Homeschool Essentials

Homeschooling children continues to rise due to the pandemic and parents’ dissatisfaction with the school systems. The 2020-2021 school year… Continue reading Homeschool Essentials

Assessment in Quality Child Care Programs

Child assessment is a vital and growing component of high-quality early childhood programs; it is even required in some states.… Continue reading Assessment in Quality Child Care Programs

One of San Francisco’s Toughest Schools Transformed by the Power of Meditation

A Practitioner and Teacher of TM Reveals the Secret to Pure Consciousness

There was a time when Visitacion Valley middle school in San Francisco could have featured in a gritty US crime… Continue reading One of San Francisco’s Toughest Schools Transformed by the Power of Meditation

How to Talk to Your Kids About Violence in the News

The Washington Post reports the San Bernardino tragedy on December 2 was the 355th mass shooting so far this year. The… Continue reading How to Talk to Your Kids About Violence in the News

Cyber Offenses, Real Victims

The internet has made sharing information, and more specifically, images, incredibly easy. But when those images are seen as offensive,… Continue reading Cyber Offenses, Real Victims

Five People You Should Push Aside to Improve Your Health

Green Bay, WI. WLUK TV Fox 11 News — Dr. Erin Leonard joins Living with Amy to discuss her new… Continue reading Five People You Should Push Aside to Improve Your Health

TIPSHEET: Five Essentials to Meaningful Play

1. Children make their own decisions. When children choose how to play for themselves, they experience freedom in making those… Continue reading TIPSHEET: Five Essentials to Meaningful Play

9 Ways to Develop a Love of Reading

Make going to the bookstore more entertaining than a trip to the toy store. Never buy toys while your child… Continue reading 9 Ways to Develop a Love of Reading

Jobs That Are Impossible To Explain To Your Parents

10. Investment Banker – Parents who don’t get it: 43% How to explain it to your mom: You match up… Continue reading Jobs That Are Impossible To Explain To Your Parents

TIPSHEET – 25 Things Successful Teachers Do Differently

What students take away from a successful education usually centers on a personal connection with a teacher who instilled passion… Continue reading TIPSHEET – 25 Things Successful Teachers Do Differently