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You can be friends with your classmate.And you can be friends with your dog.And you can be friends with the tree in the backyard. The book “Apple and Magnolia” by Laura Gehl and Patricia Metola talks about a...

“Poems Aloud” by Joseph Coelho and Daniel Gray-Barnett is a book that is made for school-aged children. But I saw many possibilities for our young children in this book and one of them is using the book in the quality time. ...

With the story of a girl and her red shoes, teach your child about letting things go. At the toddler level, you can teach that we can let the toys go that we don’t use any more. At the preschool and kindergarten level, yo...

If you are looking for an alone time, I won’t be able to help you. But if you are looking for a quiet time, I can help you have that. In this episode, I introduce the book “The Quite Book” by Deborah Underwood (author) an...

Would you like to have a little dreaming session with your little one this week?I have a perfect book and a play idea for you!The book “Door” by Jihyeon Lee is a wordless picture book and this can help you start. <...

Are you in the “whole-family-is-sick” week?How are you surviving with a sick child at home?In this episode, I introduce a very simple activity that you can just give it to your child to do alone or you can do together w...

Does your child have many books around in her or his room?Does s/he like to read alone?In this episode, I talk about encouraging children to read alone and be confident by herself/himself. If you ...

If your usual available time for your child is the bedtime, I have a great bedtime book suggestion. We are using the book “The Darkest Dark” by Chris Hadfield & Kate Fillion (Illustrated by Eric Fan and Terry Fan) and...

Do you make pancakes for your child?Here is a really fun story about pancakes.Book “Set Sail for Pancakes!” by Tim Kleyn tells a story about a girl and her grandpa going on an adventure to make pancakes.<...

We are in the mid-January and it’s the middle of the winter!So I would say it’s the perfect time to read the book “Ten Ways to Hear Snow” by Cathy Camper (Illustrated by Kenard Pak).Can you guess ten ways to hear snow?<...

Everybody experiences low moments. Even toddlers and preschoolers experience them.What do you want to teach your child to overcome those inevitable times in life?I’ll show you a way in this episode 79, using ...

Are you ready to enjoy the holiday time?What kind of mindset can we prepare to fully enjoy the time?I would say a mindful mind.In the episode 78, I talk about a play that you can do with your child at home. It’s ...

If you get sick in December, This is the episode that you want to remember and come back to.Unlike our desire to be fully available for our loved ones all the time, there are times that we can’t be that. Sometimes ...

It’s December! I’m so happy to talk about Christmas time!We are starting with a simple and calm play idea though.For this week’s quality time with your child, I recommend to make a paper chain for your Chris...

It’s the time that some animals get ready to hibernate. You can teach your child about what kinds of animal hibernate, where they go, how long they stay in hibernation etc. But in Teacher Gela classroom, we le...

Do you like to think about happiness?Happiness is such a big value in my life and I love to teach it to children, too.Book “Where Happiness Begins” by Eva Eland can be a great first book to learn about happiness. So for...

Is your child’s favourite toy a dump truck?Does s/he like anything about construction play?Then, you wouldn’t want to miss this episode 73!Here is a book for construction-loving children. “Goodnight, G...

Are you in a situation where you need to deal with a new environment?Or is your child in that kind of situation?I recommend you to read the book “A House for Hermit Crab” by Eric Carle with your child....

Do you believe that you can be all sorts of things?This might be a little off-track subject but this is the thought that came to me after reading the book “All Sorts” by Pippa Goodhart. “All Sorts” is a ...

Halloween is coming in a week!👻🎃Do you have a little toddler who does not like scary stuff? And you are thinking there is nothing you can do to enjoy Halloween with your child?You might be wrong.😙There...

This week, we are talking about the famous book “The Kissing Hand” by  Audrey Penn.If your child has a hard time going to school or being separated from you, this is a book to read together.In addition t...

I found a great new book for this week’s quality time.“Zebra in the Mirror” by Tina Arnus Pupis and Marta Bartolj shows a zebra who struggles with humiliation about her appearance. Through a quiet reflection time, she is able ...

If you are in the season of fall like me, we don’t want to miss this opportunity to talk all about apples!It’s an apple season and I’m sharing four different ways to have fun with apples.Visiting apple farms, making app...

Do you know the scavenger hunt for mindfulness?You get a paper that has pictures of different things. You take this paper with you and go outside.As you walk in the nature, you will use your senses and find t...