In my previous blog post we established that sensory play is essential to a child’s learning and brain development, but what if you don’t have

Kristen, 4 years old, was with her Mom in a department store to buy diapers for her younger brother. A doll caught her attention, as they were about to

“Learning starts in infancy, long before formal education begins, and continues throughout life.  Early learning begets later learning and early success breeds later success, just as

Calm, Alert & Ready to Learn – How to help our children self – regulate Who hasn’t at some time or another been mortified when

If your child attended  BELA or you follow our school you have probably heard us talk about buckets, bucket filling and the dreaded bucket dipping!!But

Parents of young children may know what gross motor skills are, because of the awareness of milestones children achieve as they grow. Other times, people

The BELA team has evolved immensely and learned a great deal over the last 5 years! One of the most important lessons we’ve learned is

“ I did it! I did it! Look how I drawed myself!”  “That’s awesome! I see your eyes, and nose and mouth, and look at

Let’s Pretend! I don’t know about you, but some of my favorite memories from my childhood, are of pretending with my brothers, and my cousins!

Now that you have had some time to assess the readiness of your child, it’s time to move on to another assessment of sorts! Does