Close your eyes and let your mind go with me to a place where your child always behaves and responds immediately to your directions or requests. Each time you ask your child to do something, it is done with a “yes”, a smile, and no temper tantrums or questions. Take a deep breath and...
Discipline in the Early Years: Getting to the Heart
You are at a restaurant to have a nice meal and a lovely time of visiting with your spouse, family, or friends. You are forced into hearing what is happening at the next booth. “Stop that! What are you doing?” the mom asks in frustration. “But I don’t want to eat it” whines the...
Podcast: Preparation for Kindergarten
For parents of a preschooler, the debate over whether to start school or wait a year is especially hard. The decision seems daunting, and the impact of a wrong decision seems overwhelming. We encourage you to listen to this class online with our own Director of Stonebriar Preschool Pals, Kelley Wilkinson. As an expert...
Preparing for Kindergarten
Director of Preschool Pals Kelley Wilkinson shares the milestones children should reach at every preschool age....
Love and Logic Techniques
Love & Logic Part One Practical insights for raising responsible kids with humor, hope, and empathy from early childhood educator Kelley Wilkinson. In part one of this two part series, Kelly discusses strategies for preparing kids to make decisions and understand the connections between actions and consequences. Love & Logic Part Two In part...