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5 Steps To Avoid Entitlement in Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers Children are most definitely entitled to certain things at birth. ...

I've been interested in The Center For Healthy Minds since its inception. For one thing, it's in my neighborhood near campus at the...

If you want to improve the quality of your program or your home, try asking the right questions and listening carefully to the answers...

At your wits end with a child or two in your care? Please don't feel alone, that's why we're here. We hope to give you ideas that help...

Updated: Jun 4 If you care for children during their first few years of life, I'm talking about you. Whether you're a provider, a parent,...

I recently read a social media thread written by early childhood professionals. Or so they called themselves. It was a discussion on...

It's really hard in the mornings. So much is expected of us, parents and teachers alike before we get to that moment. Then, when the...

When's the best time to start teaching young children about personal safety? It's a tough situation to navigate. It can't be avoided...

This Cheap Kitchen Staple Can Aid Digestion and Help You Feel Full Mahatma Gandhi once observed,  "Wherever flax seed becomes a regular...

That depends on who you talk to. Some think that day care is day care. Kind of a necessary evil. Here 's a quote from the National...

When I came across the term Radical Self-Care  in Almost Everything, Notes On Hope  by Anne Lamott (2018), I naturally thought of both...

Blame seems to be everywhere these days but it doesn't help to fix anything at all. Bullies might feel better temporarily when they can...

When toddlers dig their heels in it's time to think quickly. Giving in can be the quickest and easiest thing to do but be careful because...

Based on what works for us, we put together a list of one-minute self-care techniques for busy parents and providers.     #1   Afternoon...

Hygge, pronounced hoo'-gah, is a Scandinavian term that roughly translates to English as a feeling of family coziness and well-being....

Have we done a good enough job of building empathy in our homes, communities, and institutions? Apparently not, since lack of empathy is...

Respect, Ratios and Raises. These 3 important issues can't wait any longer in early childhood care and education. They need to be...

Everyone I talk to about sleep has the same issue. The racing mind. I'm sure it's happened to you too. The more you have on your mind,...

I've been putting young children to sleep on a daily basis since 1979. I have a MA in human development and have studied sleep...

What do you need to know about sleep as an early childhood professional? Americans typically don't get enough sleep and it matters to our...