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Supportive relationships can come from more than one caring adult.
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Beyond Biology: Why Children Need More Than Just Their Parents to Thrive
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The Science of Multiple Attachments
Psychologist John Bowlby emphasized that human infants are biologically programmed to seek comfort and protection from caregivers who respond to their needs. Children can form secure attachments with several familiar adults, provided those adults are consistently sensitive and responsive. Mary Ainsworth’s classic “Strange Situation” studies showed that children may use more than one trusted adult as a secure base—strengthening confidence and adaptation.
Why This Matters for Families
Allowing your child to bond with grandparents, family friends, or long-term caregivers doesn’t diminish your role—it enriches their emotional world. When infants spend time with multiple loving adults who meet their needs, they learn that comfort and safety are available from many places.
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A stable, responsive caregiver in child care can become an important attachment figure, but high staff turnover can interrupt these relationships. To protect stability, ask about primary caregiving systems, how they handle transitions, and how families and staff communicate. Small routines—consistent goodbyes, familiar comfort objects, and a warm handoff—make a big difference.
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Children who experience multiple secure attachments often develop stronger emotional regulation, empathy, and confidence exploring new environments. Think of it as an “emotional village”—a network that supports well-being long after infancy.
A Message for Parents and Caregivers
If your child forms a deep bond with another family member or caregiver, celebrate it. These relationships do not compete with yours—they complement it. You are giving your child one of life’s greatest gifts: a wider circle of love and belonging.
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Cognitive Development in Early Childhood: How Young Brains Learn
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Cognitive development is one of the core standards in early childhood education—and one of the most misunderstood. Parents often hear phrases like “brain development,” “thinking skills,” or “school readiness” and wonder what they’re supposed to be doing.
The good news? Cognitive development doesn’t require flashcards, apps, or formal lessons. It grows naturally through play, relationships, exploration, and everyday experiences.
In simple terms: Cognitive development is how children think, learn, remember, solve problems, and make sense of the world.
What Is Cognitive Development?
Cognitive development refers to how children:
Explore and understand their environment
Learn cause and effect
Remember information
Solve problems
Use language and symbols
Plan, focus, and adapt
These skills develop gradually from birth through early childhood—and continue to grow throughout life.
How the Brain Supports Learning
Young children’s brains are building connections at an extraordinary rate. Each experience—especially repeated, meaningful ones—helps strengthen neural pathways.
Different parts of the brain support different aspects of learning:
The prefrontal cortex supports attention, planning, and self-control
The hippocampus helps with memory and learning
The language centers support communication and understanding
The sensory systems help children learn through touch, movement, sight, and sound
These systems don’t develop in isolation—they work together, especially during play.
Why Cognitive Development Is an Early Learning Standard
Across states and countries, early learning standards include cognitive development because it lays the foundation for:
Language and literacy
Early math thinking
Problem-solving
Executive function (focus, flexibility, memory)
Academic confidence
Importantly, experts agree that these skills are best developed through developmentally appropriate, play-based experiences.
What This Means for Parents & Caregivers
You do not need a preschool or childcare program to support cognitive development. Families support brain development every day—often without realizing it.
Learning happens when children are curious, engaged, emotionally safe, and actively involved—not when they’re pressured to perform.
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Early learning standards are best met through play, relationships, and everyday moments.
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Early Childhood Education Standards: What They Really Mean for Parents & Caregivers
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“Educational standards” can sound formal or intimidating—especially when you’re caring for a little one at home. But early childhood education standards are not meant to turn your home into a classroom. They’re simply a guide to what young children typically learn and develop from birth through age five.
Big idea: Across states and countries, experts agree that young children learn best through play, relationships, and hands-on experiences—not pressure, drills, or worksheets.
What Are Early Childhood Education Standards?
Early learning standards describe developmental goals across key areas such as social-emotional growth, language, early literacy, thinking and problem-solving, physical development, and approaches to learning (like curiosity, persistence, and engagement).
They’re meant to help adults understand what supports children’s growth—not to label children as “ahead” or “behind,” and not to force academics too early.
