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Areas of Child Development: Cognitive Skills As infants grow and reach early childhood, they become more aware of how the world works and have a better understanding of what, where, how, and why. Cognitive development in children is the development of the skills and knowledge that help them understand their environment. It’s the evolution of their thought process - how they process information; how they think and feel; how they determine right from wrong; how they make decisions and solve problems; how they learn new things, and how they perceive the world around them.   Every day, even as adults, we gain more knowledge, learn new things, acquire...

After leapfrogging their way around the States, the Stacking Frogs have finally arrived! Little ones can enhance their fine motor development, hand-eye coordination and motor planning as they pick up the frogs using their pincer grip to match the frogs on the lily pads. Your toadlers will have so much fun stacking them up high to build a froggy tower, sorting them by color or into patterns, and using the spinner for a more complex play. Want to know more about the frogs? These rainbow-colored amphibians have taken time away from their lily pads to answer some questions to help you...

12 Ideas to Celebrate Halloween 2020 This year, Halloween is going to look a little different due to COVID. For the most part, there won’t be large crowds of families gathered in the streets trick or treating with friends, and many parades have been canceled or scaled back. But that doesn’t mean Halloween 2020 is canceled. Below are some creative ideas to make Halloween 2020 fun and safe for all! Whether you're staying at home, trick or treating around the neighborhood, or giving out candy, we've got some great ideas for you!  We all need a bit of spooky fun this year, so...

Today, we’re going to look into the 5 most important factors that influence child development. From the moment our babies are born, we marvel at every sight of them. We document (in our memories, and on camera, if we’re lucky) every milestone, from their first smile to their first step to their first little wave. And as we watch them grow with our sleep-deprived eyes from tiny defenseless babies into toddlers and beyond, we’re reminded almost daily of what fascinating creatures they are and how amazing it is that these tiny humans have learned so much, so quickly. We can...

My twin boys are now 13. I read a few parenting books while I was pregnant, and again when they were newborns, but they mostly focused on sleeping and feeding routines and tips on how to swaddle a baby! What I didn’t read, through my sleep-deprived eyes, was about child development. Knowing what I do now, there are so many things I wish I had known when they were babies. The biggest one is the value of learning through play. Sure, we played with them all the time. We played with them to keep them stimulated and engaged. We played with...