What Is Cooperative Play? Plus 6 Ideas to Try with Your Child
Cooperative play is the last of six stages of play, and typically appears around age 2 to age 3. Find out all about it with our experts.
Character
The social-emotional skills like empathy, collaboration and resilience that define who kids are and how they interact with the world
Bite-Size Affirmations: Free Printable Lunchbox Notes
Bite-Size Affirmations: Free Printable Lunchbox Notes
Use these printable lunchbox notes to send a mid-day confidence boost!
Growth Mindset For Kids: How To Help Your Child Embrace Challenges
Growth Mindset For Kids: How To Help Your Child Embrace Challenges
Developing a growth mindset for kids helps unlock a lifelong love of learning.
Create a Feelings Vine
Create a Feelings Vine
Practice identifying, expressing, and responding to emotions through play with this printable.
Family Rituals: 12 Ideas You Can Start Now
Family Rituals: 12 Ideas You Can Start Now
Rituals can help start or end the day, transition from one activity to the next, or provide a moment to reflect.
Yoga with Rachel: Keep Calm and Get Bendy
Yoga with Rachel: Keep Calm and Get Bendy
Join HOMER's Rachel Kalkstein as she guides a family yoga practice to turn that frown upside down (literally!)
Starting the Conversation Together
Starting the Conversation Together
Read for our tips on how you can start the conversation about race with your child.
Create a Feeling Book
Create a Feeling Book
Creating a feelings book teaches kids to label, understand, and model feelings.
What Are the Benefits of Having a Family Pet?
What Are the Benefits of Having a Family Pet?
A HOMER member wrote in asking about how they could make pet ownership a positive experience for their kids. Keep reading to see what Peggy, HOMER’s Senior Director of Learning and Curriculum Design had to say! Question I have a new baby and a four-year-old. I want...
Five Lessons We Learned from Mister Rogers
Five Lessons We Learned from Mister Rogers
Hello Neighbors! Our Director of Learning and Curriculum Design, Samantha Creighan, PhD, and her son, Cole, recently had a beautiful discussion about the lessons that Mister Rogers left us with. With the release of the movie, "A Beautiful Day in the...
Raising an Independent Child: 4 Easy-To-Use Parenting Tips
Raising an Independent Child: 4 Easy-To-Use Parenting Tips
Raising an independent child and watching them go out on their own is one of the most fulfilling and difficult parts of parenthood. Whether you’re encouraging them to try out for a sports team or to try a new skill, there are plenty of ways that you can begin...
Playdates: Giving Your Toddler The Best Start
Playdates: Giving Your Toddler The Best Start
Developing social skills is a big part of your toddler's development, and playdates can be a fun way to help your child connect with other kids their age. However, playdates don’t have to be just for the little ones; if you have a toddler, playdates can also help...
Many Ways to Give Thanks Printables
Many Ways to Give Thanks Printables
Gobble up a little gratitude with these fun printables!