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November 4, 2019  |  In Parents, Child Development, All Posts

Independence in the Primary Child: Let’s Let Them Walk

By Amy Williams, MA, DTR, RMT For many of our younger students, walking independently is a new skill. It is necessary to practice as much as possible in order to refine balance and grace. Children are developing muscles, building self-confidence, developing self-construction and most importantly, growing in independence at lightning speed! The practice of walking […]

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March 30, 2017  |  In Child Development, All Posts

How to Know When Development Is Going Awry

Written by Maren Schmidt on March 25th, 2017 “Is my child going through a stage, or is something wrong?” is a question that runs through our minds, usually in the wee hours of the morning. We worry because the question addresses the art of being a parent, that is, knowing when to act and when […]

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