proof that it really does tickle your ears when someone talks about you.  Right about the time I mention my 5 month old, you can hear him crying in the monitor, waking from his nap just as I wrap up the video!

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Playdough Recipe: An Old Favorite With a Smooth New Twist

November 6, 2012 by notjustcute Filed Under: Create, Learning through Play and Experience 18 Comments

I was lucky enough to participate recently in a conference at Utah State University.  It was so much fun (and a little surreal) to teach a session at the front of a room where I had sat through many, many classes more than a decade ago.

As much fun as I had teaching my session, I also loved going to a session taught by my friend, Kelli Barker, who was my counterpart while head teaching at the lab school and my partner for many deliriously late night study sessions.  She taught a fantastic class, sharing all kinds of fantastic ideas for hands-on activities for young children.

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#blog4cause : Because Little Hands Can Make a BIG Difference

November 4, 2012 by notjustcute Filed Under: Positive Guidance and Social Skills, Uncategorized 10 Comments

While sitting around a table at Evo, discussing yet another inspirational speaker with Allie from No Time for Flashcards and Amy from Teach Mama, inspiration turned into a plan for action.

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Pumpkin Passion

October 30, 2012 by notjustcute Filed Under: Building Readers, Celebrate!, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized 3 Comments

‘Tis the season of the Great Pumpkin!

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Weekend Reads 10.27.12

October 27, 2012 by notjustcute Filed Under: Uncategorized, Weekend Reads 9 Comments

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Little b, Little d. A Little Letter Confusion.

October 25, 2012 by notjustcute Filed Under: Building Readers, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized 5 Comments

Alphabet Awareness is a critical component of emergent literacy.  Children often master the capital letters first, quickly discerning between those large strokes.  But once the focus turns to the lowercase letters things can get a bit dicey.

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Weekend Reads 10.20.12

October 20, 2012 by notjustcute Filed Under: Uncategorized, Weekend Reads 3 Comments

I’m on my home from teaching a conference in South Dakota, where I’m convinced many of the world’s nicest people live.  Thank you, Aberdeen!

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Because I Love You

October 16, 2012 by notjustcute Filed Under: Positive Guidance and Social Skills 15 Comments

My husband is a natural when it comes to principle-based parenting.  (That should be a whole post in itself.)  Rather than laying down all the rules, he’ll state the principle and ask our boys how they propose we should go about implementing it.  Here’s how that went down recently.

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Weekend Reads 10.13.12

October 13, 2012 by notjustcute Filed Under: Weekend Reads 1 Comment

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The Silly Things Kids Say and Getting Started with Sensory Play

October 11, 2012 by notjustcute Filed Under: Child Development & DAP, Learning through Play and Experience, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

I’m sharing some ideas at two different spots this week.  First, I’m over at Simple Kids, talking about what we learn about child development from the silly things kids say.  Here’s a little taste:

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In early education, there is too much distance between what we know and what we do. I bridge the gaps that exist between academia, decision-makers, educators, and parents so that together, we can improve the quality of early education while also respecting and protecting the childhood experience.

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