Family Resources
Parenting and Child-Rearing Resources
Every day, we hear from parents who have concerns or questions about child development and upbringing. To help answer some of these questions, we’ve compiled and written a variety of parenting articles.
Parenting articles
Our parenting and child development articles are written by our knowledgeable educators.
Health and Safety
- Car Seat Safety
- Family Vacation Tips
- Is My Child Getting Enough Sleep?
- Is Your Child Over Scheduled?
- Summertime Safety
Guiding Your Child’s Behavior
- Dealing with Your Child’s Challenging Behaviors
- Help Your Child Make Good Choices
- Helping Children Cope with Stressful Times
- Is Conflict Healthy for Children?
- Punished by Rewards Part 1
- Punished by Rewards Part 2
- The Fine Art of Sharing
The Art of Parenting
- Helping Children through Life’s Transitions
- How Do I Potty Train My Child?
- Loving Children Unconditionally
- Talking with Your Child about Difficult Subjects
- The Importance of Community for Young Children
Understanding Your Child’s Development
- Promoting Healthy Cognitive Development in Your Child
- Promoting Healthy Language Development in Your Child
- Promoting Healthy Physical Development in Your Child
- Promoting Healthy Social-Emotional Development in Your Child
Your Child’s Educational Journey
- Family/School Relationship
- How Does Your Child Learn?
- The Answer Is Play
- The Great Outdoors
- The Importance of Imagination
- Transitioning Back into School
Family newsletter
Each month during the school year our newsletter – “The Tutor Times,” provides insightful articles and information about what’s happening in our classrooms.
2010
How do I encourage my child to think critically? — The Tutor Times, May 2010 (PDF)
Do You Want More Peace in Your Home? — The Tutor Times, April 2010 (PDF)
Wonderful Players Become People Who Can Solve Problems — The Tutor Times, March 2010 (PDF)
Helping Children Handle Life’s Changes — The Tutor Times, February 2010 (PDF)
An Essential Task of Childhood — Tutor Times, January 2010 (PDF)
2009
Burning Off a Little Energy — The Tutor Times, December 2009 (PDF)
How to Teach Your Child to Live a Purposeful Life — The Tutor Times, November 2009 (PDF)
Engrossed in the Moment — The Tutor Times, October 2009 (PDF)
Storytelling, Imagination and Art — The Tutor Times, September 2009 (PDF)
What a Legacy That Would Be — The Tutor Times, May 2009 (PDF)
Discipline: Teaching for the Future — The Tutor Times, April 2009 (PDF)
The Power of Mistakes — The Tutor Times, March 2009 (PDF)
To Overload or Not to Overload? That Is the Question — The Tutor Times, February 2009 (PDF)
Take It Outside — The Tutor Times, January 2009 (PDF)
2008
The Recipe for School Readiness — The Tutor Times, December 2008 (PDF)
Why Rituals and Routines Are Necessary — The Tutor Times, November 2008 (PDF)
Promoting Healthy Cognitive Development in Your Child — The Tutor Times, May 2008 (PDF)
Promoting Healthy Social Development in Your Child — The Tutor Times, April 2008 (PDF)
Promoting Healthy Language Development in Your Child — The Tutor Times, March 2008 (PDF)
Promoting Healthy Physical Development in Your Child — The Tutor Times, February 2008 (PDF)
The Importance of Community for Young Children — The Tutor Times, January 2008 (PDF)
Parenting and education resources
This list contains links to helpful websites devoted to parenting and education issues.
Common Sense Parenting
Specializes in training, consulting and researching parenting practices that address the day-to-day care, guidance and development of children.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Information for parents of children from birth through age 21. Covers topics such as car seats, breastfeeding, immunizations, obesity and injury prevention.
Kids Health
Doctor-approved health information about medical, emotional and developmental issues of children and their families.
National Network for Child Care
Child care and development, quarterly newsletters and information regarding child-care studies conducted at institutions across the country.
Zero to Three
A wealth of information including parenting links, tips and development information relating to children through the age of 3.