by Meghan | Oct 23, 2013 | Articles
We have all heard the term, “pack leader.” To some of us this term brings up thoughts of wild dogs or wolves, and to others it reminds us of a very popular television personality, Cesar Millan, also known as “the Dog Whisperer.” According to Millan, “a pack leader is...
by Meghan | Jul 2, 2013 | Articles
As a child, play was always a part of my day. Whether I played with my friends at school, in the fields surrounding my house, or in my room with my sister, play was an integral component of my life. Play for me involved blocks, dolls, cars, sticks, rocks, bugs, and...
by Meghan | Apr 23, 2012 | Articles
(CBS News) Kindergarten "redshirting" is on the rise. That's the practice of parents holding their children back from kindergarten so they can start school at age 6 - older, bigger, and more mature than their 5-year-old peers. Some research shows that redshirting will...
by Meghan | Mar 13, 2012 | Articles
Those of you who have children know that there are days, weeks and months, where your children just won’t eat how you would like them to. No matter how hard you try to make that sprig of broccoli tempt them, somehow it just never does. That is where we were about 6...
by Meghan | Feb 2, 2012 | Articles
Most of us know by now that today’s Kindergarten is not the Kindergarten of our past. Its focus is no longer play and make-believe, but about making strides toward literacy and academic preparedness for the many years of education ahead. Those of you who have had a...