I'm a Mom - What's Your SuperPower?

An attitude of gratitude is an important character trait for everyone to have. No one is born knowing how to demonstrate gratitude. Gratitude is a learned skill that takes time, patience, and consistency to develop. Here are a few tips on how you can help your child develop an attitude of gratitude. Demonstrate Your Attitude of Gratitude Your child is always watching you and will mimic the behavior they see in you. Model the behaviors you want your child to imitate and reinforce those behaviors verbally. For instance, during meal-time when your child helps set the table at our school, we respond with “Thank you for helping me set the table for lunch. You did a great job!” Use Those “Magic Words” Frequently Please, thank you, you’re welcome – make these magic words a solid part of your family vocabulary. Your child is learning how to interact with others by how you interact with them and with others, so it is up to you to reinforce cour...

It is an exciting and emotional time. Your child is getting to that age that they are almost ready to head off to school. If the phrase "Kindergarten readiness" has been flooding your news feed like it has mine, you may be wondering what it really means. From a teachers' standpoint, we understand that all kids may start off at different levels. Each child has a different background, so we don't expect them to start off school already having been taught half the basics. There are 6 things that almost all teachers can agree on that are crucial to kindergarten readiness . A readiness to learn By readiness to learn, we mean the parent has helped instill a desire to learn more information, and to want to know the answer. Parents can help this ideation prosper by talking about stuff with their children and being willing to answer questions. Kids are like sponges, so it doesn't matter if you think the answer you have to give is too advanced, go ahead and share. By ...