Picture this: It’s the week before Christmas. The tree is twinkling, the kids are buzzing with excitement, and you’ve just wrapped up a family movie night that ran well past bedtime. Your preschooler, now overtired but wired, is racing around the living room in a...
Social Emotional Development
The Future of Child Fitness: AI in Early Childhood Education and the Role of Robots
Why AI is the New Frontier in Early Childhood Education Imagine a world where an affordable robot buddy helps preschoolers stay active and healthy. With physical activity in 3–5-year-olds on the decline, researchers are getting creative—and AI-powered robots...
How Early Childhood Educators Can Support Pre-Schoolers to Develop Physical Literacy (with the Help of Animal Fun)
Discover how early childhood educators can support preschoolers in developing physical literacy through fun, engaging activities. By incorporating movement into everyday routines, you can help children build confidence, coordination, and a lifelong love of being active, all while fostering their overall physical, social, and emotional development.
Risky Play In The Early Years: Opportunities and Obstacles
Engaging in risky play provides children with immense learning opportunities: Improve gross motor skills. Use motor planning and sequencing skills to execute complex movements. Think about consequences as part of risk assessment. Improves visuospatial skills. Often...
Let’s Talk About Feelings
To be human is to experience emotions. Sometimes these emotions are positive such as feeling happy, excited, elated or joyous and sometimes the emotions are negative such as feeling sad, lonely or jealous. For most of us, we experience a whole spectrum of emotions...