teachable moment

Creating and Using Teachable Moments to Practice Social Skills

Creating and Using Teachable Moments to Practice Social Skills

I love using group settings with kids to work on social skills because it can be a microcosm of the playground, recess, or other social situations. In the podcast, you’ll hear how I like to structure groups to be effective, and that I love messy groups!

The Importance of Play and Teachable Moments

The Importance of Play and Teachable Moments

On today’s episode, my focus is all about play…

  • books I love

  • quotes I love

  • the social stages of play by Parten

4 Reasons to Cook with Your Kids

4 Reasons to Cook with Your Kids

When my son was little, he loved making granola bars. I have vivid memories of adding ingredients to the bowl, and allowing him to stir. The ingredients would fly EVERYWHERE, on the table, on the chairs and the floor. Even though it would always be super messy, I wanted to make sure that I cooked with them.

Guidelines for Imperfect Parenting

Guidelines for Imperfect Parenting

I’m so happy to have Nicole Schwartz from Imperfect Families guest posting today. Parenting is an exhausting, tiring job. Sometimes we get trapped into thinking that we need to be perfect parents all the time. The truth is, we all have good moments and bad moments. Nicole has some great guidelines for us to help reset when things don’t go as imagined and be awesome, imperfect parents!

Four Reasons to Have a Family Game Night

Four Reasons to Have a Family Game Night

I’m a big proponent of having a family game night. I’ve even written two posts about great games for families - one focused on elementary school and one focused on preschool. But you might be wondering how game night can benefit your kids. It’s a great weekly habit that can promote a lot of positive behavioral growth.  Here are four reasons to fit it into your weekly schedule.

 

 

                                        

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