Where States and Countries Agree
Even though standards are written differently from place to place, most U.S. states and many international frameworks agree on the same foundations:
Whole-child development matters: learning includes emotions, relationships, movement, and thinking—not just academics.
Relationships come first: children learn best when they feel safe, connected, and supported.
Play is the primary learning tool: play builds language, self-control, early math thinking, creativity, and problem-solving.
Development is not one-size-fits-all: children grow at different rates, and standards are meant to guide expectations—not rush them.
Where Standards Differ (and Why That’s Okay)
Differences between states and countries usually reflect culture, education systems, and community needs. Some standards are more explicit about academic readiness. Others highlight identity, belonging, and well-being more strongly. Many places weave social-emotional learning into everything, while some list it as its own category.
Different wording doesn’t mean different goals. Most standards are pointing toward the same outcomes: children who can communicate, connect, explore, and learn with confidence.
What This Means for Parents & Caregivers
Here’s the most important takeaway:
You don’t need preschool, childcare, or an expensive curriculum to support early learning standards.
Standards can be practiced at home through daily routines, play, conversation, and loving connection.
Learning happens in real life—during meals, storytime, outdoor play, chores, bath time, and all the tiny moments in between.
Play is how young children learn best—across cultures, countries, and standards.
Why Experts Recommend Play-Based Learning
Play is not “extra.” It’s the main way young children build brain connections. Through play, children naturally practice language, early math ideas, self-regulation, social skills, and motor development. That’s why developmentally appropriate practice emphasizes hands-on, meaningful experiences instead of pressured instruction.
A Simple Example: Learning Standards Through Sorting
Many standards include goals like recognizing colors and shapes, counting, problem-solving, fine motor skills, attention, and cooperation. A simple sorting activity can support multiple goals at once—especially when it’s playful and relationship-based.
One playful activity can support multiple domains of development at once.
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Count & Match by Color & Shape is a playful, quick-prep learning game that supports early standards—without screens, apps, or complicated setup.
Standards are often used by childcare programs and preschools, but they’re also helpful for parents, grandparents, and family caregivers. They can help you:
Understand what skills are typical for this age
Choose play activities that build real development
Support smoother transitions into kindergarten
Feel more confident—without comparing your child to others
10 Things You Can Do Today to Get Started
Talk during routines: narrate what you’re doing (“Now we’re washing hands—rub, rub, rinse!”).
Read daily: even 5 minutes counts. Ask, “What do you see?” and follow their interests.
Choose play over pressure: play builds the skills standards describe.
Sort something: toys, socks, lids—by color, size, or type.
Count in real life: stairs, crackers, cars, blocks—touch each item as you count.
Build fine motor skills: playdough, stickers, crayons, tongs, clothespins.
Name feelings: “You look frustrated—let’s take a breath.” This supports self-regulation.
Offer simple choices: “Red cup or blue cup?” Choice builds confidence and independence.
Follow curiosity: if they’re into bugs, vehicles, or letters—use that to guide learning.
Prioritize connection: children learn more when they feel safe, loved, and understood.
Remember: You’re not “teaching standards.” You’re supporting development. And you’re probably already doing more than you think.
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Family Game Night: A Simple Tradition That Builds Connection, Resilience & Early Learning
Family Game Night: A Simple Tradition That Builds Connection, Resilience & Early Learning
Family traditions don’t have to be elaborate or expensive to make a meaningful impact. Some of the most powerful rituals are the simple ones that bring everyone to the same space, at the same time, for a shared purpose. Family Game Night is one of those deceptively small traditions that can have a big impact on children’s learning, resilience, and sense of belonging.
Whether you are a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, family friend, or early childhood educator, you can use games to create predictable moments of connection that help children feel safe, seen, and valued. And you don’t have to wait until children are “old enough for board games” to get started. With a few adaptations, even babies as young as six months can join in the fun.
Good news: “Family Game Night” doesn’t have to mean a traditional two-parent household gathered around a dining room table. Any caring adult who spends consistent time with a child can build this ritual — grandparents, kinship caregivers, foster parents, and close family friends included.
Why Start Family Game Night Early?
Research on child development, positive psychology, and family routines consistently shows that shared, enjoyable activities strengthen both skills and relationships. Game nights do both at once:
Cognitive skills: Children practice attention, working memory, problem-solving, flexible thinking, and early math concepts like one-to-one correspondence, counting, and patterning.
