preschool
Birth - 5 years | Mental Health
Helping Your Preschooler Navigate Their Emotions
Preschoolers simply don’t have the life experience to see past the present instant. Emotion is reality. As far as they are concerned, what they feel in the moment is how… Read More
Birth - 5 years | Imagine The End
Your Preschooler Doesn’t Have to “Like” It
If we can teach our kids how to face the things they do not like, we prepare them to be gracious, patient, and experience more out of life. Read More
3 Survival Tips for Preschool Parents
If you’ve got one under five, you’re stretched. If you’ve got two under five, you’re beyond capacity. If you’ve got more than two under five, well, living in the South,… Read More
Preschoolers Go All In
When our now 3-year-old was 12 months, I placed him in the kitchen sink with plastic cups and a thin stream of running water. Then I watched in awe and… Read More
Celebrating Christmas With Your Baby
What you do every week matters. And what you do every week matters more when it happens over time. But there are some moments that only come around seasonally, annually,… Read More
School Life | Widen The Circle
4 Ways to Connect With Your Kid’s Teacher
Do you remember your first grade teacher? I loved mine. I remember how Ms. Parker erased the board from left to right every day and then wrote the new date… Read More
Birth - 5 years | Celebrations | Create A Rhythm
The Wonder of Christmas – Setting the Stage for Preschoolers
“I want the other one!” my two-year declared as I took his usual favorite, Little Blue Truck, off the bookshelf. “I want the one in the attic!” I knew exactly… Read More
Birth - 5 years | Imagine The End | Social Life
How to Coach Friendship in the Preschool Years
Making friends and keeping them are important life skills. Just like learning to walk, talk, self-feed, and potty-train, there are steps that babies, toddlers, and preschoolers will master as they… Read More
When Asking For Help Is Not Enough
If you’re anything like me, you find yourself in this situation often: eyes closed, fists clenched, blood pressure rising, and the only words you can grumble are . . .… Read More
Birth - 5 years | Family Life | Phase
The One Thing That Matters Most in the Preschool Phase
While caring for your preschooler, on days when your constant to-do list feels endless, you can’t help but wonder, am I doing anything that really matters? Read More