I came across some quotes on kindness.  One made me think of the importance of “keeping our cool” when our patience are fraying. “When kindness has left people even for a few moments, we become afraid of them, as if their reason had left them.” -Willa Cather (1800s novelist…had to look that up) We always want our children to feel we are on their side.
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Kids Club House is offering lunch program for our Sr Wings Students called the Eat-iquette Club where the kids will eat together, learn conversation skills, manners and skills to help them be more independent at school lunch. In my planning process I considered making a measuring can for waste. I ruled it out because I didn’t want in any way encourage eating past being
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Don’t Tantrum Over Tantrums We all know the feeling that could trigger a tantrum: Losing a call after 100 prompts, 15 minutes of waiting and never talking to a person is one of mine!  Fortunately, we all learn over time that although it may give us some release, a tantrum isn’t an option-well, most of us know that! Recently I overheard Ms Maria ask
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  Reduce Stress with a smile One interesting research on the benefits of smiling discovered it has the same effect as eating 2000 chocolate bars. (Now that’s got to be good for you!)   I have worked with children for over twenty-five years, and my dealings with them continue to evolve.  Helping children interact with each other in a way that brings satisfaction to all
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Having four kids (five and under) is a like a wild roller coaster ride:  there is no time to think about what’s coming next, you are surprised at every turn no matter how many times you’ve been on the ride, and you are grateful for those moments where the ride slows down – and you get to make sure your keys are still in
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I thought this would be a good month to discuss change. Transitioning from a long winter to a budding spring is a wonderful reminder that change and growth is constant.  As parents, we are reminded of this rapid change in the many sweet moments:  “Those pants fit yesterday!”  Did my 4 year old just say, “That’s awkward?” “I will do it myself.”  “Wow, there
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You could learn what Ric Elias learned while he thought he was going to die as his plane was heading towards the Hudson River by just watching his 5 minute lecture: http://www.clicker.com/web/ted-talks/ric-elias–3-things-i-learned-while-my-plane-crashed-1639391/

Spring is here. Ms. Maria and I often reminisce about our childhood.  Just this week she shared her favorite play was making mud pies with tin pans in her yard.  A fond memory for me was how I spent hours in a tree that in my imagination was a house, with each branch being a room. As adults, many of us have fond memories
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Dear Friends, For those of you following our parenting tips on our web site parenting column, I wanted to let you know we are welcoming Laurie Arias to the Kids Club House Blog. Laurie is currently the mother of 4 children under 6.  Two of her children are currently students at Kids Club House. Laurie has just joined the Kids Club House family as
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