Social-emotional skills: Games naturally involve taking turns, waiting, coping with winning and losing, and talking through strategies — all important for emotional regulation and social success.
Language development: Describing moves, asking for help, explaining rules, and narrating play builds vocabulary and communication skills.
Executive functioning: Following rules, remembering steps, planning ahead, and shifting strategies support the same “thinking skills” children use in school.
When game night happens regularly, it becomes a predictable routine that children can look forward to. That sense of “We always do this together” helps build a strong family culture, which research shows can buffer the effect of stress and adverse childhood experiences.
Game Night as a Protective Tradition for Kids Facing Adversity
Many children today are navigating tough situations — family changes, separation or divorce, moves, illness, economic stress, or other adverse experiences. While we cannot always remove every stressor, we can surround children with consistent, nurturing relationships and routines that act like emotional safety nets.
Simple traditions like Family Game Night help children:
Feel anchored in something familiar and predictable
Experience warmth, humor, and shared joy with trusted adults
Practice naming feelings, solving small problems, and bouncing back from disappointment
Build positive memories that sit alongside the hard moments
This is true whether “family” means parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, kinship caregivers, foster parents, or family friends who are providing day-to-day care. If you are a caring adult in a child’s life, you can use game night as a small but powerful intervention that supports social-emotional growth and long-term resilience.
Remember: It’s not the size of the tradition that matters. It’s the consistency, the emotional tone, and the message it sends: “You belong here. We make time for each other.”
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Yes, Babies Can Play Too! Adapting Game Night for Little Ones
When people hear “Family Game Night,” they often picture school-age children and complex board games. But babies and toddlers benefit tremendously when we adapt games to their developmental stage.
For babies around 6–18 months, game night can include things like:
Peek-a-boo variations: Use scarves, small cloths, or even the game box lid to create playful “Now you see me, now you don’t!” moments.
Mirror play: Sit with your baby in front of a mirror and take turns making faces, clapping, and copying each other’s movements.
Roll-the-ball: Sit on the floor and gently roll a soft ball or plush toy back and forth, narrating turns (“My turn…your turn!”).
Simple matching baskets: Offer two or three pairs of safe objects (like two wooden rings, two soft blocks) and help your baby “find the same.”
Texture and sound games: Tap different objects on the table and ask, “Which one makes the loudest sound? Which one is soft?”
Babies learn best through repetition, close contact, and back-and-forth interaction. These early “games” build the foundation for joint attention, turn-taking, and secure attachment — all of which support later learning and emotional health.
Preschool Game Night: Building Kindergarten Readiness Through Play
By the preschool years, children can participate in more structured games — but the goal is still connection and fun. Many classic games (and homemade ones!) support the same skills children will use in kindergarten:
One-to-one correspondence: Moving one space per dot on the die, counting game pieces, or matching one card to one space.
Color and shape recognition: Sorting pieces by color, matching shapes, and naming what they see.
Fine motor skills: Picking up pieces, placing small objects on spaces, spinning spinners, and turning cards.
Listening and direction-following: Learning and remembering rules, or following adult prompts like “move to the next yellow space.”
Frustration tolerance: Practicing being a gracious winner and a resilient “try again” player.
If you’re curious how game-based skills connect to kindergarten readiness, you might also enjoy my
Kindergarten Readiness
page, where I break down foundational skills in kid-friendly, play-based ways.
A DIY Game You Can Print & Play Together
You absolutely do not have to spend a lot of money to make Family Game Night meaningful. In fact, one of my favorite approaches is to create simple games from everyday materials — and to let children help design, build, and play them together.
I created a printable, build-and-play family learning game for preschoolers, with adaptations for younger children (with close adult supervision). This game helps children practice:
A “build it together” version for families who enjoy crafting and creating
A quick-setup version for busy adults and very young children
And everything stores neatly inside the cup when you’re done for easy cleanup and reuse
It’s perfect for Family Game Night, learning centers, therapy play, and quiet hands-on learning time.
