by Mikelle Despain | Nov 14, 2023 | Children and Learning |
Well-intentioned parents everywhere often set out to make a family chore schedule only to have it peter out over a week or two. Let’s face it. As parents, our plates are already so full; it can be challenging to add the extra task of supervising our children’s chores...
by Mikelle Despain | Oct 28, 2023 | Children and Learning |
Routines play a crucial role in children’s development and wellbeing. They provide a sense of stability, predictability, and security in a child’s life, which is essential for their emotional, cognitive, and social development. Children usually start a...
by Mikelle Despain | Oct 12, 2023 | Children and Learning |
If you’re like most parents, your child often asks to read the same book every night–sometimes even multiple times in a row. While this repetition may seem monotonous, puzzling, or even exasperating to adults, it provides important developmental tools for...
by Mikelle Despain | Oct 2, 2023 | Children and Learning |
Parenting is a journey filled with ups and downs, but one thing that remains constant is the desire to create strong, meaningful connections with our children. In the midst of our busy lives, small, everyday rituals and routines can help make these connections with...
by Mikelle Despain | Aug 28, 2023 | About Kids Village, Children and Learning |
It’s one of the top questions we get asked by parents after the first few weeks of school: “How is my child doing?” The short answer, no matter which child is yours, is that your child is doing GREAT. Every child adjusts at his or her own pace, so...
by Mikelle Despain | Aug 26, 2023 | Children and Learning |
Assertiveness is a tricky concept for many children—and their parents. This is because it can be tenuous to balance teaching assertiveness to children without that assertiveness being perceived as aggressiveness, especially to other children, and unintentionally...
