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Always love your kids and never give up on them.
Everyone guides the children in their life with their own flavor. We have tips and tricks to help every parent, grandparent, and caregiver enrich children's lives and empower their development. Click the button below and choose your parenting style to learn more about how you can incorporate teachable moments into everyday life.
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Timely tips for engaging your child in enriching experiences.
10 Greatest Gifts I Gave my Children- Humor and Laughter
The gift of humor (and laughter) in, The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children, by Steven Vannoy is one of my favorite chapters in his book. Vannoy unpacks nicely why humor and laughter are beautiful g...
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10 Greatest Gifts I Gave my Children- Self Esteem
This Gift! If I could wave a magic wand, I would give every child this gift. Here’s what Steven Vannoy shares about self-esteem in his book, “The 10 Greatest Gifts I Gave My Children,” When you have h...
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The 10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children
The 10 Greatest Gifts I Gave My Children
Parenting from the Heart
By Steven Vannoy
Tool 5: Modeling
Remember the first time you heard your words come out of your child’s mouth? Were you so p...
Read MoreTypes of Development
Want to teach your child? Yes! Know where to begin? Not a clue!
Then let's start simply. Children's learning is separated into five areas:
Then let's start simply. Children's learning is separated into five areas:
Emotional
Remember that your child is super sensitive to the emotional environment in your family.
Social
You teach your child how to get along with people through everything you say and do.
Physical
Babies and children learn about the world, and the things around them, by moving.
Spiritual
Spiritual growth is about children growing in their understanding of how they’re
connected with the world around them.
Intellectual
Children are naturally wired to learn. These little sponges learn all the time from everything that happens around them.
Whole Child
The experiences your child has in one area impact her growth in all of the other areas.
