On Friday afternoon, our family watched the new Pixar movie, Inside Out. I must ask: Did any other parent cry over Bing Bong or shed a tear when witnessing Riley’s first memory? I did. Well, I don’t know about you, but I would love to gain access to my kids’ Emotions’ Headquarters. It would make this parenting thing a whole lot easier if we could more
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Young children (and parents of young children) instantly recognize the “Happy” song by Pharrell Williams. We feel happy and can’t help but “clap along.” We love this version: You clapped along, too, didn’t you? It’s easy for adults to acknowledge the “feeling” of happy in the song. However, young children must learn to identify feelings such as happy, sad, angry, scared, surprised, etc. In
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Singing when you’re happy (and you know it!) builds kids’ social-emotional skills Read More »
Imaginative play in childhood prepares the child to think creatively in later adult settings. Using the imagination helps a child develop the ability to think abstractly, to use language to describe things others cannot see, and to empathize with other … Continue reading →
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