Tips to Encourage Children to Eat More Fruits and Veggies
Both children and adults alike should be eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily. However, that can [...]
Supporting Mental Health for Infants and Toddlers
Child care providers spend a lot of time with young children, and these relationships early in a child’s life are [...]
Supporting Children’s Resiliency
External life factors can place a lot of stress on children, with the potential to children’s psychological health. These impacts [...]
Food for Mental Health
When the topic of healthy eating is brought up these days, most people associate it with its impact on physical [...]
Incorporating Active Play
Physical activity for children is becoming more heavily emphasized today, primarily for health reasons. In an effort to offset alarming [...]
Mindfulness in Early Childhood
Often used as a therapeutic technique, mindfulness is a state of being fully aware of the moment and conscious of [...]
The Importance of Process Art
Making art with children is a fun and rewarding experience for both the child and the adult. Creating and sharing [...]
Magical Mud Kitchens
It’s summer in Wisconsin, making it a great time to introduce children to a new type of playground: a mud [...]
Healthy Eating Habits
Healthy eating can be a challenge, especially given the kind of year we just had. We quickly saw it become [...]
Calming Areas for Young Children
Sometimes, children can have emotions that are just too powerful and big for them to express. Developmentally they may not [...]