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Mindfulness

Minding Me: 5 Simple Steps to Mindfulness

February, 2022   |   Topics: Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness, Parenting, Parenting Support

By Marissa Parker Gold of Intuit Parenting If I said, “Give me 3 minutes each day for a simple self-regulated activity and you will decrease the possibility and frequency of your headaches, stomach aches, anxiousness, and/or depression, would you do it?”  Why or why not?  I’m guessing that you spend…
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Preparing for College: Plan Ahead to Make the Most Out of Your High School Experience

January, 2022   |   Topics: College Admissions, College Counseling, High School, Preparing for College

By Harrison Cheng, Stratford Preparatory College Counselor  Preparing for college is akin to training for a sport. My students will often hear me refer to college admissions like the Olympics. Many sports from diving to figure skating have two components to the score: difficulty and execution. Similarly, college admissions have…
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Potty Training: Which Method Is Right for Your Family?

December, 2021   |   Topics: Potty Training, Preparing for Preschool

10 Potty Training Books to Help Parents Find the Right Method and Get Started! There are many schools of thought on when and how to “Potty Train” or “Toilet Learn” a child. However, the real question to ask is how do you know which Potty Training method or philosophy will…
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Stratford School Preschoolers learn to code with Dash robots

Cultivating Coding Skills in Kids

December, 2021   |   Topics: Coding, STEAM

Why Coding is the Essential New Educational Literacy and How Starting Early Can Make All The Difference for Your Child Introducing Coding Concepts in Preschool At Stratford School, we start early — building the foundation of critical thinking and coding skills in preschool. In a quickly changing world that is…
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Audiobooks and Literary Podcasts for Kids That Encourage Gratitude

November, 2021   |   Topics: Book Recommendations

From Stratford’s Head Librarian Keira Pride and Chief Academic Officer Jeanne Huybrechts When we are asked if audiobooks are a good choice for our young readers, our reply is a resounding, “Yes!” Listening to good books read aloud has established benefits – both cognitive and in terms of convenience. The…
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