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When we give tours and talk to people about SYC, it’s always a bit hard to describe who we are and what we do. We mostly play so we call […]

Recently Susan and I traveled to Sacramento, California for a unique opportunity to learn from some lifelong advocates of play.  Sitting right on the Placer County fairgrounds is the Roseville

You come to school every few days and see what’s happening in the classrooms:  the loving attention of our teachers, the excitement of playing with peers, the conflict that comes

What do we know about risk taking for preschoolers? This is what we know…risk taking and risk assessment is a vital role in a person’s growth and development in life.

We are all on our own journeys, some of which we can control and some of which we can’t. When I became a parent, I thought that I would have

We often carry expectations for our kids that we don’t hold for ourselves.  Many of us say “ I want my kids to speak up when someone hurts them” “I

As I prepare to tackle many of the tasks of our holiday season, I am reminded of some of the challenges and expectations the young children in our lives have.