In an over scheduled world children need the benefits of free play more now than ever before. When children seem to have some extra free time available parents are pressured to fill it with more activities. Here is an in depth look at free play …

Playing in mud and dirt has many benefits. Since the beginning of time children have been playing in dirt and mud. As the world continues to advance children are spending less and less time getting down and dirty. This extra clean and sanitized world is …

I believe that all children should be allowed to play with some risk. It can be slightly scary for parents to let go. For them to let children take that chance and possibly get hurt. But the benefits of risky play are so worth it. …

Many times I have had parents mention, or ask, about their child needing to go to preschool to learn and get ready for kindergarten. Some of these parents already have their child in full time daycare. But now that they are three years old, or …

Although it doesn’t seem like a big part of learning, there are many benefits of block play. Children can learn so much by simply playing and experimenting with blocks.What is Block Play? Block play is an open-ended activity that encourages the children to be creative …