Reserve your spot today We won’t charge you until June 1 Please note that summer enrollment is separate from school year enrollment so EVERYONE must save a spot with a new enrollment for summer! Classes begin the week of May 29 and run 10 weeks Most classes $225 per child (sibling discounts available) Includes… Continue reading →
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Feed the Brain Juice!
One of the many things I love about Kindermusik is how beneficial it is to the development of the brain. Kindermusik aids in physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and language development. Wow! How wonderfully encompassing. My husband and I don’t have children of our own at this point, but when we do, we’ll be Kindermusik-ing weekly… Continue reading →
Living TV Free
Giddy bride in a white dress, adoringly speaking naive vows to the man I was committing to share my life with; that was me–23 years ago. He was a student in grad school and I was a first year special education teacher. Aspiring to foster healthy patterns of communication and time management from the start,… Continue reading →
Behavior 101
Moving through the day with a toddler can be an exercise in patience and communication. We never want to motivate with anger or fear, but frustration is a close cousin that seems to waiting in the wings more often that not. Throw in that every child has their own learning style and response patterns and… Continue reading →
Maximize Creative Play!
For every hour in front of a screen, 10 percent less time is spent in creative play. –AAP Screen Time Warnings Every parent needs to make it through the day, or at least through a meal, or maybe just through a shower. What to do? An educational TV program? Hand the child an ipad? How… Continue reading →
The Gift of a Meal
This is a tradition that is as old as the hills and it needs to be kept alive! What is more beautiful at the end of a day of a newborn breastfeeding marathon, a toddler that seems to think she needs to snack as often as the baby and, oh ya, what’s the record for… Continue reading →
Something’s Missing
“For every hour in front of a screen, 52 minutes less time is spent interacting with a parent.”–Screen Time Warnings from the AAP So what’s wrong with a little educational programming or a great app here and there? The issue is not what your child can gain by using electronic learning apps or watching an… Continue reading →
Tooting Our Own Horns
I’m feeling pretty smug right now. I’m looking at a picture of my greatest “assets” as the director of SoundSteps. When I found each of these excellent educators, I kept a simple rule: Your child is so precious and deserves nothing but the very best. I will do everything I can to give you the… Continue reading →
2012 Excuse Busters!
Plans! I have such plans! The road ahead is so blank and beautiful. White and wonderful. High, high hopes have I. Unfortunately, like my dad used to say, “Jennifer Lynn (that always makes me think I’m in trouble), excuses are like belly buttons…everyone has one.” Now, my mom used to say, “Start out like you… Continue reading →
So-long 2011, Hello 2012
It seems so cliche, and I hate to be a cliche, but there’s no getting around the facts that the end of something demands reflection and the beginning of something offers hope. For this post’s purposes, I’m talking about “so-long 2011″ and “hello 2012.” I don’t doubt that you have a list of happy things… Continue reading →
