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Here are some suggestions on how to welcome spring with your children: Plant a garden Children love getting their hands dirty- quite literally. Together, plant flowers together from seed and watch them grow. Discuss the plant's life cycle and stages of development. If you don't have much of a green thumb yourself, try easy flowers that sprout quickly such as alyssum, cosmos, marigold, or zinnias. Don't feel prepared to grow from seed? No problem, buy some small starter plants and document their growth together - chart their height, number of flowers, number of leaves, and … [Read more...]
Please vote for us! ProJo Reader’s Choice Awards.
Please take a moment to let the Providence Journal know just how much you love Dr. Day Care- Vote for us in the 2018 Readers’ Choice Awards Dr. Day Care is in the Childcare/Preschool category The Readers' Choice Awards celebrate the best businesses, organizations, and more that you think deserve to be named the best! Vote up to once a day February 25th through March 21st. Vote for 25 businesses or more and you could win a $500 gift card. The voting round in the 2018 Providence Journal Readers' Choice Awards has begun. This round will determine the winners! The awards … [Read more...]
Child’s Self Portrait
Dear Dr. Day Care, My child just turned three years old and is drawing a picture of himself with his head bigger than his body and his legs and arms are coming out of his head! He didn’t draw any details like fingers or toes. Should I be alarmed at his portrait of himself? Signed, First Time Mom Dear First Time Mom, Actually, it sounds to me that your son is right on target! Most children at his age are drawing the same type of images of themselves. Did you know that children go through stages of drawing just like any other stages of development? … [Read more...]
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