By Dr. Heather Wittenberg Will your child be one of the youngest in her Kindergarten class this fall? Or will he be one of the oldest? FULL STORY »
Helping Your Shy Kiddo Become a Happy Kindergartener
By Dr. Heather Wittenberg I couldn’t help noticing Mattie and Sophie, adorable 4-year-old twin girls at our preschool. Obviously fraternal, Mattie had stick-straight hair bejeweled with sparkly clips (and the occasional tiara). FULL STORY »
Parenting Dilemmas: How To Decide When You Can’t Decide
By Dr. Heather Wittenberg In parenting, many decisions are easy: Don’t run into the street. Take turns with your friends. FULL STORY »
House Helpers: Big Jobs for Little Kids
By Dr. Heather Wittenberg Today, it took me 25 minutes – instead of the usual 5 – to empty the dishwasher. Why? Because my 2-year-old daughter was “helping” me. FULL STORY »
Dining Out With Kids: Indigestion Not Required
By Dr. Heather Wittenberg My husband and I used to forbid the words “restaurant” and “children” from being used in the same sentence. FULL STORY »
Your Work/Life Questions, Answered
By Hollee Schwartz Temple We asked for your burning work/life balance questions, and you delivered. Thank goodness! We need a public conversation on work/life issues, especially because so many parents consider the work/life juggle to be one of life’s most pressing concerns. FULL STORY »
Learning Care Group and Sprout® Celebrate Children’s Kindness at Schools Nationwide
NOVI, Mich., Jan. 12, 2012 – Thousands of families are gathering this week to recognize their children’s good deeds and demonstrations of empathy during Celebration of Kindness events at nearly 1,000 Childtime, The Children’s Courtyard, La Petite Academy and Tutor Time schools nationwide. FULL STORY »
Battling Our Perfectionism Bullies
By Hollee Schwartz Temple “So aren’t you really saying that we should settle for mediocre?” asked a young woman at a recent talk I gave about my new book, Good Enough Is the New Perfect. FULL STORY »
3 Steps to Ensure Work/Life Balance in 2012
By Hollee Schwartz Temple Now that my boys are in the activity-filled elementary years, I’m flipping the calendar way too fast, often wondering how it can be Friday yet again! FULL STORY »
Holiday Giving: The Super Sharing Season
By Dr. Heather Wittenberg Any parent of a preschooler knows the subject of sharing warrants an entire how-to manual. So although our four-part series on sharing is all wrapped up today, just in time for the holidays, we hope you’ll refer back to it – and print and upload our adorable sharing activities – throughout FULL STORY »
