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Early Childhood

Join Footnotes, a texting club and community service through MPR News offering early childhood news, updates and information for children aged 0-5 and their caregivers. Engage with other parents/guardians and early childhood reporter Kyra Miles:
St. Paul Mayor Carter vetoes tax-raising early childhood education ballot measure

St. Paul Mayor Carter vetoes tax-raising early childhood education ballot measure

Mayor Melvin Carter vetoed a resolution that would ask voters in St. Paul’s 2024 election whether to raise the property tax levy to pay for early childhood care and learning for low income families in the city.
by Kyra Miles

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Nature-based preschools encourage kids to connect with the world around them

Nature-based preschools encourage kids to connect with the world around them

Dodge Nature Preschool in West St. Paul was one of the first nature-based preschools in the country that helps kids learn and connect to nature year-round. The number of these schools has more than quadrupled since some of the first started in the early 2000s.
by Kyra Miles

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Want to create a stronger bond with your kids? First relinquish control

Want to create a stronger bond with your kids? First relinquish control

It may sound counterintuitive, but if you want to take charge as a parent, stop trying to control your child, says psychologist and author Shefali Tsabary. Her new book, "The Parenting Map," lays out a step-by-step guide for creating conscious parent-child relationships.
by Andee Tagle

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To reignite the joy of childhood, learn to live on 'toddler time'

To reignite the joy of childhood, learn to live on 'toddler time'

The days might seem long, but the years go by quickly, friends warned when my son was born. I wanted to savor each precious memory, but how? Living on "toddler time," showed me the way.
by Rhitu Chatterjee

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