Practical Strategies for Back To School

by Dr. Rachel Kramer, PHD | Aug 30, 2023 | Blog

Practical Strategies for Back to School by Dr. Rachel Kramer, PHD I hope you and your family are having a wonderful summer.  Recently I have been thinking about practical strategies to help families ease the transition to the new school year.  I’ve gone back and forth...

How Do Children Learn Best?

by Robin Shapiro | Dec 5, 2022 | Blog

How Actively “Doing” Can Help Preschoolers Learn Best One of the things I think about a great deal as an educator, is “how do children learn best?”   While I think there is no “right” answer to this question, I see that some children learn intuitively by observing the...

The Train Analogy That Will Completely Change How You See Your Crying Child

by Digital Fuse | Dec 16, 2021 | Blog

An Effective Way to Change How You Are Managing Children’s Emotions This blog post was originally featured here: https://pickanytwo.net/the-train-analogy-that-will-change-how-you-see-your-crying-child/ My 4-year-old was climbing into bed, his face turned away from me...

Resolving Power Struggles With Children In A Healthy Way

by Dr. Rachel Kramer, PHD | Nov 17, 2021 | Blog

Tips for Parents During Power Struggles with Toddlers, Preschoolers, and School-Age Children Over the past couple of weeks, I have talked with several parents about how to respond when a child is initiating a power struggle – they’re really stuck, digging in their...

Emotional Regulation in Young Children

by Dr. Rachel Kramer, PHD | Sep 24, 2021 | Blog

Helping Your Child With Emotional Regulation Skills Good morning, I hope you and your family are well and enjoying the beautiful early fall weather.  Last week I had a lot of conversations with parents about emotional regulation in children.  For many children,...

Navigating Friendship in Preschool

by Tricia Wilson | Sep 19, 2021 | Blog

How Teachers Help Facilitate Children Building Friendships in Preschool “I want my child to learn to be part of a group; I hope my child will make friends”. That statement reflects one of the top reasons that parents choose to send their child to preschool. Now that...