Playing Memory is a great way to reinforce turn taking and develop memory skills and concentration.

You're never too young to start deciphering secret-agent-style messages!

Discover how your child sees you.

Make a necklace with a repeating pattern to practice pattern recognition.

Help your child develop her inference skills with these activities.

Bring out the little Picasso in your child with this art activity.

Let your child make up music and dances with homemade instruments.

This fun art project will keep your child’s toys, treasures and tools organized.

Let your child create small paper maché bowls for serving snacks or holding tiny treasures.

Your child can fill the room with dazzling colors by creating these easy stained "glass" windows.

Your child will make waves with this fun and easy art project.

Your child will know which way the wind blows after she creates a colorful windsock.

Let your child create colorful picture frames that show off his artistic masterpieces or favorite family photographs.

With your child, create an impression that will last a lifetime.

These decorative crafts can be tailored to any holiday.

Strike a chord in your child’s interest in music by helping make his own box guitar.

Help your child make his own version of a rain stick.

This project takes a bit of planning, but will be as fun to break as it is to make.

Make decorative printing stamps out of food.

Exercise your child's imagination and body.

Ask your child to fashion arts and crafts that illustrate Grimms' Fairy Tales.

Help your child explore the world through the sense of touch.

This colorful activity works on your child's pattern recognition.

Here's a hands-on matching activity using common objects around the house.

Let your child use their imaginations while making gift giving more personal.

This activity will let your child stretch her imagination out in the fresh air.

Decorate greeting cards with a repeating pattern your child can fill in and complete.

Make puzzles out of pictures your budding photographer has taken.

Spark your child’s imagination and interest in reading and creative writing.

Here’s an activity to help your child identify and sort different measurements.

This activity allows your child to scratch the surface on the fascinating world of art.

Help your child gain practice in sorting and sequencing.

Rituals are important to children. They help to give them a sense of belonging—to a family, a group, a religion, or a country. Children seek out rituals, especially in holidays and birthdays. They find comfort and joy in celebrating the same way every year.

From the time they are in the crib, boys and girls demonstrate differences in their learning styles. Discover these differences in learning styles and how to identify your own child’s preferred style of learning.

Foster an early appreciation for the arts in your child with these suggestions on introducing your child to the joy of live performances.

Why do so many boys seem to feel that being thick-skinned, tight-lipped, dry-eyed and in-your-face is the best way to live life and conduct meaningful relationships? The answer has as much to do with gender differences as it does with differences in parental behavior towards boys and girls. Here are some recommendations for nurturing the emotional, moral and spiritual development of your son.

While it is uncertain whether listening to Mozart will increase your child’s IQ, early exposure and active involvement with music will increase your child’s musical intelligence. Here are some tips for fostering your child’s musical intelligence.

Rules about behavior and civility are both written and unwritten—and abiding by them is essential to success.

As most early childhood teachers know, dramatic play is an extremely valuable part of the daily curriculum. Read this article to learn some of the benefits of dramatic play.

Regardless of political affiliation or faith, all parents want to instill good values in their children. Learn the importance of a moral education, plus tips on how to raise a moral child.

With the busy schedules of extracurricular activities, children have fewer opportunities for unstructured free time. Children benefit from time set aside just to relax, restore and reflect.

If you area working parent, staying connected to your children’s school life can be challenging. Here are some ideas for ways to fit in school involvement around your work schedule.

Learning at home does not have to be time consuming. Short bursts of incremental learning can have a lasting impact. This article contains some suggestions for incremental learning opportunities.

When you let your child prepare or assemble his own food, he gains a sense of accomplishment and may even acquire a taste for a greater variety of foods.

Find out what role fantasy friends play in your child’s development.

Is your child a dawdler? Discover reasons for dawdling and tips for how to deal with a dawdling child.

Time is an abstract concept to young children. Helping your child develop a sense of time gives him a feeling of control in his life and is fundamental to learning organization.

Help your child develop creative problem solving and exercise her creative expression with these suggestions.

Even as your child skips off to school, you’ll remain his most influential teacher. Follow these tips for learning at home—you’ll see a world of difference in your child’s academic achievement.

Creative children aren't just good artists--they're good writers, problem solvers and thinkers.

Plan a stress-free play date with these helpful tips.

It might look like a whole lot of silliness, but what's going on in your child's developing brain as she goofs off is more than child's play.

Is your child ready for kindergarten? Educators and developmental experts agree that childred prepared with certain skills are ready for this big step.

Establish routines and emphasize the importance of being prepared.

Help your child think about what friendship is and why she has chosen the friends she has.

Prepare your child for difficult real-life situations before they happen.

Make chores more bearable by adding an element of chance.

Help your child develop autonomy and sense of self.

Making her own simple meals or snacks makes your child feel responsible and accomplished.

Supermarkets can be educational places, full of learning games to play with your child.

Sharpen your child's memory with this anytime, anywhere game that can be played daily.

Use your child’s love of music to play the classic guessing game.

Bring an audio recorder on long trips for your child to log the travel experience.

Nurture logic and creativity in your child at the supermarket.

Help your child to sharpen her memory skills on your next trip to the supermarket.

Use the web to immerse your child in music. Your child can explore and experiment to find which instrument or music speaks to him.