Aunty Chrystal's Playhouse

How much sleep your child gets at night directly correlates to the kind of day they have; how kind they are to their peers, how many healthy foods they are willing to eat, how much they learn, how coordinated they are, how many accidents they have, how many bumps and bruises they get.... (All the above is also true for us grown ups) As parents our priority is our child’s health, safety and happiness! Therefore, it should be our number one evening priority to get our kids to... sleep on time, so they can get the AAP recommended amount of sleep I see the behavior repercussions of not enough sleep as an early childhood educator ALL THE TIME It is so important in this crazy over scheduled society that we teach our children heathy sleep habits! Rant over #healthysleephabits #sleepbabysleep #earlychildhoodeducator #healthykids

Wrapping up our focus on the School Family this week, here's an I Love You Ritual you can do with your family at home. It comes to us from Certified Instructo...r Ashley Furnell of Missouri, singing the Last Name Family Song that her family likes to do as a way to connect before bedtime. Personalize this song for your family by just swapping the last name to be your own. If you enjoyed this video, give us a in the comments and go try it with your own kiddos. As always, we wish you well! #iHeartCD #iloveyourituals #connections #schoolfamily

Our second behavior mindset shift of the week is about shifting from judging and punishing behavior to seeing it as an opportunity to teach new skills. Learn mo...re from Dr. Becky Bailey in this clip that's a part of our 10-Session E-Course. https://bit.ly/2AiGQ06 As always we wish you well...and especially on this Full Moon, Friday the 13th! #iHeartCD #behaviormindsetshift #CD101

These two toddlers' heartwarming reaction to spotting each other on the street will make your Monday. abcn.ws/2UInyLP