cssma10013Mar 10, 20223 min read9 Tips on Handling Preschool Separation with your KidsIt’s a process, for both children and adults. I sat in the lobby of my daughter’s preschool for two months, just in case she might need...
cssma10013Mar 10, 20223 min readFive Tips for Introducing your Child to Photography For as long as cameras have existed children have loved photography. It is a fast and accessible way to create, and the ability to...
cssma10013Mar 10, 20224 min readBuying Your Child’s First Guitar As Director of Programs and a former guitar teacher at Church Street School for Music and Art, parents have often sought my advice...
cssma10013Mar 10, 20222 min readThe Eight Best Ways for Children to Learn About Music Ever since researchers discovered that fetuses respond to sound in the sixth month of pregnancy, there have been those in the baby biz...
cssma10013Mar 10, 20222 min readHow to Inspire Your Child’s Creative Genius Young children are creative dynamos. They surpass adults in their openness to possibility and their willingness to explore without fear....
cssma10013Mar 10, 20222 min readCreative Expression and Child Development At a recent get-together of parents, teachers, and community members interested in supporting the arts, we had a dynamic discussion about...
cssma10013Mar 10, 20222 min readThe Eight Best Ways for Children to Learn About Art As I stood looking at an exhibit of toddler art on the wall of my school one day, the parent standing next to me said, “This rivals an...
cssma10013Mar 10, 20223 min readWhat is the Dalcroze Method? Church Street School’s music classes incorporate The Dalcroze Method, a whole-body music education technique created by a Swiss composer,...