by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 27, 2024 | Critical Thinking
Playing games is a great way for your child to develop their critical thinking skills—and the metaphor of a game is a great way to think about these important life skills! Every time your child works through a problem they need to solve, a sequence they need to...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 22, 2024 | Character, Communication
We hear the phrase “take a deep breath” all the time, especially before we’re about to do something big. For our kids, that might mean something fun, like getting into a pool (“Take a deep breath and jump!”) or something scary, like apologizing to a friend (“Take a...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 15, 2024 | Character, Collaboration
Supporting our kids’ ability to make and maintain relationships is one of our most important jobs as caregivers. It’s also one of the most challenging. Interpersonal skills like communication, sharing, and listening lay the foundation for this work, and while they may...
by Dr. Jody Sherman LeVos | Mar 1, 2024 | Creativity, Creativity & Curiosity
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 16, 2024 | Creativity, Creativity & Curiosity
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...
