Bringing a new baby home is full of wonder and fear. This is an exciting and busy transition step for families involving many considerations; family roles will be redefined, the home environment rearranged, and everyone’s ...
“Don’t fear change, embrace it.” – Anthony J. D’Angelo Today many children spend much of their time in the care of someone other than their parent/ guardian. Placing a child in center based care can ...
"There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children – one of these is roots; the other, wings.” – Hodding Carter Preschool has taken the place of kindergarten as being the ...
“There is always a moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.” — Graham Green The beginning of primary school, traditionally referred to as Kindergarten, represents the true beginning of formal ...
“The universe is a big place. But it’s okay, you’ll grow into it.” – Carl Munson Exiting primary and entering fourth grade is a big transition for children and their parents. In fourth grade, teachers ...
“Every step you take is a step away from where you used to be.” — Brian Chargualaf The transition from elementary school to middle school is a traumatic time for many students and their families ...
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” – Albert Einstein A focus on the transition from middle to high school is critical in preventing students at risk of dropping out of school from ...
“We know what we are, but know not what we may be.”- Shakespeare. Change is scary, and the move from High School to Adulthood is probably one of the most exciting, challenging and frightening experiences ...
Life is really a one-way street – Agatha Christie Bernice Neugarten (1996*) suggests there are three “times” which, interacting simultaneously, influence the development of adults. Life time: the biological time table the chronological passage of ...