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Little Kids, Big Emotions: Holiday Edition
The holiday season is chock full of events, family time, concerts, shows, travel, traffic, activities, and presents. All of that can...

Work & Play
Dec 10, 20232 min read


My Kid Did What?: The Dreaded Call from School
Once you send your child to school, you are “officially” sharing your child with the world. Yes, there is learning and excitement and...

Work & Play
Nov 30, 20232 min read


Kids and the Holiday Season: Tips to Thrive
The holiday season is a fun, exciting, busy, festive and…stressful time of year! Parents feel a time crunch with a long list of to-do’s...

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Nov 14, 20232 min read


Getting Away with Friends
Getting a weekend away with friends has such a ripple effect in all areas of family life. It’s energizing, it’s exciting, it’s stressful...

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Oct 16, 20231 min read


Is Bedtime Exhausting You?
Back to school can make bedtimes (and mornings) extra challenging. We’ve got some perspective and tips for you as moms who’ve been there...

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Oct 4, 20232 min read


Our Go-To Sensory Play Ideas (and Why You Should Try Them!)
If you are a parent of a young child who reads, listens to podcasts or scrolls about things relating to parenting, you may have come...

Work & Play
Jun 27, 20233 min read


5 Tips to Ease into Summer
Summer is coming and we are here for it. Being educators, we love the bittersweet wrap-up of a school year and the anticipation of summer...

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Jun 1, 20232 min read


Some of Our Favorite Books at Work & Play
We hope you will enjoy sharing these books with your children! For accessible, simple ways to support literacy, parenting tips, ideas &...

Work & Play
Feb 22, 20233 min read
Five Tips to Raise a Reader
As educators and parents ourselves we know just how real the push to read and to be a reader can feel in the early years. There is a...

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Feb 19, 20232 min read
Handling the Preschool Drop-Off: Easy or Exhausting?
Coming out of the last several years has created quite a few ripple effects in our world as we know it. As early childhood educators and...

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Oct 24, 20223 min read


Small Children, BIG Emotions
When your child is in the toddler stage they are developing and changing at a rate that is hard to imagine. Even though we see it right...

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Aug 9, 20223 min read
Parent Guilt: Ever Had It?
The guilt we feel as parents has been on our mind lately. Our goal at Work & Play is to empower parents. As parents ourselves there are a...

Work & Play
Jun 3, 20223 min read
You've Heard Teacher Feedback - Now What?
Once you have a little one in school, an entirely new phase of parenthood opens up. Family life is the main source of just about...

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Apr 26, 20224 min read


Tantrums Come, Tantrums Go
Think way back to the before times…before children were a part of your day-to-day life. Did you have an opinion about tantrums? When you...

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Feb 2, 20224 min read
Our COVID Dump
In this new year we see people posting their “photo dump” from the holidays or the year. Fair warning that what lies ahead is our COVID...

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Jan 9, 20223 min read
Bedtime: The Struggle is Real
How’s bedtime going? Back to school means back to earlier, busy mornings. Getting enough sleep can truly be a game changer as we settle...

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Oct 4, 20213 min read


The Kids Are Alright (and So Are Screens)
Many things have changed in the world of parenting since we ourselves were parented. From safety equipment to video monitors to boogie...

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Sep 22, 20214 min read
Bedtime: Love it or Loathe it?
Which side of bedtime do you land on? Love it or Loathe it? We know this is a loaded question for many reasons. Bedtime routines and...

Work & Play
Aug 3, 20213 min read
Kindergarten: Where Work & Play is Every Day
Do you have a soon to be kindergartner in your house? Congratulations! You are in for a wonderful year of kindergarten learning and...

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Jul 22, 20213 min read
Boredom: A Childhood Staple?
As soon as your children can tell you how they feel, it happens. You hear the words that can make you roll your eyes, make you need to...

Work & Play
Jun 3, 20214 min read
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