DIY Sensory Play: Smash Balls
Sensory play is an important part in a child’s development. By helping your child engage in sensory play, you’re helping them develop and refine their cognitive, social and emotional, physical,...
View Article10 Busy Bag Ideas for Preschoolers
Looking to catch a minute to yourself? With little ones in the home, doing anything by yourself is a daily challenge. Forget cleaning the bathrooms, let alone using the bathroom, vacuuming, or cooking...
View ArticleWin It: Little Partners Tri-Side Easel
Inspire the little artist within your child! Creative activities are the building blocks of child development and help build a child’s self-esteem by allowing them to put their feelings onto paper,...
View ArticleChoosing the Right Preschool for Your Child AND You
It’s a time in a parent’s life that they look forward to and dread all at the same time – sending your child to school for the first time. Choosing the right preschool can sometimes feel like choosing...
View ArticleSummer Lessons for Your Preschooler
Another school year has come and gone, and it’s summer time already. When you made that last preschool run you may have been thanking your lucky stars that you don’t have to rush everyone out the door...
View Article8 Skills to Practice with Your “Almost” Kindergartener
Every year millions of parents around the country gear up to send their little ones off to kindergarten. Before you know it preschool graduation is over and everyone is talking about what school their...
View ArticleTalking to Your Kids about Tragedy
Parents strive to shield their children from painful situations. We want their childhoods filled with laughter, joy, and a sense of being carefree because we all know that one day the inevitable will...
View ArticleBack To School Preschool & Kindergarten Essentials 2016
The early school years are such a precious time. Your young child is just getting the hang of what school is like and his brain is a sponge, soaking up all that there is to learn. The curiosity of...
View Article20 Books to Inspire Preschool Girls
Girls. They are everything from sweet to sassy, pure princess to rugged explorer. Preschool girls are the first to throw on a beautiful, pink fluffy party dress, only to head outside and jump in a...
View ArticleWin It: Deluxe Learning Kit from Teach My
Our kids are heading back to school. For some of us, we’re sending our kids off to their very first year of kindergarten. While exciting, it’s also a bit nerve-wracking: Is she ready? Will he make...
View ArticleLet Them Fight: Teaching Siblings to Work It Out
Parents have a rough job. Not only do they have to keep their kids healthy, fed, clothed, and sheltered they also have to teach them to be good people. If you have more than one child you know that...
View ArticleEnding the After School Grumpies
If you have a school aged child, you know what we are talking about. You are eager to hear all about your child’s day as you pick them up from school or as they get off the bus. Your smiling face,...
View ArticleIn-Home Preschool Fall Activities
And just like that summer is over and parents everywhere are gearing up for fall. For many families this means getting the kids out of the summer slump and back into the school routine. Even for...
View ArticleDaily Mom’s Toys LIVE Holiday Extravaganza
“What am I going to get the kids this year??” If that’s not the most forefront question on everyone’s mind, we don’t know what is! After all, if you aren’t thinking about your own little prince and...
View ArticleGifts for Preschoolers Holiday 2016 #DmHoliday16
There are so many toys on the market for preschoolers today, and we’re bombarded with even more via commercials, flyers, and ads around the holidays. Here at Daily Mom, we know it can be overwhelming...
View ArticleGifts That Encourage Learning Holiday 2016 #DMHoliday16
When shopping for the perfect gifts, it’s a double win when you select items that are fun AND encourage learning. Just like sneaking extra vegetables into dinner, gifts that have a learning element...
View ArticleBuilding Character In A Selfie World
We all want to raise our children to be good people with strong character, and in a recent national parent survey, an overwhelming majority believe that in today’s social media-focused world, nurturing...
View ArticleShould You Redshirt your Kindergartener?
If you have a child with a late summer or early autumn birthday, the thought to hold your child back from kindergarten for one extra year may have crossed your mind. There are quite a few factors that...
View ArticleWhy I Didn’t Redshirt My Child
Academically redshirting your child is a topic often discussed by parents as their children get ready to enter kindergarten. In short, redshirting your child for kindergarten means to hold them back...
View ArticleWAHM: 5 Tips to Surviving Back to School Stress
Raising children is a full time job. Raising children on top of holding down a part-time job (or jobs!) from home means life is often chaotic, stressful, extremely fast-paced, but all around rewarding....
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