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Activities for Every Day of Week of the Young Child®
By Lydia Bowers, author of We Listen to Our Bodies and Shawn Forster, vice president of Peaceful Schools and artistic director of Peaceful Schools Productions Started in 1971 by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), Week … Continue reading
Counselor’s Corner: 3 FUN Ways to Educate About Eating Right for National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month. The purpose of National Nutrition Month is to spread awareness about making educated food decisions and creating healthy eating and physical activity habits. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported in 2010 that 35.7 percent … Continue reading