Recently, I wrote an article for a website about preparing young children with special needs for mainstream kindergarten. Needless to say, this had me thinking about the skills I would hope all children entering kindergarten would have. Before entering kindergarten, most 4-5 year olds should have the ability to speak in sentences, understand the sequence of story, Read More
Plan to Play
Plan to Play: The Animals on the Bus
For most children, farm animals are a standard toy chest item. Two of my favorites are Soft Touch Baby Farm Animals and Aurora My Barnyard Friends Carrier with Sounds. For a barn and animal set, the Fisher Price Little People Animal Sounds Farm is a favorite! The problem is, one can only play with animals Read More
A Plan To Play
After sitting down with another parent who felt self-conscious and unsure of how to play with her child, I had a thought: Playing doesn’t come naturally to every grown up and that’s okay. Why not use the Dana’s Kids blog to give parents a “Plan to Play?” I want to be clear that feeling “unable” to play is a Read More