8 Reasons Why It’s Important for Children to Help in the Garden
Encouraging your child to help you in the garden doesn’t only get them outside; it also extends their attention span, teaches them delayed gratification, and more.
Presidents Day for Kids
As far as holidays go, Presidents Day isn’t one that springs to mind as a “kids holiday,” especially right after a candy-filled Valentine’s Day. However, it’s an important holiday in our history, and with a little creativity, it can be...
Strengthening Pre-Writing Skills at Home
Many of our parents ask what they can do at home to help their children excel at school, and our answer is almost always to READ! Reading is so, so important for students. Reading with your child not only helps to develop their language skills, but it also helps...
4 Things You Might Have Missed During Your Kids Village Tour
At Kids Village, we invite prospective families to come to our school for a tour at any time (you don’t even have to give us notice if you come during school hours). We think it’s important for parents and children to see classrooms and workshops in action...
12 Ideas for Keeping Children Occupied on Thanksgiving
We don’t know about you, but Thanksgiving can be…well…a little chaotic at our houses, especially with so many little ones in the mix. while it can be tempting to turn on a movie marathon and settle the kids onto beanbag chairs with a little Chex mix...
Helping Your Child Transition Into Preschool
Transitioning into preschool can be scary for the parent, but it can be especially cumbersome for young children. They haven’t been exposed to many new things before, and you, as their parent, have been such a consistent presence in their life that it may be difficult...
How to Teach Kids to Share
Any time there is more than one child in the room, there’s likely to be some tension over some knick-knack or other. Kids under the age of 5 are just starting to develop their sense of self. They’re starting to explore and experiment with what that means for them and...
4 Ways to Enhance Your Child’s Ability to Focus
Being able to focus helps increase productivity, reduce stress, and helps you produce a better quality of work. When you are able to pay attention to just the task at hand, you’re able to dedicate your whole self to whatever it is you’re doing. Cultivating mindfulness...