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Screen Time Series Part I: Daily Screen Time by the Numbers
The Family Resource Center recently held a Symposium featuring Dr. Sarah Jerstad, a pediatric psychologist at Children’s Minnesota, about...

Julia Kallmes
Apr 12, 20233 min read
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Encourage Independence with These Six Items from our Library
Last week, the Kaleidoscope Learning blog featured a post written by Laura Fritz, M.Ed., which describes how to encourage independence...

Kaleidoscope Learning
Feb 7, 20234 min read
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We're Going There: Let's Talk About Toy Clutter
Ugh!--toy clutter seems to be the bane of every parent's existence. Even before your child was born, you were probably slammed with gifts...

Kaleidoscope Learning
Nov 3, 20225 min read
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Have a few LOLs with these parenting and early childhood education memes!
Start off your Sunday morning with a nice cup of coffee and a good laugh. Our social media team creates mostly cute, family centric...

Kaleidoscope Learning
Oct 16, 20221 min read
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5 Ways We are Different from the Typical Toy Library
Learn about the five unique ways we are different from the typical toy library!

Kaleidoscope Learning
Oct 4, 20225 min read
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Your Baby and House Cats: It Works!
Millennials and younger people are choosing to have kids later in life and want to be established financially before having kids. So, in...
Nick O'Leary
Sep 22, 20224 min read
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Questions to Ask on a School Tour
The time has arrived for your young one to venture outside the home for childcare. This transition can elicit complicated emotions for...

Julia Kallmes
Aug 30, 20223 min read
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Is Preschool Beneficial?
According to the research, it depends on the educational practices of the preschool. Background: For many decades, educators, policy...

Julia Kallmes
Aug 23, 20224 min read
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Meet the Kaleidoscope Learning Team
Kaleidoscope Learning was founded and developed by a team of dedicated individuals who are passionate about young learners and happy...

Kaleidoscope Learning
Aug 19, 20222 min read
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How to Choose Children's Books
1. Fill Your Home with Books I encourage you to dispense with a Marie Kondo-esque minimalist bookshelf (though her guidance did wonders...

Julia Kallmes
Aug 16, 20222 min read
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Friendliness With Error
How to reframe mistakes for ourselves and for our children This past weekend, I read that Shawn Mendes (a musical artist) postponed a...

Julia Kallmes
Aug 2, 20222 min read
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Offering Grace to Families as a Childless Millennial
Well before Julia and I started Kaleidoscope Learning, I worked at a medium-size law firm in Northeast Minneapolis. Almost all the...

Kaleidoscope Learning
Jul 28, 20223 min read
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Nick's Top 10 Must-Haves For The Diaper Bag
In my short year of being the primary care giver to my son, I wanted to share with my readers my top ten parenting items I like to make...
Nick O'Leary
Jul 25, 20225 min read
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5 Benefits of Participating in the Educational Materials Library
Kaleidoscope Learning was founded on creating opportunities for families that enrich the lives of young learners while simultaneously...

Kaleidoscope Learning
Jul 21, 20225 min read
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4 Ways to Engage Your Child with Household Activities
Perhaps your young learner is starting to become interested in cooking, vacuuming, or wiping the windows? How wonderful! This is...

Kaleidoscope Learning
Jul 14, 20225 min read
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Making the Change to a Stay-At-Home Dad
By: Nick O'Leary Making decisions on where to work in my career was less stressful than the process of deciding to become a stay-at-home...

Kaleidoscope Learning
Jul 7, 20225 min read
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Our Team's Summer Educational Materials Library Picks
On June 20th, we excitedly launched the Family Resource Center, a partnership between Kaleidoscope Learning and Monarch Montessori...

Kaleidoscope Learning
Jun 29, 20224 min read
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Introducing the Family Resource Center!
The Family Resource Center, a partnership between Monarch Montessori School and Kaleidoscope Learning, is opening its doors in June 2022....

Julia Kallmes
Jun 20, 20222 min read
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