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It Begins At Home

April 13, 2018 By Jackie

I recall a day when a parent of a one year old came in and dropped off with nothing unusual to report. Then came nap time and the pacifier was nowhere to be found. Uh Oh! So with a screaming child in the background, mom was called and we asked where the “nook” was! The […]

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All Choked Up!

March 20, 2018 By Jo-Jo

Recently, Angela Henderson, an Australian blogger, had a terrifying experience as a parent when her child got a grape lodged in their throat.  Read story here: This story reminded me of something that happened to one of the moms in our classroom. She was a nurse with twin daughters.  She always cut her children’s fruit […]

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Let em dance!

February 23, 2018 By Jo-Jo

I went with a friend to pick up her granddaughter at preschool and I overheard a parent talking on her cell phone and saying, “I couldn’t believe it, I walked into the daycare, and all they were doing was dancing!”  I shook my head in disbelief, parents don’t realize how important music is in a […]

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Take Time to Make Time

February 15, 2018 By Jackie

I came across a beautiful picture of a parent and small child standing on the beach in their winter coats admiring the ocean and seagulls flying around. The caption over the picture said….. To a child, “love” is spelled  ” T-I-M-E.” In light of the recent headlines, I thought this simple yet meaningful sentiment would […]

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Play games! It’s time well spent!

January 9, 2018 By Jo-Jo

Last year, just before summer, my niece sent me a note telling me that some of her fondest memories of childhood were the times that I came by just to play games with her and her siblings.  She said, “She was sure that time spent together was the reason she still loved so many games […]

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Merry Happy Everything!

December 18, 2017 By Jo-Jo

Last week was the beginning of Hanukkah, and it reminded me how much Jackie and I loved the winter holidays. We used them as a way to teach the kids about diversity and introduce them to the fact that each family is unique and may celebrate differently according to their own traditions.   These traditions […]

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Allergies Can Be Fatal. Is Your Day Care Prepared?

November 18, 2017 By Jo-Jo

Sadly on November 3, 2017, a child with severe dairy allergies was given a grill cheese sandwich by a staff member in a New York preschool.  The three-year old went into anaphylactic shock and later died at the hospital.  For reasons unknown, no ambulance was ever called, however they did call the child’s mother and […]

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Should a Meal Really Suck?

November 8, 2017 By Jackie

O.K. guys, so I’ve been in this field a long time and have seen many changes through the years. Some are for the better and some not so much. Well, one of the things I am not crazy about are the applesauce-type foods and yogurts that kids suck out of tubes or pouches. Yuck! First […]

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I Can See Clearly Now

October 25, 2017 By Jo-Jo

I recently came upon an article that stated, “Close to 175,000 American preschoolers struggle with common, untreated, vision problems”.  Read the article here:  They project that by 2060, the number of uncorrected vision problems in preschoolers will jump another 26%.  This may be due to the use of modern technology, although it wasn’t stated why. […]

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How About Making America POLITE again?

October 21, 2017 By Jackie

First of all, I just want to say how truly tired and disgusted I have become with all the rude and disrespectful behavior that surrounds us these days! Really? How can children be expected to be polite if the adults aren’t providing proper role models? I’m telling you that something absolutely has to change! The […]

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