Rainy days and snow days kept us inside too much this week. Snow should never keep us indoors, but sometimes proper weather gear is forgotten during the weather changes. We’re wondering if winter weather is here to stay as we…
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DADs & daycare
FINALLY! We are finally crossing the finish line, dotting our i’s and crossing our t’s… My Family is excited to open our doors for Mi Families (“my families”) newest program – Adventure Academy. Adventure Academy will be a unique program…
Posted in adventure academy, Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Homeschool, Learning through Play, Meet our Director, Mi Families, Michigan, Parents, Providers, Uncategorized, Video Tagged with: Adventure Academy, dads, daycare, Education, fathers day, homeschooling
resolution revelation
How is your 2015 starting off? Holding true to those resolutions? Statistically the highest percent of resolutions are health based, but almost 90 percent of those goals will fail ~ many by the end of the first month of making…
Posted in Child Development, Education, Family, Health, Meals, Meet our Director, Mi Families, Michigan, Parents, Providers, Uncategorized, Video Tagged with: breakfast, budget, dinner, exercise, food facts, Goals, Health, healthy habits, kids video, lunch, meal plan, resolutions, schedule, sides, smoothie recipe, snacks, teaching, worksheets
Summer School
When working with students to avoid the “summer slide,” I try and make “summer school” feel more like “summer camp.” Through fun themes such as “Phineas and Ferb” we work on reading, writing, math, science, social studies … We work…
Posted in Curriculums, Education, Family, Learning through Play, Mi Families, Our World, Parents, Providers, Science, Social Skills, Special Needs, Uncategorized Tagged with: CAMP, character, Education, Mi Families, NMC college for Kids, Phineas and Ferb-tastic Activities, Science, Social Studies, Special Needs, virtues
5 NEW – New Year’s RESOLUTIONS:
Resolution #1 – Tell yourself that you DON’T haveta stick to your SCHEDULE: Mi Families programs encourage schedules and routines, BUT not at the expense of your anxiety level! Schedules and routines can help you predict what’s to come and…
Posted in Child Development, Chores/Housekeeping, Education, Family, Health, Holidays, Learning through Play, Meals, Mi Families, Motor Skills, Organization, Parents, Providers, Uncategorized Tagged with: exercise, family, Health, Meals, new year, Parenting, play, resolutions
Happy Home Days
Lots of people are planning winter celebrations and vacations, but lots more are planning on a quiet holiday at home. believing “busy is better than bored” is a great mind-set, but by the end of the year a little boredom…
Posted in Behaviors, Child Development, Education, Family, Holidays, Organization, Parents, Providers, Uncategorized Tagged with: Christmas, craft ideas, gift ideas
making schedules = reaching goals
Wow does time fly by quickly when you’re busy! Sorry it’s been so long since we last posted a blog. No reason is good enough not to keep up w/ informative articles for you, but the reason is that Mi…
Posted in Chores/Housekeeping, Education, Family, Health, Homeschool, Learning through Play, Organization, Parents, Providers, Uncategorized Tagged with: family, Organization, parents, providers, Routines, scheduling
schedule learning AND fun
Today I heard a parent say “I try and schedule some fun, because my kids work hard learning all week.” Then I heard a provider say “I try and schedule a lot of learning into a little amount of time,…
Posted in Behaviors, Child Development, Education, Family, Homeschool, Learning through Play, Organization, Parents, Providers, Uncategorized Tagged with: Challenging Behaviors, Child Development, Education, Goals, learning through play, parents, providers
Reaching GOALS
Everyone needs to have goals, and if one is too young to create their own goals – that becomes part of your job. The tough part of making goals for someone is remembering that you are building goals for them…
Posted in Autism Spectrum, Child Development, Education, Health, Learning through Play, Meet our Director, Mi Families, Organization, Parents, Providers, Social Skills, Special Needs, Uncategorized Tagged with: Child Development, Education, Goals, Mi Families, Social Skills, Special Needs
choosing choices
Last week we were stuck living outta suitcases in a hotel. I say (or rather write) “stuck” because it was not a vacation plan. We came back from our spring break vacation to a home that was without heat and…
Posted in Child Development, Curriculums, Education, Family, Holidays, Learning through Play, Organization, Parents, Special Needs, Uncategorized Tagged with: Child Development, Education, Holidays, routine, schedule, Vacations
