Tykes’ Blog
Tykes and Tots ELC is part of a larger early child care community. Our blog is a way to be a part of that community online. It is a place where our management and staff can share ideas, provoke thinking, and encourage others. Whether you are a parent, educator, outside professional, or simply someone who was once a child yourself, we invite you to join us and hope you will find something of value in what we have to say.
An Upside-Down Caterpillar and the Importance of Wonder
Written by Diane Mourot “There is a dryer vent that breathes out hot steam that smells like summer. You could curl up below it and have a nap.” Small in the City by Sydney Smith “In Mammaw’s big kitchen, sunlight poured through the windows like a waterfall and...
A Quick Guide to Developmental Domains and Why They are Important for Everyone
I have a philosophy that I try to live my life by. "Everyone should have the right to think freely, to feel freely, to create freely, to move freely, and to believe freely, as long as doing so doesn’t limit someone else from doing so as well." I developed this...
Be Careful When Saying “Be Careful”
By Lindsay Lowe As parents, “be careful” is a phrase ingrained into our brains to use for every scenario imaginable. The child walks by the stove – "Be careful" The child climbs a tree – "Be careful" The child carries a cup – "Be careful" The child walks outside...
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