Via Wikipedia…. Saint Valentine’s Day, commonly shortened to Valentine’s Day,is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. ————– It was deleted from the General [...]
Talk matters. Engaging, rich, responsive talk—”play talk”—is essential to young children’s language, intellectual, and social-emotional development. Parents and caregivers who engage in play talk share valuable language learning opportunities with children and provide them with the foundation for later literacy and academic success. Studies, such as Betty Hart and Todd R. Risley’s landmark Meaningful Differencesresearch, have [...]
Any parent can tell you that raising a child is emotionally and intellectually draining. Despite their tales of professional sacrifice, financial hardship, and declines in marital satisfaction, many parents continue to insist that their children are an essential source of happiness and fulfillment in their lives. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal [...]
Join our READing Paws Dog, Max for a 15 minute reading session. Max loves to listen to kids read! To register, call the Children’s Department at 595-1244. ————– Williamson County Public Library System 1314 Columbia Avenue Franklin, TN 37064
Lessons are set up as private weekly sessions for beginning to intermediate players. Mr. James uses a comprehensive approach that includes note-reading skills, music theory and artistic technique applied to a variety of styles. Group recital opportunities will be available for those interested. A family discount is offered when two or more family members enroll [...]
By: Candace Hutchins Everyone knows that children love to play. But many people don’t realize the benefits and the developmental stages of play. Play helps children develop both cognitively and socially with their peers. Types of Cognitive Play: Nonsocial play: unoccupied, on-looker behavior and solitary play Parallel play: limited form of social participation, child plays [...]
