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What is Gross Motor Play?

Gross motor play includes the activities our children participate in to develop their gross motor skills.  Gross motor skills involve using our legs, arms, and torso to do activities such as sitting up, walking, and running.   As kids get older, gross motor skills will look like skipping, jump

Encouraging Speech

We all know that encouraging speech is extremely important! We need to promote speech development from birth. There are many ways you can help your child understand and use words correctly. If you don’t know where to start, do not worry! We have all the information you need.   What Activities

Let’s Play-Doh!

Ah, Play-Doh! The toy that kids love and parents love to hate. Since the 1950s, Play-Doh has been a favorite modeling clay for construction, pretend play, and learning. However, while marketed as a toy, Play-Doh benefits go far beyond making bright pink spaghetti.   Where Does Play-Doh Come Fro

Encouraging Development at Home

Encouraging development at home is essential to the growth and success of your child. Creating a stable home with routines and support is essential to helping your infant or toddler develop through learning and exploring. After all, the first three years after birth are the most important for growth

How to Choose a Safe Baby Gate

Whether you have one child or your family looks more like the Brady Bunch, you know how difficult it can be to juggle all the demands of parenting. You can’t keep your eye on them all of the time; you still have to cook dinner, do laundry, and sleep at some point! Choosing a good […]

Top Ten Parks Near Goodrich, MI

When the weather gets warmer, it’s only natural to want to spend more time outside. There is something so serene about visiting a local park. Whether it’s making memories on a nature trail or giggles from your little ones on a playset, we can all agree that parks are the perfect outing f