Preschool

An age-by-age guide to reading to your kids

An age-by-age guide to reading to your kids

Reading to kids is more than just reading the words on the page. Help your kids learn new vocabulary and develop empathy and self-control with these tips.

Vanessa Milne

20 best educational TV shows for preschool-age kids

20 best educational TV shows for preschool-age kids

Because if screen time is going to happen, it might as well teach them something, right? These shows are loved by three-year-olds and four-year-olds.

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15 Best Wooden Toys Kids Love Playing With

15 Best Wooden Toys Kids Love Playing With

With so many loud, flashy plastic items filling the shelves, it can be hard for wooden toys to stack up. These classic toys are kid-tested and approved.

Kirsten Clodfelter

Why it's not unusual for preschoolers to obsess over gender differences

Why it's not unusual for preschoolers to obsess over gender differences

Despite our best efforts, preschoolers may fixate on gender norms and categories, and divide their world into "boy stuff" versus "girl stuff."

Kalli Anderson

Do you think your kid might be racist?

Do you think your kid might be racist?

What to do if your kid shows prejudice. Step 1: Don’t freak out.

Shawna Cohen

If your kid suddenly starts limping this could be why

If your kid suddenly starts limping this could be why

Transient synovitis is a common cause of hip pain and limping in little kids. Find out more about what causes this condition and how to treat it.

Kate Daley

20 of the Year's Top Toys

20 of the Year's Top Toys

These new toys for 2019 were the highest-ranking and scored best-in-class for playability, design and overall awesomeness.

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Don’t want your kid to be racist? Expose them to more people who don’t look like them

Don’t want your kid to be racist? Expose them to more people who don’t look like them

A new study finds that implicit racial bias starts as early as age 3—but parents and teachers can take action to help eliminate prejudice.

Valerie Howes

How to know if your preschooler is struggling with anxiety

How to know if your preschooler is struggling with anxiety

While some stress over being apart from a parent is normal, here's what to do when this anxiety is affecting your kid's day-to-day life.

Julia Pelly

How to pack a kid's backpack for school

How to pack a kid's backpack for school

Help your student start the school year strong by organizing their bag with easy access in mind. Here's how to pack a kid's backpack for school

Jessica Robinson

Why does my preschooler STILL put everything in his mouth?

Why does my preschooler STILL put everything in his mouth?

When do kids outgrow habits like sucking on their sleeves or chewing on pencils? Oral compulsions or oral fixations like this are common in preschoolers.

Rebecca Cuneo Keenan

How to make Taco Cookies

How to make Taco Cookies

Want to make your next Taco Tuesday (or Thursday) even better? Make a batch of Taco Cookies.

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What to do when your kid starts to lie

What to do when your kid starts to lie

Seeing your kid turn into tiny truth stretcher can be stressful and confusing. Here's how to you set them on the path to being a (mostly) honest adult?

Courtney Shea

Cooking with kids: Protein-Packed Granola

Cooking with kids: Protein-Packed Granola

Alyssa Ashton

10-minute full-body workout for moms

10-minute full-body workout for moms

Who has time for a long workout—or to go to the gym? Thankfully, Dara Bergeron, founder of Belly Bootcamp has a full-body workout you can do in 10 minutes.

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What do you do if you think your kid's preschool teacher doesn’t like them?

What do you do if you think your kid's preschool teacher doesn’t like them?

If you’re worried that your child isn’t being treated with respect and kindness by their preschool or daycare teacher, here are steps to help the situation.

Julia Pelly

Yoga poses for strength and posture

Yoga poses for strength and posture

Add a little omm to your day with this yoga workout. Dara Bergeron, founder of Belly Bootcamp, shows you yoga poses that help strengthen your muscles

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Cooking with kids: Bacon Buttermilk Pancakes

Cooking with kids: Bacon Buttermilk Pancakes

Jenny Charlesworth

Kid Talk: How do you cheer yourself up?

Kid Talk: How do you cheer yourself up?

So there’s definitely a monster in the closet, or maybe Brussel sprouts are for dinner, how do kids make themselves feel better?

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3 tips for getting a great picture with Santa

3 tips for getting a great picture with Santa

Being dropped into a stranger’s lap to tell him your deepest desires? No wonder some little kids freak out. Here’s how to get a great picture with Santa.

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