Most parents have suddenly found themselves in the unlikely and unexpected position of having to improvise homeschooling for their children. With schools closed and kids and parents alike ordered to stay at home, moms and dads alike have often become the primary educators even though they have no formal training, no experience, and pretty much …
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Keeping Kids Engaged During Social Distancing
As government officials and medical professionals work to get the COVID-19 crisis under control, parents across the country — and even the world — are struggling to deal with the question of what to do with their children who are stuck at home. In Florida and other places, schools are temporarily closed until April 15. …
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Talking to Kids about COVID-19
Young children may not understand what is happening in the world right now but they probably are aware that something unusual is going on. Even the smallest children can sense when their parents are upset, worried, or anxious. For one thing, they know that life is not going on like normal. They aren’t in preschool …
Dealing with Separation Anxiety
Children and their parents alike can sometimes suffer from separation anxiety when it’s time for kids to go to daycare or preschool. Yet every child and parent sooner or later has to begin the next chapter in their lives together. Young children and parents have one of the strongest and unique bonds in human interaction. …
Early Socialization Skills Important
Children learn at a very early age how to interact with other people. And the skills they learn when they are just 3- or 4-years old are what they will use throughout their education, in their chosen careers, and even in their family life. That is why it is so important for young children to …
What Is Florida’s Free VPK Program?
New parents may not realize that if they reside in the state of Florida when their child reaches the age of 4 or 5 he or she is entitled to enrollment in a prekindergarten program paid entirely by the state. Florida’s Voluntary Free Prekindergarten program, or VPK program, is an innovative effort by the state …
New Year, New Decade, New Opportunity
New Year’s Eve offers an opportunity to look back to the past and to hope for the future. Especially this year, when we are not only welcoming in a new year but also a new decade, the celebration will likely be exceptionally memorable. Most people commemorate the New Year by making resolutions to make changes …
Don’t Squander Your Child’s Free Pre-Kindergarten Benefit
All children residing in Florida can participate in the pre-kindergarten early education program of their choice at no cost to their family thanks to an entitlement program offered by the state. Yet many parents choose not to take advantage of this paid voluntary pre-kindergarten (VPK) benefit either because they didn’t know about it, they don’t …
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Keeping Kids Engaged During the Holiday Break
Children attending STEM-based education programs like those offered at The Amazing Explorers Academy are accustomed to a certain level of intellectual stimulation. When they are in the classroom, their minds are continually challenged with new ideas, bold concepts, and social interaction with other children. But all that can stop during the holiday break. Rather than …
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The New Three R’s of Early Childhood Education
There’s an old joke that early education teaches children about the three R’s: Reading, Writing, and ‘Rithmatic. It’s funny because only one of those words actually begins with the letter “R”. But all jokes aside, today’s children face different challenges than existed when that old joke was first told. In an increasingly technological world and …
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