Bubbles : Fun and Educational !

Bubbles : Fun and Educational !

Research from Lancaster University in the United Kingdom revealed a link between toddler's ability to perform mouth movements required for lip licking and bubble blowing and the ability to acquire and develop language (Alcock, 2006). Researchers looked at 120 toddlers...

Learning Language Through Play

Learning Language Through Play

Play is one of the most powerful ways a child learns language. From the earliest days of life, infants begin making sense of their world through seeing facial expressions and listening to voices and noises. Getting up close and personal with your child while singing,...

Wordless Picture Books

Wordless Picture Books

Wordless picture books are so much more than a story without words. Because they rely on illustrations rather than text, any child can be drawn in and enjoy the stories independently and have their imaginations sparked! Also, wordless picture books provide...

What’s the Most Complex Everyday Human Behavior?

What’s the Most Complex Everyday Human Behavior?

Bill and Rich Sones, Ph. D., are coauthors of the widely-distributed newspaper column “Strange, But True.” Over the past several years, they’ve gathered together thousands of questions and have diligently tracked down the scientific research that answers them. The...

10 Reason You Should Read to Your Kids; Part 1

10 Reason You Should Read to Your Kids; Part 1

We all know that reading to our children is a good thing.  There is no better way to create a personal interaction between parent and child? But, did you also know that reading to your children, particularly at young ages, can boost intelligence and learning...