If your child loves drawing or inventing things, you can also invite them to help design their own new cards or challenges. Creating games together is a wonderful way to encourage creativity, planning, flexible thinking, and collaboration.
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Helpful Games & Tools for Family Game Night
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Personalized Family Board Game
A sweet way to put your own family right on the game board. Toddlers love seeing their names and photos woven into play.
Interactive Montessori-Style Game for Babies & Toddlers
Perfect for the tiniest players at game night. Focuses on exploration, cause-and-effect, and fine motor practice.
Preschool-Friendly Board Game
A silly, high-energy game designed especially for preschoolers that supports listening, gross motor, and early social skills.
Storytime Projector for Family Story Night
Not technically a game, but a magical tool for starting another cozy family tradition: Story Night. Great for language and imagination.
Remember, these are optional extras. Homemade games, DIY dice, and hand-drawn boards can be just as powerful for bonding and learning — sometimes even more so.
Design Your Own Board Game
If your family loves being creative, try designing your own board game together. Start with a simple path (like the tic-tac-toe hearts in the featured image) and decide:
How do players move? (Roll a die, spin a spinner, draw a card?)
What happens on special spaces? (Jump ahead, go back, do a silly action, share something you’re thankful for?)
How does the game end? (Reach a finish line, collect a certain number of tokens, or complete a cooperative goal?)
Creating a game together lets children practice planning, negotiating rules, testing ideas, and revising — the same process scientists, engineers, and writers use in their work!
Making Family Game Night Work for Your Family
Every family looks different, and every week looks different, too. Here are some flexible guidelines you can adapt:
Choose a realistic rhythm. Weekly is wonderful, but biweekly or “Sunday evenings when we can” is also valuable. Consistency matters more than perfection.
Rotate who chooses the game. Let children feel ownership by picking the game (or the category) sometimes.
Keep it short and sweet. For toddlers and preschoolers, 10–20 minutes of focused, happy play beats an hour-long battle through meltdowns.
Emphasize fun over winning. Model phrases like “Good game,” “Nice try,” and “We can try again next time.”
Include snacks, snuggles, and silliness. These small touches help children associate game night with warmth and safety.
Over time, this simple ritual becomes part of your family story: “We’re the kind of people who make time to play together.”
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Awe & Wonder: Using Rare Sky Events to Spark Early Learning at Home
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Awe & Wonder: Using Rare Sky Events to Spark Early Learning at Home
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What Is Awe & Why Does It Matter for Young Children?
Have you ever stepped outside with your child and heard them whisper, “Wow…” at a huge full moon, a streak of color across the sky, or even a pink and orange sunset?
That quiet, wide-eyed feeling is called awe.
Researchers describe awe as the emotion we feel when something is bigger, more beautiful, or more powerful than we expected.
It can come from rare events—like a supermoon or the Northern Lights—but also from everyday wonders:
the pattern on a leaf, the sound of rain on the roof, or the way shadows dance on the wall.
For young children, awe isn’t just a “nice” feeling.
It can help:
Calm the nervous system and support emotional regulation.
Open up curiosity and the desire to ask questions.
Strengthen attention and focus—key kindergarten readiness skills.
Build a sense of connection to family, community, and the natural world.
When we slow down and share awe-filled moments with children, we are not only creating memories—we are literally
supporting early brain development and social–emotional learning.
Why Rare Sky Events Are Powerful Learning Moments
Over the past year, many families have noticed unusual or rare sky events: bright “supermoons,” colorful auroras visible farther south than usual,
and lots of news about solar flares and space weather.
We don’t need to tell children that the cosmos controls their feelings or behavior—in fact, it’s important to stay grounded in science.
But we can treat these rare events as real-life opportunities to:
Practice observation – “What colors do you see? Where is the moon in the sky?”
Build vocabulary – words like glow, horizon, bright, dim, shadow, magnet, north.
Notice patterns – “Sometimes the moon looks small, sometimes it looks big. Have you seen it during the day?”
Nurture curiosity – “What do you wonder about the sky tonight?”
These are exactly the same thinking skills children will use later in science, math, and problem-solving—
but here, they’re wrapped in a sense of magic and wonder.
