by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 8, 2024 | Character
Showing kindness means focusing your attention on another person, recognizing what they are feeling and what they need, and then offering them something. It’s giving your sister the last cookie in the jar. It’s playing a game because it’s your friend’s favorite. It’s...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 1, 2024 | Creativity
Kids are natural inventors. They’re born creative, and they think outside the box all the time because they haven’t figured out what the box is yet! Over the years, kids have come up with tons of unique, useful invention ideas—from the popsicle (really!) to hydration...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Feb 23, 2024 | Character
“Kids are sponges.” Parents, teachers, and caregivers say this all the time, and you’ve probably seen it for yourself. A 3-year-old mimics her older brother’s language. A 5-year-old acts out something they see on TV. Behavior and vocabulary spread through an...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Feb 16, 2024 | Creativity
Preschoolers are creative superheroes. From age 3 to age 4, a kid’s artistic abilities explode (sometimes literally, if they’re dropping paint or a bucket of crayons!). Their drawings become more recognizable, they may start to play pretend and invent friends or...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Feb 9, 2024 | Core Skills
Can you find the red apple? Spend time around young kids interacting with teachers (or, for that matter, using our award-winning HOMER early learning app), and you’ll hear lots of questions like these. There’s a good reason why! Receptive language skills—the ability...