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Tools that Make it Easier to Go Outside with Children

Spending time outside is great for kids’ health. Whether it’s their  immune system, eyesight, muscles, heart, or lungs, being outdoors improves almost every aspect of their bodies. It’s important for mental health too. Sometimes, we need to make an extra effort to get out the door or to make the outdoors more satisfying. If that’s…

3 Ways to Promote Early Literacy, Even Without Books

Reading to babies is wonderful and important. When we think about ideas for promoting early literacy, a lot of the discussion revolves around books. And, my goodness. Books are wonderful. I do not want to discount them at all.  But what if a family doesn’t have books? Or doesn’t speak the language in which the…