Documents & Links

Helpful Parenting Links

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"10 Surprising Brain Builders For Preschoolers"

Today's Parent, October 2015

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"4 Things Worse than Not Learning to Read in Kindergarten"

Huffington Post, May 2016

 

"Science Proves Reading to Kids Really Does Change Their Brains"

Huffington Post, August 2015

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"Let the Kids Learn Through Play" 
The New York Times, May 2015

 

"Why Free Play Is the Best Summer School" 
The Atlantic, June 2014

 

"Teaching Social Skills to Improve Grades and Lives" 
The New York Times, July 2015

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"How Early Academic Training Retards Intellectual Development"

Psychology Today, June 2015

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"The Importance of Rhyme In Early Literacy Development"

theimaginationtree.com, March 2016

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"The New Preschool Is Crushing Kids"

The Atlantic, January 2016

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http://www.nature-play.co.uk/blog/the-adult-role-in-child-led-play-how-to-become-a-learning-ally

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http://blog.tinkergarten.com/blog/2017/2/2/let-em-spin-theyre-learning

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https://wakeup-world.com/2015/03/08/dirt-is-not-dirty-how-playing-in-the-dirt-benefits-the-immune-system/

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http://www.janetlansbury.com/2010/11/4-reasons-to-ditch-academic-preschools/

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https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201506/how-early-academic-training-retards-intellectual-development

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http://www.puffinschool.org/index.php/articles/item/brain-development-in-the-pre-k-and-k-years.html

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2016/07/21/instead-of-denying-our-own-sadness-to-our-kids-we-should-teach-them-how-to-cope-heres-how/?utm_term=.36107855e65f

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https://www.gottman.com/blog/becoming-an-emotion-coach/

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https://www.creativechild.com/articles/view/connection-based-discipline

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http://m.motherjones.com/politics/2015/05/schools-behavior-discipline-collaborative-proactive-solutions-ross-greene

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http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-25188/forget-time-outs-heres-how-to-discipline-your-kid-with-positive-parenting.html

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http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/face/pdf/research-compendium/early-literacy.pdf

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http://www.creativechild.com/articles/view/becoming-light-reflectors