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Easy Kid-Friendly December Recipes
Easy Kid-Friendly December Recipes Making food together is a wonderful way to bond with your children and create lasting memories. Food...
Games and Activities to Teach Shapes, Colors, and Numbers
Playing with those colorful shape-sorting toys or dancing and singing silly songs creates fun memories with your kiddo, but it goes beyond...
The Benefits of Cooking or Baking with Toddlers
At Rising Stride Child Care Centers, we understand the importance of engaging children in creative and hands-on activities that not only...
Healthy Foods for Your Growing Child
“You are what you eat” – it’s so true! When we gorge on cheeseburgers and soda, we often fall into a sluggish food coma afterwards....
Tour With Confidence at Rising Stride
Parents are always in search of the best childcare center, and often begin their search with several tours before making a decision. When...
Steps to Treat the Common Cold in Babies and Toddlers
How to Treat the Common Cold in Babies and Toddlers Babies and toddlers are just as susceptible to the common cold as adults, if not more...
Spot Delayed Motor Skills in Your Toddler
What Are Fine Motor Delays? Fine motor skills involve using and controlling the smallest muscles to complete tasks like drawing and...
Teach Shapes, Colors, and Numbers
Shapes, colors, and numbers are all around us. You don’t have to look far to find true, authentic examples in your home, neighborhood, or...
Tips for Parents on Teaching Responsibility
Teaching responsibility should begin in early childhood. Even the littlest tots can take on a few challenges; just make sure the tasks are...
6 Preschool STEM Activities to Try at Home
1. Building with Blocks Building with blocks is a classic preschool activity that introduces basic engineering concepts. Encourage your...
5 Fun Fall Crafts for Preschoolers
As the leaves begin to change and the air turns crisp, fall is the perfect season for creative and fun activities with your preschooler....
Toddler Transitioning
Transitions can be challenging for toddlers, often leading to meltdowns that are stressful for both parents and children. Whether it’s...
Practicing Fire Safety with Your Preschooler
Teaching preschoolers about fire safety can be both fun and effective with the right mix of games, songs, and play. Fire Safety Week...
Building Strong Reading Skills in Your Preschooler
Reading to your children introduces them to new words and can help them build strong language skills. By the time they reach kindergarten...
The Do’s & Don’ts of Getting Kids to Eat Healthy Food
Healthy eating can provide physical, mental, and emotional benefits for toddlers and preschool kids. In addition to helping them maintain...
How Non-Screen Activities Affect Learning
In today’s digital age, children are growing up surrounded by screens. From smartphones to tablets and computers, electronic devices have...
Why Baking With Your Child Is Beneficial
1. Practice Counting When baking, you'll need to measure out ingredients in cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons. To make baking educational,...
The Word No for Children
There is a misconception that showing love to a child means never denying their desires or wants. Understandably, every parent wants...
Teaching Good Behavior
It’s no secret that raising children today is a hard job. With all of the influences they have in their lives, keeping them on the right...
Activities to Spark Creativity in Young Children
Fostering creativity in young children is one of the most rewarding and impactful gifts we can offer them. At Rising Stride, we believe in...
Keeping your Child Cold and Flu Free
Cold & Flu season is upon us. Across Delaware County, hospitals and doctors’ offices are reporting widespread cases of the flu. ...