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Developmental Pool Games for Young Children

A pool is one of the few places where a toddler can move against real resistance, work on balance, and feel proud of themselves all in the same 30 min...

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How Outdoor Play Supports Physical Development

A lot of what passes for "physical activity" indoors is, biomechanically, the wrong shape — flat ground, soft surfaces, predictable angles. The body t...

6 min read

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Age-Based Fine Motor Development Games

Fine motor skills — the precise coordinated movements of the hands and fingers — develop in a predictable sequence from infancy through early childhoo...

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Balance, Coordination, and Motor Skill Games

Balance and coordination are fundamental motor skills that develop through movement and play. Simple games and activities designed to challenge balanc...

4 min read

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Balance and Coordination Games With Blocks

Blocks are usually used at a table or floor level in sitting play, but they have another life as props for active movement play. Once a child is mobil...

2 min read

Parenting

How to Combine Work and Childcare

US infant care averages around $1,500 per month, with wide regional swings — for many families, more than rent. Wait lists at good centers can run a y...

10 min read

Daycare

Toilet Training and Daycare: How to Coordinate

Toilet training is one of the few developmental milestones where home and daycare have to operate as a single team. If your daycare puts your child on...

7 min read

Daycare

How to Ensure Consistency Across Multiple Caregivers

A child whose week is split between mum, dad, the childminder, and Grandpa is not confused by mum reading three books at bedtime and Grandpa reading o...

8 min read