Articles, information, ideas, tips, and advice on toddler, preschool, baby, and kids emotional, physical, and mental development as well as learning types and how kids learn with different learning differences, including autism. For parents, caregivers, and teachers.

Best Free Apps for Learning ABC’s

Learning our ABC's is one the the greatest milestones in toddler world. It's never too early to start reading, singing, and repeating the alphabet to your little one. Children as young as 16-18 months are able to recognize and repeat [...]

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Teaching Shapes to Kids: 4 Simple Tips

Learning shapes is one of the first fundamental skills in early math. Teaching shapes to kids is essential not only geometrically, but cognitively in the brain's ability to recognize anything from your face (which is made up of shapes!) to the [...]

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5 Ways to Boost Positive Thinking in Kids

Before you accuse Cubic Frog® of going all 'kumbaya' let's talk about some very real research on positive and negative thinking. Negative thinking isn't all negative; in fact, it can be useful in very stressful situations. The body is programmed [...]

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What is Play Based Learning Really About?

What is play? Before we talk about play based learning, it's helpful to define what we mean by the word 'play'. Play is an activity a person does that brings enjoyment to them. Sometimes playing can include moments of frustration, [...]

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4 Ways Being Multilingual Makes Children Smarter

There's an incredible gift you can give you kids that is totally free: a second language. Historically parents were warned against using more than one language in the house because it was thought to 'confuse' children. But research has shown [...]

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When Kids Start Kindergarten Around the World

Potentially one of the most important decisions a parent can make: when their child should begin schooling? When should kids start kindergarten? And just how big a difference does it make to begin one year instead of another? In the [...]

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5 Fun Ways to Teach Toddlers Numbers!

All parents and teachers know, to teach toddlers numbers is not always as easy as 1, 2, 3. Being creative is essential in making sure little ones are having fun while learning the all important skill of counting. Using a [...]

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5 Amazing Ways Music Boosts Kid’s Learning

Cubic Quiz: Cubic Frog® has it's very own line of singalong learning songs because: A) We are extreme music lovers, have our own office playlists, and say at least twice per day ‘HAVE YOU HEARD THIS!?’ B) Every single person who [...]

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10 Fantastic, Easy STEM Activities for Toddlers

What is STEM? STEM is the acronym for science, technology, engineering, and math. STEM education is a branch of learning that specifically incorporates these four types of thinking. Most importantly, STEM education emphasizes that all four parts are interconnected, therefor [...]

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9 Amazing, Free Color Learning Activities for Toddlers

When it comes to learning colors, there are as many activities as there are colors of the rainbow! Here are 9 Cubic Frog® favorite, effective, free color learning activities for toddlers: 1. Sing along! Cubic Frog® is so proud to [...]

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