by Lorraine Bukilica | Nov 4, 2022 | Article, Communication, Early childhood education / early intervention
Daily activities provide many opportunities to develop your child’s language skills. iPads and television are entertaining, but they aren’t engaging in a back-and-forth communication exchange that promotes learning expressive language skills. Instead, time would be...
by Lorraine Bukilica | Sep 16, 2022 | Article, Early childhood education / early intervention
Rhyming is one of the earliest phonemic awareness skills to develop in young children and nursery rhymes are great fun. Children have always enjoyed the silliness of rhymes…..the sillier the better. Nursery rhymes introduce our children to a cast of characters who are...
by Lorraine Bukilica | Sep 2, 2022 | Article
Spring has come to Fresno, and the warm sunny days beckon us outdoors. Walks in our green environment can do many things to improve overall body health. For example, walks can help us reduce stress and blood pressure and improve feelings of well-being, decreasing...
by Lorraine Bukilica | Aug 5, 2022 | Article, Communication, Early childhood education / early intervention
A child’s play is their work and playing blocks with your child is a fun way to engage in an activity together. Block play allows your child to work on some fine motor skills. For example, stacking objects on top of each other requires the coordination of little...
by Lorraine Bukilica | Jul 29, 2022 | Article, Communication, Early childhood education / early intervention
Bubbles are happiness in a bottle. Those magic bubbles are known to change the attitude of a shy, reluctant child or one that just needs an attitude adjustment. They can be a good distraction, a fun playtime activity, or work as a reward. Because a child’s play...
