Welcoming a New Sibling

Welcoming a New Sibling

by | Aug 6, 2019 | GKI Blog

In today’s technology-driven world, it seems so much simpler to capture special moments. Most of us usually have our phone handy, so it’s easy to snap a picture or even take a video of those bits of life that you’d like to cherish forever. Though it’s easier to...
Playing Outside, It’s More than Fun

Playing Outside, It’s More than Fun

by | Jul 2, 2019 | GKI Blog

Imagine a child, skipping along a dirt road surrounded by green woods as they toss a hula hoop into the air. This child anticipates the fall of the hula hoop as they quickly throw out one arm to catch it with their small hand. Once that hula hoop hits the child’s...

Welcoming a New Baby and Lots of Emotions

by | May 7, 2019 | GKI Blog

To help me brainstorm a topic for May, I took some time to stroll through the blogs that had been written in the past few months. As I glanced at the old topics, I realized it had been a while since I wrote a blog that focused on parents. Since this month is...

Let’s Play!

by | Mar 5, 2019 | GKI Blog

We’re going to spend some time talking about the different ways that children play. You’ve probably noticed that all children like to play differently. I’ve even heard my own parents talk about how different my play was in comparison to my brother’s. My parents often...

Sharing is Caring…AND a Developmental Milestone

by | Feb 5, 2019 | GKI Blog

Before we begin our discussion on sharing, I thought we could spend some time exploring developmental milestones. I know this might seem a little off topic, but I promise this all connects to sharing. Let’s start with what comes to your mind when you think about...

Shooing Away Sickness this Winter

by | Jan 1, 2019 | GKI Blog

  A few weeks ago, I found myself interacting with a toddler. We were having a great time as this little one mixed us up a pretend soup using of course a plastic bucket with some chalk inside. Soon this pretend soup turned into a magic potion. As we were mixing...