Donald Plehn's Article in Babies

1498 Can Kindergarten Games Online Help Prepare Them For School?
It does not matter how old your child is or whether your child is already in school or headed that way, you want to do everything in your power to help ensure their success.
Posted on May-07-2014

1631 Finding the Right Summer Reading Programs for Kids
Every child loves summer. There is so much to love about the great weather, not having to go to school every day, sleep overs and fun.
Posted on Apr-29-2014

1584 What Can You Do To Help Your Child Learn to Spell
Learning to spell correctly is important for children. Spelling and vocabulary are tough tasks to overcome for almost any child to learn. Often times, parents do not always know the right pathway to take, in order to help their child overcome the obstacles of learning to spell correctly.
Posted on Apr-23-2014

1498 What are the Stages of Learning to Spell?
Most parents are looking to give their children an edge in learning and helping your child learn to spell is one of those areas. Spelling is an essential early skill that you certainly want to encourage
Posted on Apr-07-2014

1692 STEM to STEAM Ahead!
If you are a parent, you most likely are familiar with the term STEM — which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. This concept has been widely accepted and advocated among teachers and parents and has now evolved by adding Arts to the mix, changing the acronym to STEAM.
Posted on Mar-29-2014

1558 What To Look For In Online Reading Programs for Children
Every parent wants to do as much as they can in their power to help their child learn to read. Many parents turn to online reading programs to help their children with reading.
Posted on Mar-25-2014

1460 Should You Encourage Kindergarten Games Online?
You, like many parents these days are probably a little concerned about the length of time your preschooler or kindergartener spends online.
Posted on Mar-18-2014

1615 Online Learning Offers Unexpected Benefits
Starting in January 2014, the General Education Development (GED) testing centers in certain states around the country started to undergo an overhaul. The testing procedures are being updated from the current standardized test paper-and-pencil-based format to an online format.
Posted on Mar-03-2014

1639 Do Gaming and Reading Go Hand in Hand?
Both teachers and parents often worry that kids have much too much “screen time” in their lives. Many parents especially are concerned about video games and do not think there really is much good in them. But is that really true?
Posted on Feb-04-2014

7178 It Is Tough Learning How to Read
Your child will have so many milestones over the course of their life, and learning to read is easily one of the most important and perhaps one of the toughest to master.
Posted on Jan-29-2014

1507 Deeply Rooted Research Based Phonics Program
There are numerous learn to read and phonics based programs out on the market for parents to choose from to help their children with reading.
Posted on Jan-28-2014

2072 Children’s Online Reading Program Recognized for Excellence
ClickN Kids is an online phonics and spelling software company, that has made it a priority to put curriculum and quality first. Because of this, ClickN KIDS has been honored with many awards over the years – for both products and people.
Posted on Jan-26-2014

1697 Tablets Are Everywhere
It is safe to say that tablet are here to stay and have practically become a “must have” in today’s society.
Posted on Jan-22-2014

1455 Tablet Market Usage By Children On the Rise
Ofcom, a U.K. telecoms regulator, has found in their research that tablet usage among children is consistently increasing, with growing numbers of younger kids, especially, turning to tablets to watch videos, learn and access the Internet.
Posted on Dec-04-2013

1794 Parents Should Embrace Online World for Their Children, Smartly
The Internet and our children’s engagement with the online world have lead to many positive developments and advancements for our children as well as some favorable outcomes for their emotional and social well-being.
Posted on Nov-26-2013