Preschoolers on Shine

Why A Handwritten Note Will Never Go Out of Fashion

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All of us who care about our good green earth are doing our best to cut back on paper. We get ourselves off catalog and junk mail lists, receive electronic bills, and bank online; we email, text, and read the news on the web. With a houseful of children’s paraphernalia, the last thing we need is more paper clutter. And since most of the paper that passes through our hands eventually winds up in the recycling pile, doesn’t it make sense to forgo any non-essential paper in the first place?

Should Preschoolers Toy With Phone Apps?

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Stranded by a thunderstorm, I sat in Dulles airport and watched how the little kids (under 5) coped with waiting. Of the seven in my immediate vicinity, two napped, one threw a prolonged temper tantrum, and three played with their parents' (or at least I hope they were their parents')

Getting to Know This Land

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Summer is a time of explorations, and no one enjoys exploring more than our preschoolers. In these days of far-flung families and friends, many of us are looking ahead to a few trips to see our dear but not so near this summer. The lucky among us may have a vacation journey with the kiddos in the works as well. We're making plans, pondering travel schedules and itineraries, studying maps, and getting the whole family packed and organized. Whew! In our haste, let’s not forget that our preschoolers want to come along for more than just the ride. Given the chance, they’d really like to get in on the planning too. Naturally, they’ll be making known their fervent desire for a trip to Disneyland, but even if that mecca is not on the itinerary, our little ones will want to understand where they are going and how they’ll get there. This spontaneous curiosity is a great excuse to give our kids their first sense of the scale and terrain of this vast land we inhabit and a bit of its history too.