Everyday Skills Hidden Inside Awe-Filled Moments
When we slow down to watch the sky with a child, it might look like “just” a pretty moment—but under the surface,
many developmental skills are at work. For example:
Language development: Naming colors, shapes, sizes, and directions
(“higher,” “lower,” “left,” “right,” “behind the trees”) strengthens vocabulary and sentence structure.
Early science thinking: Children practice noticing, comparing, and wondering—
the building blocks of scientific inquiry.
Social–emotional skills: Sharing awe with a trusted caregiver (“Look, we see it together!”)
builds connection, comfort, and a sense of belonging.
Self-regulation: Pausing to breathe, look, and listen can help children slow down and feel calmer after a busy or overstimulating day.
You don’t need special equipment to turn a rare sky event into a meaningful learning experience.
Here are a few simple, child-friendly ideas you can adapt at home or in the classroom.
1. Supermoon Night Walk
Take a short walk or stand in your yard or on a balcony to look for the moon.
Invite your child to describe what they see: “Is it bright or dim? Big or small? What shape is it tonight?”
Compare what you see to other nights: “Do you remember when the moon was just a little slice?”
Skills supported: observation, comparison, descriptive language, memory, and a gentle sense of time and cycles.
2. Aurora (Northern Lights) Art Tray
Show your child a photo of the Northern Lights (aurora borealis).
Offer dark construction paper and soft art materials like chalk pastels, crayons, or watercolors.
Invite them to “paint the sky,” mixing swirls of green, purple, pink, and blue.
Skills supported: fine-motor control, color vocabulary, creativity, and visual–spatial thinking.
3. Flashlight & Shadow Play
In a dim room, use a flashlight to create “moonlight” on the wall.
Let your child move toys or their hands in front of the light to see how shadows change.
Use simple language: “Closer light makes a bigger shadow. Farther away makes a smaller shadow.”
Skills supported: cause-and-effect, early physics concepts, hand–eye coordination, and turn-taking.
4. “Wonder Window” Journal
Choose one window or outdoor spot where you can regularly look at the sky together.
Keep a simple “wonder journal” (even just stapled paper) where your child can draw what they see.
Underneath, you can write their words: “You said, ‘The moon is hiding behind the tree.’”
Skills supported: early literacy, sequencing (“first… then…”), perspective-taking, and emotional expression.
How to Talk with Children About Big, Surprising Events
Naturally curious children may have big questions—or even worries—when they hear about supermoons, solar flares, or unusual weather.
We can support them by keeping our explanations:
Simple: Use concrete language and clear examples.
Reassuring: Emphasize safety and the many helpers (scientists, weather forecasters, etc.) watching over things.
Truthful but gentle: We can be honest without sharing more detail than they need at this age.
You might say:
“Sometimes the sky does special things, like bright moons or colorful lights. Grown-ups who study space watch these things very carefully. Tonight we’re just going to enjoy how beautiful it looks together.”
This keeps the focus on connection, curiosity, and feeling safe, rather than fear or overwhelm.
Building Family Traditions Around Awe & Nature
Awe doesn’t have to wait for rare events.
You can weave “wonder moments” into your everyday family life:
A monthly “moon walk” where you step outside just to look at the night sky.
A family practice of pausing to notice a beautiful cloud, rainbow, or sunset.
Seasonal traditions—like watching the first snow, hearing the first spring birds, or noticing the first fireflies.
These simple rituals become part of your family story and connect beautifully with any holiday or cultural traditions you already celebrate.
If you enjoy exploring the role of traditions in early development, you might also like my post on family traditions and early childhood well-being.
Most of all, remember you don’t have to explain everything.
Simply sitting beside a child and saying, “Let’s look together,” is a powerful teaching tool.
Helpful Books & Tools
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Note for caregivers & educators: Content is independently created by Early Learning Made Easy and informed by evidence-based research
(e.g., Seligman’s PERMA model, research on awe and well-being, early childhood development resources from the AAP, and educational guidance from organizations like NASA for children’s space learning).
Not affiliated with or endorsed by any external institution or author.
Always supervise young children closely anytime you are outdoors at night, using flashlights, or exploring new materials. Adapt activities for your child’s age, sensory needs, and safety.
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