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! Little did we know, as we explored and searched for adventure, we were honing a wide variety of skills and knowledge, which would serve us well in our adult worlds later on in life. For us, pretend play encompassed so many ideas and scenarios. In a matter of about 10 creative minutes, we could design
While the Festival of Trees is amazing, fun and magical, there are much bigger reasons for us to get festive! We wanted to take some time to share the bigger WHY behind BELA’s Festival of Trees and the more complex reasons why this event is so important. Stick with me until the end. I think you will be surprised by some of these! Education is a basic human need, and there is a vast amount of research indicating the importance
Ultimately, we started the AHPF to spread Aarit’s love and joy….Our goal with the fund is that Aarit’s love is spread throughout the entire hospital. Aarit made an impact on this earth, and I want his impact to continue to grow. Aarit is an angel in heaven and a star in our community.
We have been providing early childhood education & services to our community for over a decade and we love what we do! To sum up all things BELA, we wanted to share a review of the Top 10 things to know about our school, that we did for our 10th anniversary last year! We are fortunate to live in a City with options for parents and we believe there is a program out there that is a great fit for
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 it seem like there is a lot of work before you even get started?! There is! The most important part of potty training is actually the assessment and planning you do as a parent or caregiver before you even bring your little one into the mix! Take some time to consider any circumstances in your
Ok, parents you have done your prep work and considered all sorts of things that may have an impact on your child’s readiness for potty training. Now onto some practical tips and references! Getting Started….. Whether you are training at home, or in a combination of settings, begin by charting the diapering/toileting of your child. If your child attends Preschool or daycare meet with staff and discuss charting in both places, so that you can look for a pattern in
Happy Holidays from BELA We hope the holiday season will provide you with somemuch needed rest and time with your family. Thank you!A Special thank you to all of our parent volunteers for helping with RAK Day! It was anothergreat success this year!Thank you to all of our families for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend FamilyLearning Celebrations with your little ones. We love to have you all in the classroom andthey are so excited to show
