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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.

6 Reasons Kids Should Learn a Foreign Language

6 Reasons Kids Should Learn a Foreign Language Kids learning a foreign language is a serious trend in both parenting and classroom learning methodology. In Europe, it’s commonplace that children speak many languages, and now in America, we’re seeing a [...]

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Best Free Apps for Homeschoolers

Using learning apps for homeschoolers has many advantages, including giving children (and teachers) time for independent play, using and being comfortable with technology, and is helpful in providing organization to homeschool curriculum. When it comes to homeschooling apps, it’s [...]

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Fun Ways to Teach Toddlers Math

Before we can teach toddlers math, we must learn ourselves that there’s no greater type of education than having fun. It’s been shown again and again that children of all ages learn and retain lessons at a greater capacity if [...]

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4 Easy Ways to Use Technology in the Classroom

With rapidly changing technology it can be intimidating to try and incorporate technology in the classroom. What is modern and current one moment is old and outdated the next. Our experience in both the tech and teaching world is the [...]

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Best Apps for Healthy Eating Habits

We know what you’re thinking... The best apps for healthy eating habits? Yup, there’s an app for that! What’s the importance of healthy eating habits for children? How can an app help? We’re glad you asked. Let’s get straight to [...]

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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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