Tag Archives: early childhood development

Build a Sense of Belonging in the Early Childhood Classroom

Posted on May 22, 2018 by

By Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed., author of the Learning About Me & You, Learning to Get Along®, and Being the Best Me series. Mr. Rogers was a strong advocate for children. In his much acclaimed and long running television show … Continue reading →

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Social Stories: An Individualized Learning Tool

Posted on January 8, 2018 by

By Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed., author of the Learning to Get Along® series. This post was originally published April 4, 2013. A friend once asked me for advice regarding her two-year-old child. She was concerned about her daughter’s biting and … Continue reading →

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The Seven Senses

Posted on June 1, 2017 by

By Gill Connell and Cheryl McCarthy, coauthors of A Moving Child Is a Learning Child: How the Body Teaches the Brain to Think (Birth to Age 7). This post was originally published on the Moving Smart Blog. Seven? Yes, seven. … Continue reading →

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Teaching Kids to Use Positive Self-Talk

Posted on August 25, 2016 by

By Allison Wedell Schumacher Believe it or not, one of my proudest parenting moments happened in the middle of the night when I was lying in bed. My daughter, who was about four years old at the time, had gotten … Continue reading →

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Learning on the Move: 10 “Motorvators” to Get Kids Moving—Indoors and Out

Posted on August 1, 2016 by

by Gill Connell, coauthor of Move, Play, and Learn with Smart Steps. This post was originally published December 6, 2012. Young kids don’t burn off energy—they learn off energy. But it’s not because I say so. It’s because nature makes it … Continue reading →

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