Category Archives: Katie’s Corner

I couldn’t shake the feelings of sadness and anger I experienced last night while I was watching the PBS documentary, 180 Days: A Year Inside an American High School. This film chronicles a year in the lives of students, teachers…

I recently read an article titled, “Struggle for Smarts? How Eastern and Western Cultures Tackle Learning” by Alix Spiegel. The story focused on some interesting differences that exist in the ways we teach our children. It made the argument that…

This is a question that has become a hot topic of conversation in the Early Childhood world and something that keeps popping up in my work here at the Center. Everyone wants to know if there is difference between rough…

With Kindergarten right around the corner for many of our children, I wanted to take a moment to discuss what it really means to be ‘ready’ to take the next step. Many people believe that the only way to be ready for…

Does this sound familiar? As you are trying to help your two-year-old get dressed, she decides that she does not want to wear her socks today. When you insist on putting them on her feet, she starts kicking, crying and…

Do you ever feel like there is just not enough time in the day? There’s work, school, grocery shopping, family events, soccer practice, dance class, homework, etc. And those are just the things that we plan for! As our families…