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Aug 23 2016

How to Stimulate Your Infant’s Play

How to Stimulate Your Infant’s Play

brothers-179375As a grandma of infant twin baby girls, I spend hours caring and observing their various playful antics and needs in stimulating play activities. During the first six months, infants focus their days on eating, sleeping, and exploring their world with lots of loving cuddles. As your baby becomes more mobile by rolling, crawling, pulling up, and starting to walk, you can set up stimulating play areas to encourage exploration and redirect your baby from forbidden and dangerous explorations (i.e. extension cords, outlets, and small furniture that can topple on baby). These stimulating play areas can contribute to your baby’s cognitive, social-emotional, and large muscle growth. Babies love to move around and experience their environment. They love to play [Read more…]

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Written by Mary Ann Burke, Digital Education Expert · Categorized: Academic Support and Play Activities, Early Childhood Parenting, Infants | Preschoolers Health · Tagged: stimulating play for infants

Aug 16 2016

Parenting Strategies on a No Good, Very Bad Day

Parenting Strategies on a No Good, Very Bad Day

child-817369_960_720When my children were small, I used to read them Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. I especially read the book to my daughters when they had a particularly difficult day.  We would laugh at the various challenges Alexander would encounter throughout his very difficult day until bedtime when all was well when he drifted into dream land. [Read more…]

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Written by Mary Ann Burke, Digital Education Expert · Categorized: Early Childhood Parenting, Infants | Preschoolers Health, Social-Emotional Health · Tagged: Parenting Strategies on Bad Days

Jul 26 2016

Part 2: Managing Technology in the Summer

Part 2: Managing Technology in the Summer

alphabeth-699423__340Your children’s use of technology can support their internet browsing, staying connected through social media, and checking in with you with a cell phone. The wrong kind of use can get in the way of your children’s education and make them more self-centered. Children ages 12 to 18 spend nearly two hours a day texting alone, 8 to 10 year old children average almost 8 hours a day using technology, while those ages 11 to 18 spend more than 11 hours per day (see Is Technology Harmful to my Kids? What Parents Need to Know By Joshua Straub, Ph.D.). [Read more…]

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Written by Karen Salzer, Special Education · Categorized: Academic Support and Play Activities, Social-Emotional Health · Tagged: technology use

Jul 19 2016

Managing Technology Over the Summer: Part One

Managing Technology Over the Summer: Part One

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Technology, including television, cell phones, the internet and social media, has become a mainstream part of everyday life for most parents and children. Today, I am focusing on technology for special education students because it can both benefit and interfere with education. Next week I will address some strategies to manage technology during the summer. For many children, summer represents a break from the structure and educational component of the school year. Yet, the reality is that many parents work during the summer and need to provide care for their children. It is important to manage your child’s access to technology because it is easy to rely on it as a tool to keep kids distracted. [Read more…]

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Written by Karen Salzer, Special Education · Categorized: Academic Support and Play Activities, Secondary School Parenting · Tagged: Managing Technology

Jul 12 2016

Decision-Making: Combating Analysis-Paralysis

img_0487Decision-Making: Combating Analysis-Paralysis

I am delighted to participate in my second entry in the Genparenting blog and share my experiences with my fellow sister bloggers. I look forward to creating a dialogue with our readers to unravel some of the mysteries and bear witness to the miracles of being a grandparent and parent. [Read more…]

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Written by Karen Salzer, Special Education · Categorized: Elementary School Parenting, Secondary School Parenting, Social-Emotional Health · Tagged: Parent Decisions

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