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Bright flowers, butterflies, and more bugs than we can handle. Ah, yes. Winter is finally gone, and sunny days are here again! This means it’s time to put away those cold weather activities and salute the changing season with some fun spring activities. Here are a few ideas to get you started: Continue reading →
Category Archives: Perspectives
Tips to Manage Finicky Eaters
Kids spend a lot of time in the childcare setting, so naturally, they eat most of their daily meals there. For this reason, it’s important for childcare professionals to provide kids with healthy meals to help meet their nutritional needs. Unfortunately, kids are finicky eaters, so it can be hard to provide nutritious meals they will actually eat. Here are some tips that can help: Continue reading →
Should There Be Dress Codes for Preschoolers?
Three-year-old Cara is chasing her friend on the playground. She trips over something and tumbles to the ground. What’s the big deal? Kids fall down all the time. Aside from a few scrapes, they’re usually fine. Well, on this particular day, Cara was wearing flip flops. When she fell, she broke her toe. Yikes! If the provider had a dress code that prohibited open-toed shoes, Cara’s toe would still be intact.
Some people may think enforcing a dress code for kids in a childcare setting is ridiculous, but seasoned childcare professionals know that kids who wear practical clothes to childcare are much better off. Continue reading →
Four Simple Ways to Prevent Back Pain at Work
Caring for young children is one of the most important jobs in the world. However, the importance of this occupation can be quickly overshadowed when you’re constantly in pain. All of the standing, stooping, bending, pulling, twisting, and lugging you do in a day can really do a number on your spine and back. Here are some things you can do to prevent debilitating back pain from happening to you: Continue reading →
Supporting Creativity in Infants and Toddlers
Kids are fearless and they are born with an innate sense of curiosity, so they all have it in them to be creative. However, if their creative spirit in not encouraged and nurtured, it will never see the light of day.
Creativity is not just about being able to perform miracles with a paintbrush; there are a lot of elements to it. Creativity is a trait that allows youngsters to look at things in a new light. Creativity gives them the ability to create something that’s truly original and also helps them come up with distinctive solutions to problems. Here are some ways you can help get infants and toddlers on the path to lifelong creativity: Continue reading →
How to Plan a Christmas Dinner for Staff
Quality employees are the backbone of any childcare business. Without them, your facility would crumble; so naturally, you want to take every opportunity to thank your workers for their dedication, and hard work. Why not show your staff what they truly mean to you by throwing a Christmas dinner in their honor. Here’s how to do it: Continue reading →
Celebrating the Diversity of December
Fat men sporting red suits, wreaths, silver bells with bows, elaborately decorated trees, and aisles of pricey toys just waiting to be plucked off the shelves – the reminders of Christmas are everywhere. It’s no wonder kids who don’t even celebrate this holiday can still tell you what it’s all about.
There’s no doubt, Christmas is a magical time for families across the globe. However, this is not the only important celebration that happens in December – Hanukkah and Kwanzaa also go on during this time of the year. Continue reading →
Fostering Language Development in Infants
By the time infants are nine months old, most of them will understand simple words. By the time they get 12 months old, they will have learned all of the sounds they need for language. Since infants can start attending childcare programs when they’re as young as four weeks old, it’s important for you to do everything you can to foster language development in the classroom. Here are some ways to accomplish this: Continue reading →
Simple Tips to Curb Childhood Obesity
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that approximately 17 percent of children ages 2 to 19 are overweight. Needless to say, you don’t have to look very far to find a child who is obese. Obesity increases the risk of hypertension, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and breathing difficulties.
Weight problems during childhood can also lead to lifelong struggles with depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and ridicule. The worst part about obesity is that it can shorten a child’s life expectancy by years. Here’s how you can do your part to combat this condition in childcare. Continue reading →
Achoo! Is it an Allergy or Cold?
As an early childhood professional, you’ve probably seen enough illnesses to last several lifetimes. So when a youngster comes to childcare coughing, sneezing, and sniffling, you know it could mean one of two things – either he has a cold, or he’s suffering from some sort of allergy. Allergies and colds produce some of the same symptoms, so it’s often difficult to determine which is which. Continue reading →
