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We want you to know that we are thinking of our parents and kids. We understand you are making difficult decisions for how to best support the children at ho...

You can’t avoid every tantrum, but here are some ideas to help you survive them more gracefully. Give your child enough attention and “catch her being good.”...

Pediatricians and child development experts view pacifier, thumb, or finger sucking as an extension of child is born. They consider it a normal part of early...

From the first experience of counting their child’s fingers and toes, parents are concerned that their child is normal – like other children at the same age ...

Here is suggestion guaranteed to decrease your child’s questioning, tantrumming, and demanding behavior. The tip is to say “yes” more often than “no”. This d...

As more and more parents are required to travel their job, the issue of leaving a child for extended periods of time becomes an important one. Very young chi...

At Giraffe Kids Academy we are working with Collaborative for Children. In College Bound from Birth, neighborhoods are identified by Collaborative for Child...

As young children become more mobile, parents must childproof their homes. While babies are young, childproofing generally means being certain that dangerous...

Writing is the other half of reading. Once children learn to symbols (letters and number) have meaning, they become interested in representing those symbols ...

We have some good news! Teaching your child to read is a relatively simple process. Surprised? Puzzled? Most parents are. Reading seems to require such a com...

The biggest influence in a child’s life is his or her parents. Teachers and extended family and friends are important, but the child’s parents are his or her...

Expect arrival and departure times to be transitions. Some transitions are handled better than others. In general, children resist being rushed or hurried. P...

From a very early age, many parents seem to be concerned about blue and pink. Whole nurseries and wardrobes are planned around the boy or girl issue. Adults ...