Recently my niece and I had a fun afternoon making our own match game. I was gifted a set of blank matching cards and my girl and I divvied them up so we each had an even number. You don’t need a fancy store bought set though. Instead, you
Month: May 2018
Hand-eye Coordination
Children as young as a couple months old show beginning signs of purposeful hand-eye coordination. Hand-eye coordination is the combined control of eye and hand movements—seeing something and reaching for it. It’s using visual input to guide the hand. Without hand-eye coordination we wouldn’t
Children And Civility
I teach a stress management workshop to teenagers as part of my job as Child & Teen Services Manager with Parent Trust. Each year I go into the health classes at a variety of high schools and spend 90 minutes with mostly 9th graders. Every once in a while, someone will visit my class.
Children And Lying
What should you do when children lie? First, recognize that when a child lies it is a sign of cognitive development! No one is born with the ability to lie. Being able to lie is a step in developing higher thinking abilities! The ability to lie develops around the age of three.