Editor's Note Imagine my surprise when I came home from a recent trip and discovered a nasty substance coating the bathroom sink and clogging the drain. By the time they hit the age of 3, most kids know that dumping food in the bathroom sink is not OK, so with... [More] November 1 | Editors Notes
Fridge Door Great People Doing Great Things luncheon ... 1955 Deals Resurface at Ivar’s ... Seattle Children’s Brings Science on the Road ... and MORE [More] November 1 | Fridge Door
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Family Skiing on a Budget: 13 Ways to Save on the Slopes The start of ski season is still a few weeks off, but don't wait until the snow starts falling to get your family ready for fun on the slopes. With the cost of lift tickets, lunch and transportation, just one day of skiing or boarding for a family... [More] By Julie Deutscher | November 1 | Going Places
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NOW & THEN: The Amazing Brain Research has revealed a considerable amount about the function of the brain in infants, young children and adults in the past three decades. Since 1979, we’ve learned much about what parents and educators can do to enrich the environments in... [More] By Kathy Barnard | November 2 | Health and Development State Pre-K Program Enrolls 150,000th Child Washington state’s pre-kindergarten program for low-income children and families enrolled its 150,000th student in September. The Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, or ECEAP, was created in 1985 to expand the benefits of the... [More] November 2 | Health and Development
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Early Learning: A Top Priority for Washington Despite Economic Woes Over the last decade, advocates for early learning in Washington have worked hard to create a more unified front in their push to renew the state's commitment to programs that will help our youngest children succeed in school and life. [More] By Taryn Zier | November 1 | Health and Development
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Inside the Marvelous Minds of Babies and Young Children What's it like to be a baby? "Imagine you're in Paris...and you've had four cups of double espresso...and you're in love," development psychologist Alison Gopnik said at a recent lecture in Seattle. "No wonder you wake up at 3 a.m. [More] By Wenda Reed
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