Puzzle Play
Puzzles are great ways to help kids build a variety of cognitive skills. You can make your own puzzle by cutting apart any picture.
Puzzles are a great way to help kids build cognitive skills like problem solving, spatial relations, visual memory, and shape recognition. You can make your own puzzle by cutting apart any picture, even a page torn from a magazine.
Print this page and have kids color it. Then cut it apart. The puzzle pieces don’t have to be fancy; you can just cut a few straight or zig-zag lines (kids can do the cutting themselves, too). Then, help kids put it back together.
Go To Sleep, Elmo!
Handling a middle-of-the-night monster moment.
Monster Meltdown
Meltdowns happen… but they are somewhat predictable! As you try to handle them, curiosity and patience go a long way.
Cookie Monster’s Beach Day
When children are in the hospital, their imagination can become a valuable tool in soothing themselves.
Milestones: Your Three-Year-Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
Milestones: Your 18-Month Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
Milestones: Your Two-Year-Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
Milestones: Your One-Year-Old
All children grow and develop at their own pace; use this chart to guide your expectations and observations so you can talk to your child’s pediatrician about questions or concerns.
