Listening to Littles Helps Them Know Their Voice Matters
Given the primacy of language in children’s development, one of the historically common ideas that we should all immediately scrub from our thoughts is that children should be seen, but not heard.
Kids Who Read Will Write
Young children who are read to regularly, who receive sweet birthday cards and other notes in the mail, or who observe their parents as they receive important written communications, easily come to understand that print, along with art and other modes of self-expression, provide the potential for reaching out to “touch” others.
Parents Can Help Kids Joyfully Get Good at Reading
Three things that can interfere with children’s calm and relaxed learning are: distracted parents, chronic lack of sleep, and over-scheduled lives.