For Parents

Why Are Kids Such Picky Eaters?

You can’t quite pin down the day that it happened. One day, your child was eating everything on his or her plate. The next day, there was a picky eater seated across the table from you. Fussy eaters can emerge around the ages of 18-24 months creating stress and guilt in parents. Rejecting new foods [...]

4 Reasons Why Parents Need Bedtimes Too

I’m a working mom. I juggle a lot of responsibilities and activities throughout the day. My calendar and brain are overloaded with all the things I’ve got to do to keep my household and life running smoothly. At the end of the day, when my kid is finally asleep… I breathe a sigh of relief [...]

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Hey Busy Parents! When Was Your Last Date Night?

Why is having a date night so important for parents? Because being a parent is stressful! Most of your time is spent attending to the needs of your children. Studies show that parents who schedule dates—talking, spending time together, going out to dinner or sharing an activity—build stronger relationships and increase the likelihood that they’ll [...]

How Much Screen Time Is Safe For Our Kids?

We are surrounded by screens these days. They are literally everywhere we go. Restaurants have multiple flat screen televisions all over the walls, we’ve got two or three in our own homes, add to that all the laptops and tablets and the smart phones we can’t live without. It starts to add up! What amount [...]

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Understanding and Dealing With Toddler Biting

You give your child ample calcium so he or she can build strong teeth. If only your child didn’t use them against you… and the kid down the street… and Uncle Harry! Today we’re discussing biting: who does it, what it means, and how to stop it. First, if your toddler bites, know that you’re [...]

Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones but Words Will Surely Shape Me

We are all familiar with the common saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” Most of us have probably quoted it a time or two as we tried to solidify our toughness. I certainly have. I really believed it until I realized how powerful words can be and [...]

Why Outdoor Play Is Essential For A Healthy Life

Playing outside is one of the greatest joys of childhood. I vividly remember playing on my school’s playground as a little girl—running, swinging, skipping, playing tag with my friends. Those were the good ole days! Now as a mom and the Director at School for Amazing Kids, Calera I realize just how important it is [...]

Play is the Best Way!

Play may be as old as human existence itself. The philosopher Plato once said, “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” Our brains are hardwired for playing. In fact, for young children there is no distinction between playing and learning. To a child, it’s [...]

Amazing Cleanliness at Amazing Kids

With the flu at epidemic proportions this year are you wondering how safe it is to bring your child to daycare? Life is busy and hectic enough without having to worry about your child bringing home a bug to share with the entire family! School for Amazing Kids™ goes the extra mile to make sure [...]

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A Busy Parent’s Guide to Starting 2018

What does honoring the New Year mean when you’re a parent to a child under 5? As a working mom with a 10-month-old, I don’t have a lot of time to sit and reflect on the year that’s just whizzed by me. Sure, I’d love to sit down with a cup of cocoa, gaze out [...]

What Parents are Saying about Our Schools

The staff here is phenomenal and they make me feel a sense of peace……

I love School for Amazing Kids, Helena Daycare! My child looks forward to seeing her teachers every day. Since being enrolled in the School for Amazing Kids, she has learned more than what I could have fathomed. She will come home and point out specific shapes and colors, which is not something she was doing before starting school at this center 6 months ago. I would recommend School for Amazing Kids, Helena to anyone I met that was having anxiety issues with placing a child in daycare. The staff here is phenomenal and they make me feel a sense of peace when I drop my child off every day.

— Jay K.