Free HSLDA Preschool Membership
Are you a parent of a child or children ages 5 and under? Are you considering homeschooling? If so, HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) offers a free membership for you.
The Gift of Music Combined with Prayer
Music is one of God’s greatest gifts to us. Children are naturally moved by music and respond to it even before they are born! There is no better place to foster this development than in your home. Fun musical play activities create an effective learning environment and foster family bonding. When children interact with parents, they learn. Combine these elements purposefully and… Read more →
Help Your Young Child Be Friends with Jesus
Jesus, Do You Want to Be My Friend? Is a new picture book by Mark Restaino, illustrated by J.P. Alcomendas. It is a charming, colorful book based on the idea that children can always talk to Jesus and ask him questions. Each two-page spread features an illustration combined with a question and a Bible verse. For example, the first page… Read more →
How to do “Active Reading” with your Young Child
Reading to your child from the time he or she is born is a wonderful, rewarding activity. Not only does it serve as an opportunity for bonding and developing a close relationship, it is also educational, helping your young child develop vocabulary, comprehension, and pre-reading skills. Active reading takes that process one step further. According to Read with Me: Engaging… Read more →
Two New Catholic Books for Little Ones
It’s never too early to begin reading to your child; in my house, we read to them even when they were very young babies. Here are two newly published books for the youngest in your family. These would make terrific baptism gifts! I Went to Mass: What did I see? (TAN Books) riffs on the popular “Brown Bear” series of children’s… Read more →
Molly McBride – New Catholic Picture Book Series
The Molly McBride series of picture books by Jean Schoonover-Egolf are a delightful addition to the world of Catholic children’s literature, combining the realities of life as a little girl with the promotion of vocations to the religious life. In Molly McBride and the Purple Habit, five-year-old Molly loves to wear the purple habit her mother made her so that… Read more →
Before I Was Me – Charming Story about God’s Love
Before I was Me by Frank Fraser (Sophia Institute Press) is a charming picture book about a baby about to be born. The baby asks God (pictured as an old man with a white beard), “Who will I become?” God tells the child, “I have chosen you to be a very important person whom I will always love.” The baby… Read more →
Saved by the Alphabet – A Scriptural Alphabet for Young Children
Saved by the Alphabet is a beautifully illustrated alphabet book for small children written by Maurice Prater and illustrated by Jason Koltoniak. Each letter has been associated with a Biblical figure so that children can be introduced to these important people while learning their alphabet: A – Adam and Eve B –Boaz C –Christ Jesus D – Deborah E –… Read more →
The Importance of Early Childhood Development
My grandfather used to say that most of the work a parent puts into the salvation of a soul and the development of the person happens in the first three years. Later, the study of brain growth and anatomy would reveal that the most of a child’s brain is hardwired by the age of three. He simply observed his eleven… Read more →
2016 Advent Activity Pack
Looking for something to do with your young children during Advent this year? The printable 2016 Advent Activity Pack from Life, Love, and Sacred Art offers a calendar featuring the saint’s feast days included within the month and the O Antiphon days, small card size images of these same saint and O Antiphon images which could be glued to card… Read more →
