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https://kidsgardening.org/lessons-to-grow-by-pollinators/ As the new school year begins, let us connect children to the wonders of earth. Join me in broadening and strengthening their understanding of nature with these fun activities. Subscriptions are free, and the effects are priceless.

Introducing Lessons to Grow By! Lessons to Grow By is a FREE four-month program of weekly garden-themed lessons and activities for caregivers teaching at home, or for educators instructing via distance learning. These fun, engaging adventures will be grouped around a monthly theme, featuring three hands-on activities for kids each week with supplemental suggested reading, videos, andContinue reading “Teach children the importance of our environment. We are all connected.”

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            As all things American, the use of Intelligent Quotient (IQ) testing during the early part of the 20th century was used to categorize individuals based on their intelligence, or more specifically, on the scores revealed by such testing.  In the advent, IQ scores were used in the military for the purpose of identifying individualsContinue reading “Measuring Intelligence”

Stress is one of those double edged swords. It is a great evolutionary response that triggers the fight or flight mechanism in the brain. It keeps us in tune for dangers in unfamiliar settings and situations. It exaggerates happy emotions of surprise, and of the nervous anticipation of things to come. Unfortunately, stress in largeContinue reading “Take Time to Create a Stress-free Space”

There is no need for me to lecture anyone or bring up statistics about the effects of malnutrition.  It is a sad, painful and pervasive reality for too many families right here in the land of riches and opportunities. Many organizations and generous contributors do what they can to provide food and monetary donations toContinue reading “Nutrition”

My pregnancy experiences were well within the context of western laboring practices of birthing in a medical setting, with competent teams to render aid and monitor wellness.  Though my idea was to have vaginal birth, my first child was birthed through emergency C-section, due to the length of dry labor and its impact on theContinue reading “Birthing”

My previous educational accomplishment lent to the understanding of early childhood in terms of the stages and critical points at which physical and emotional development occurs and of pervasive issues that compromise wellness.  Keeping my focus in the heart, I address family as the central point from which children evolve and grow.  The ideals andContinue reading “Inspiration Motivation”

“Early Childhood” is more than just a developmental stage or part of a job title. It is a leap of faith: that we are making a difference in the lives of young children when many of the results of our hard work may not become apparent until long after we may be forgotten. “Early Childhood,”Continue reading “Zen and the Art of Early Childhood Education”