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Getting a head start on learning does not have to be expensive. Don't worry about buying the latest technology or books. Instead, count on the free Printable Alphabet Match Game to teach you all you need to know before preschool. Alphabet matching games are the best way to learn the alphabet, to start recognizing the letters and remembering their names. Thanks to free printables for kids like this one, you can do that at no cost. On the first day of school your teacher and all of your friends will be so impressed with everything that you know.

There was a time when I kept a collection of styrofoam around the place, but over the years I disposed of it and not just because it takes up a lot of storage space. Sure it's engaging to stick or hammer things into it, like golf tees, but that idea invariably and ultimately turns into a festival of breaking, then shredding, leaving those static electricity filled tiny toxic balls all over the place, which is a mess worse than glitter and not nearly as festive. Still, when someone from our community purchased new electronics or something that came with large...

Toddlers and young children have a reputation for refusing to share. “No!” and “Mine!” are generally among their earliest utterances, and often their most frequent.  While it’s true that most kids need time and practice learning to share, parents’ expectations regarding sharing are frequently out of sync with what’s reasonable to expect of kids developmentally.  In a survey of parents of young children by the organisation Zero to Three, 43% of parents reported a belief that kids can share and take turns before the age of two ― 71% said they think children are capable of these behaviours by the...

For a year with three repeated numbers, 2022 was full of delightful surprises and fresh horrors. Before we move on to 2023, let’s reminisce with my annual roundup of the year’s strangest local news stories. In fact, this is my 25th annual list, dating to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin in 1998 before expanding to the wider Inland Empire the past two years. More to mock! This annual countdown reminds us of some of the sillier events of the past 12 months and also fills space during the holiday week, not necessarily in that order of importance. And now, here’s...

Every family has its own little quirks. That becomes all too obvious when strangers come to live together at some point in their lives. Think of roommates or partners who suddenly realize the most basic daily things, as well as things people think of as normal and acceptable, vary. And they vary greatly.No wonder people grow up and realize not everything that went down in their parents’ home was actually normal. Insane cases, family rules, habits, and customs can be super weird.Think of parents who don’t let their children laugh while lying down or kids who were allowed to take...