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Food & Nutritiontrick or treating with allergies

Trick or Treating with Allergies

October 12, 2021 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

If your child has food allergies events like Halloween and trick-or-treating can be scarier than the neighborhood haunted house. Sorting through candy favorites has become at least a chore or at most fraught with life-threatening danger. If you’re looking to be sensitive to your friends and neighbors or keeping your own home allergy free for the holiday…

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Our Favorite Fall Books You Should Read to Your Kids

October 12, 2021 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

We love reading. Everyone should read. Your kids should read, you should read and you should read to your kids. Help instill a love of books in your children by reading these fantastic fall books to your kids. For autumn we’re advising apple-themed fall books for each day! When you read to your kids, you’re doing…

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What if I said you could end temper tantrums forever?

October 10, 2021 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

Nope, that’s not clickbait. We’re talking about the real deal. Bye, bye whining, screaming, pouting, hitting, punching, kicking, meltdowns, come-aparts, and hissy fits. You probably know that I built this site and Training Wheels Needed after creating and running my own preschool for 17 years. Y’all, I have seen it all. Reasons My Son is…

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7 DIY Halloween Costumes for Kids

October 5, 2021 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

It’s never too early to be thinking about your kid’s Halloween costume. You have several choices where to buy your costume—party stores have huge selections, online ordering is plentiful, thrift stores and some communities even have their own Halloween stores. However, there is nothing better than a DIY costume. Save yourself a little moola and look around…

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How to Handle Child Nightmares

October 3, 2021 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

Research has shown that most children will experience nightmares, usually for the first time between the ages of 3-6 years old. Child nightmares can occur from recognizable bits of the day’s experiences that have turned into something that is very scary. Reading scary books or watching a scary movie just before bed can trigger a…

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The Key To Teaching Chores That Set Your Kids Up for Success

September 28, 2021 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

When you teach chores to your kids you’re setting them up for success. Doing chores helps kids learn responsibility and—without question—boosts self-esteem. Instilling an understanding of chores early makes things easy. If you wait until your children are in elementary school you’re battling other developmental milestones and you could be in for a rough ride. The great thing about…

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LunchCute Kid Lunch Ideas

Cute Kid Lunch Ideas to Make Heads Turn

September 26, 2021 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

Remember when kids’ lunches were—let’s be honest—a depressing bore? Today you have so many options for clever and creative lunchtime fun! And you don’t have to be a bento box-boss to incorporate cute ideas to add a little color and panache. We have a few super cute kid lunch ideas that will make your kid the envy of lunchtime!…

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School Drop-off and Pick up: The Danger Zone

September 21, 2021 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

School drop-off and pick up is the most dangerous time of the day at any preschool. The school drop-off and pick up line is not a place for parents to be socializing. You need to be focused on the safety of your child as well as the safety of everyone else around you. At any…

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What I Need To Knowwhat happen when you're late for pick-up

What Happens When You’re Late for Pick-up

September 19, 2021 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

Have you ever been late for pick-up? Children expect their parents to pick them up on time. No child wants to be the one looking out in the audience to see if mom or dad showed up. As I got older I understood why my parents were always late. As an adult, I even appreciated their dedication to providing…

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What I Need To KnowI don't like my child's teacher

I Don’t Like My Child’s Teacher

September 14, 2021 by Rachel Raybin Leave a Comment

School is in full swing and hopefully your child has settled into a routine that keeps things running smoothly. Everything is going well, but there’s something that’s just bothering you. You can’t really put your finger on it. You wind up saying to yourself  “I just don’t like my child’s teacher.” She’s nothing like the teacher your child had…

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Rachel holds a BS in Early Childhood Education and a Masters in Educational Leadership. Innovative and academically forward in her successful “Mommy and Me” curriculum and interactive birthday parties, Rachel was encouraged by her large following of dedicated parents and their children to develop a preschool program. Read More...

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