Making sure children get the right amount of the right foods is important. Did you know nutrition affects behavior, sleeping patterns, growth, and even brain development? A healthy diet helps children to learn: Make half of what is on your child’s plate fruits and vegetables Choose healthy sources of...
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Do you struggle with a child who has yet to learn appreciation or be grateful? Young children are very egocentric; they still believe the world revolves around them, so they do not understand the concept of gratitude. By learning gratitude, children become sensitive to feelings of others, develop empathy...
Research shows that parents, caregivers, and family members can start fostering a love of reading as early as birth. This happens by reading to your child and modeling reading. Surround you child in a book rich environment from the start and it will carrying with them through life. ...
Time out, it used to be a pretty popular form of discipline, but we are hearing less and less about time outs. Why is this? Does time out work? The short answer? Yes. and No. Let me explain. What is Time Out Time out is supposed to be a...
Kindergarten is right around the corner for many of our students. One thing parents ask a lot is what exactly does their child need to know before stepping foot into that kindergarten classroom. Here at Raising Arizona Preschool we do our best to prepare your child for Kindergarten. This...
Fear is a feeling of dread or anxiety. Preschool age children have many common fears. For a preschooler fear is a real feeling of something that they think is going to happen, or something that they are unsure of. Fear can be seen in many forms at the...
As the weather warms up more and more of your child’s time will be spent outside being active! This means they will need more hydration, and will be asking more often for something to drink. The healthiest drink choice for children is water. Juice is full of sugar,...
Responsive parenting is becoming more and more popular. And for good reason! Studies have shown responsive parenting has a long lasting affect on children. What is Responsive Parenting? Responsive parenting is the way a parent responds to and interacts with their child. A parent’s reaction is vital and contains...
Children are sponges. We all know that. They watch us. And by watching us, they learn how to interact with others, what’s good, what’s bad, how to act, and much more. There is another thing our children soak up though that goes much deeper than just watching us. It’s...
Parents, we are ALL busy. With work, school, errands, housework and parenting we are lucky to have time to eat dinner right? Most of us ditch the time to play in favor of the to do list. They don’t need us to play with them right? Wrong! Taking the...