The perfect winter activity for all TLC families! A simple must-do- family project with great benefits in all areas of development. For easy instructions from the blog The Educators' Spin On It, click HERE....
It is that time of the semester when the weekly topic focuses on Parents Taking Care of Themselves. How appropriate to introduce the topic of parent irritability with this persistent winter weather forcing many of us to be isolated in our homes with little social...
Once again TLC is preaching to the choir-- we are quite certain there isn’t a parent in our community who would dispute the many benefits of music experience on early children’s learning. We are not so certain, however, parents truly grasp the powerful role music...
Our Take Home Idea is an obvious one— creative activities and crafts you can do at home with all your recyclables! Take a look at one of TLC’s favorite blogs for parents-- Hands On As We Grow for some extremely creative ideas....
Our weekly Parent Topic, 13 Safety Rules for Every Family, certainly seems less appealing than discussing how to raise earth-friendly children. We are not talking about electric safety plugs or safety cords on your blinds. Rather, we are addressing the suggested family rules such as...
This week in our TLC classes we will review what we already know about Nature/Sustainability and focus more closely on the topic. One could easily ask, “Isn’t this subject matter a bit sophisticated for infants and toddlers? Isn’t a conversation about it slightly premature?” We at...
By this time in the semester, we sure hope we are just “preaching to the choir” when we stress the benefits of sensory play. Although children respond differently to sensory experiences, these experiences can be therapeutic, improve motor skills, raise awareness of how the world works,...
Is our TLC Weekly Parenting Topic- Helping Support your Child’s Self Esteem- a developmentally appropriate topic for parents of infants, babies and toddlers? Couldn’t we wait to learn and discuss self-esteem when our children begin school? Simply, no! Similar to the majority of our parenting topics...
The majority of parents have little to no hesitancy reaching out for professional support around typical parenting challenges focused on their children such as sleep and feeding struggles, positive discipline or toilet training. Why then are we so reticent to take care of ourselves and our co-parent...
Perhaps you are picking up on a theme at The Loved Child? We are really focused on supporting healthy relationships- those between parents, children, and in this case, siblings. TLC is hosting an important workshop for families expecting a second (or more!) child, and/or families already...
