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The Benefits Of Reading to Your Child
Do you spend time reading to your kids? Have you integrated reading into your daily routine whether it’s during quiet time or before going...
How Preschool Can Help Children Develop Emotionally
Children’s joy and happiness is a big part of their learning. At Rising Stride, we encourage them to have fun as a part of their...
Cognitive Milestones for Preschoolers
DEFINITION OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT Cognitive development is the development of knowledge, skills, and problem solving. This influences...
5 of our Favorite Board Games that Teach Toddlers
Board games can be a lot of fun. They can provide entertainment for your children, and the rest of the family too! However, they can do...
Showing Your Kids Compassion This Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a special time of year, not just for couples and loved ones, but for families with children too. Valentine’s Day offers...
Fun Activities to Develop Gratitude in Preschoolers
Gratitude is a value that can never be taught too early. Grateful children (and grateful adults!) are happier, more well-rounded, and more...
Easy Valentine Preschool Crafts
HANDPRINT HEART TREE CRAFT This Valentine craft is so easy to make and equally adorable! Kids use their handprint to make the tree trunk...
Motor Development in Toddlers
Young children are always on the move, which means they are always using their motor skills. It is through movement that children learn...
5 tips on how to Avoid Preschool Meltdowns and Tantrums
Avoiding meltdowns and temper tantrums is possible and it all starts with you! All parents have been there at some point… One moment...
8 Tips for Keeping Your Preschooler Safe
It’s scary enough just raising a child…The world we live in today makes it even scarier. These days, even a preschooler needs to know...
6 ideas for Social Development in Preschoolers
What does social development look like for a preschooler once the toddler stage has come and gone? Here’s 6 signs your toddler is turning...
Ways to Increase Your Preschooler’s Attention Span
Preschooler’s are definitely not known for their ability to focus for long periods of time. In fact, preschooler’s shouldn’t be expected...
9 Steps to Get Your Preschooler Kindergarten Ready
We all know your preschooler needs to learn to share, and count to ten before kindergarten…But what about what your preschooler needs to...
Ways to Entertain Your Preschooler at Home
Do you live a busy life, and some days it’s nice to just enjoy some time at home. That is, if your preschooler doesn’t spend the entire...
Physical and Fine Motor Development in Preschoolers
Physical activities help your child master the ability to control their bodies as the areas of the brain that control movement develop....
5 Ways Language Development in Preschoolers
Preschoolers are very social, which can be seen in the way they seek out interactions with other children. Their language skills are more...
4 Ways to Helping Your Preschooler Sleep
Are you dreading your preschooler’s bedtime more than they are? If 7:30 rolls around, and you just want to run and hide rather than go...
5 Signs Your Child is Ready to Go to Preschool
As hard as it may be to think about…you’re wondering if you should send your little one to preschool, if they’re even ready…or…if you’re...
Cognitive Milestones for Toddlers
DEFINITION OF COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT Cognitive development is not only about acquiring knowledge. It is also about learning to think,...
5 Interactive Books for Preschoolers
No need to worry about story time listeners rolling about and interrupting circle time with these interactive books for preschoolers! Let...
Sharing Starts at Home: Nurturing Infants and Toddlers and 5 Must Read Books
In the vibrant tapestry of childhood, the relationships formed with siblings and friends are threads that weave everlasting connections....