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What Your Child Is Really Doing When They Play Pretend
Pretend play might look like simple fun, but it's building language, flexible thinking, and emotional understanding. Here's what's really happening and how to support it.
Melissa Martinet
Aug 213 min read


Ways to Connect with Your Child Before Bed
Discover simple bedtime routines that help you connect with your child while supporting language, emotional, and cognitive development in the early years.
Melissa Martinet
May 55 min read


Ways to Introduce Sign Language to Babies for Early Communication Development
Crying isn't only the way a baby can communicate... Thank Goodness! "Language is the most powerful instrument of human progress." - Maria Montessori Born without language skills or knowing how to speak, crying is the only way a baby can communicate with the outside world. Babies start to communicate with us as soon as they enter the world, not by popping out to say hello or how are you? But instead, a baby says hello and tells you what it needs by crying. Born without languag
Melissa Martinet
Apr 175 min read


Did You Know There Are 6 Stages of Play?
Learn the 6 stages of play and how each stage supports your child's social, emotional, and cognitive development. Discover what to expect and how to support learning through play.
Melissa Martinet
Apr 176 min read
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