Focusing on healthy, happy habits during December is one of the best gifts you can give your child. Check out these essential tips for creating a healthy, happy holiday season full of fun, connection, and well-being for your child!
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Teach your child gratitude through simple daily habits and joyful play. Discover how Stretch-n-Grow helps kids build thankful hearts and strong bodies.
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As the leaves turn golden and the air gets crisp, October brings cozy sweaters, pumpkin spice everything, and—unfortunately—the start of cold and flu season. If you’re a parent of a 3- to 5-year-old, you know the drill: one sniffle at preschool can turn into a full-blown family affair. But don’t worry! At Stretch-n-Grow, we’re all about empowering our Stars (and their grown-ups) to shine bright through any season. Here are five easy, game-changing habits to keep your kids healthy, happy, and ready to conquer those winter bugs.
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As summer winds down and we gear up for the fresh start of September, we want to empower your preschoolers with positive habits around nutrition, movement, and play. By weaving in fun activities and education, we’re helping our Stars build a joyful relationship with food and their bodies.
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Building hand-eye coordination early helps kids as adults. Here are 5 fun ways to help your child improve their hand-eye coordination!
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At Stretch-n-Grow, we believe in the power of generosity and helping others! The holiday season is an ideal time to help kids start learning how to give to others!
When babies are born, they are almost pure emotion and need. As they get older, they learn how to manage themselves internally and externally. Decompression is one of these regulation tools; it is a way someone regulates emotional, and sometimes even physical, pressure. For children, especially when they first start going to school for 8 hours a day, being able to decompress from school and reset for the rest of their day is very important, but it doesn’t come naturally.
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Putting one foot in front of the other is such a big accomplishment for little ones, as it is the beginning of their ability to explore their world. As they grow up, their legs get stronger, and they learn to run, to sprint, and to jump! The legs are the foundation of the body. Fun, dynamic exercise can be a great way for kids to build strong bodies, and to help kids learn to understand more about the way their bodies work. There are 13 primary muscles that help the legs go, that work together in groups.
Flossing can be an important part of keeping teeth squeaky clean, fighting cavities, and protecting teeth for the long haul; so the earlier kids can learn to floss, the more natural the habit will be for the rest of their lives.
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Flossing can be an important part of keeping teeth squeaky clean, fighting cavities, and protecting teeth for the long haul; so the earlier kids can learn to floss, the more natural the habit will be for the rest of their lives.
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