My Child Won’t Listen! 4 Steps to Yes they Will!
Many parents over the years have come to me with the same question. Why is my son or daughter such a tyrant at home and such an angel in school? Why do they listen to whatever Miss Lisa says but give me a shrug and an attitude? Why do children give their teacher their best […]
Sharing Bad or Scary News With Our Children
The news has been very scary of late and sadly, although we try to shield our children from as much of it as possible, there are times when the news comes out faster than we can change the channel. Parents.com recently had a great article about how to talk to your children about some of […]
EASY, HEALTHY LUNCH IDEAS FOR PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN
EASY HEALTHY LUNCH IDEAS – by, Fresh for Kids Busy kids need a healthy school lunch to boost their energy and help them concentrate and learn in the afternoon. With our top lunch box tips and a 5-day lunch box meal plan, you’ll find packing a healthy lunch to nourish your kids a breeze! Ensure […]
Transitioning Into Preschool Without Tears
GOODBYE WITHOUT TEARS If your child is starting preschool and having difficulty with the new routine, follow these strategies for saying goodbye without tears. By Ronnie Koenig The start of preschool is a milestone that’s often anticipated with great excitement and joy, but also with lots of crying, uncertainty, and heel digging — from […]
Are We Raising Nice Kids?
One of the cornerstones of The London Day School is our Kind Kids Curriculum. We teach our students on a daily basis that being kind, caring and sharing are some of the most important things we learn in school. Kind Kids will grow up to be Kind Adults and that is ultimately what we strive […]
Is My Child Ready for Preschool?
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Kindergarten Readers
By Jessica Kelmon , Leslie Crawford If learning to read is like building a skyscraper, then kindergarten is the year to construct the most solid reading foundation possible. As part of that foundation, kindergartners will be working on the five pillars of reading: understanding the relationship between sounds and words (phonetics), reading fluently, understanding what […]
On Time Attendance: Even in the Early Years, It Matters
Today we feature a post from guest bloggers Hedy N. Chang, director of Attendance Counts, and Louise Wiener, president of the Leadership and Learning in Families. One of the biggest myths affecting the education of young children is the mistaken belief that kindergarten or pre-school is just an add-on – that it doesn’t really matter […]
Why Teachers Matter
This week is a very special one for anyone that is a teacher and a parent of a school aged child. This week is officially National Teacher Appreciation Week. We often forget just how important our children’s teacher are. Teachers, especially those that teach our youngest children from Preschool through Kindergarten are often our child’s […]
50 Books Every Parent Should Read to Their Child
By Emily Temple According to a new study, the hallowed practice of bedtime reading is falling by the wayside — and that some quarter of a million children in the UK do not own a single book. This is a terrible shame, as regular bedtime stories have been shown to increase children’s performance in school, and are […]