Posts by Jeanne K

Kindness. According to Motherly’s 2019 State of Motherhood survey, 46 percent of moms say this is the number one character trait they want to cultivate in their children. Kindness came out ahead of other positive qualities such as respect, resilience, open-mindedness, curiosity, intelligence, braveness, generosity, and tolerance.   Maurice Elias, director of the Rutgers Social-Emotional…

“What’s the weather today, Alexa?” “Siri, who was the first female astronaut?” “How long does Waze say it will take to get to Grandma’s house tomorrow?”   We, and today’s children, interact with AI on almost a daily basis, even if we don’t realize it. We tend to think of AI in terms of robotics,…

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and as much as it is time to review our own online activities and learn about safety practices, it is also the perfect time to talk to our children about their relationship to technology. The questions and concerns are not new. How much? When? What applications at what ages?…

A Q&A with Montclare Children’s School Parent, Vivian Mougios, PhD   Q: One of Covid’s most significant impacts has been the interruption of school from early childhood through higher education. In your opinion, what adverse effects does this have on preschoolers? VM:  Preschoolers have lost the opportunity to develop a sense of community outside their…

Our young children are living in their own universe of growth, discovery, and wonder. While we are worrying about so many things right now, all that is happening with Covid and the world, they are doing their own “work,” and that work is joyful and serious, all at the same time, transcendent and full of…

A beautiful landmark building. A balanced approach to delivering the curriculum based on best practices for preschool education. Field trips, music, movement, yoga, art, two gyms, and a climbing wall. A library. Filmmaking. Add to this, a group of dedicated teachers and administrators working together with you and your children to create the best possible…

After a year of disrupted education, researchers are studying the long-term impact on younger children and how long it could take for them to recover both academically and social-emotionally in the classroom. Educators agree that preschool is even more essential than ever to address developmental delays and best prepare them for successful transitions to kindergarten.…

In March of 2020, Covid dropped the curtains on live theater and darkened the screens at multiplexes, but the doors to creativity remained open for a certain group of four-year-olds on New York City’s Upper West Side. The Montclare Children’s School’s annual film festival proceeded as it has for the last six years, producing student-written,…

As New York’s rate of COVID infection drops and the percentage of vaccinated New Yorkers increases, state and city governments have released their plans to reopen. On the tails of Mayor de Blasio’s announcement that New York City will fully reopen on July 1, 2020, Broadway announced its curtains will rise up once again on…

Parenthood can sometimes seem like a series of experiments designed to test your patience, resilience, and emotional bandwidth. Learning about different parenting styles and techniques will equip you with the skills to navigate each challenge to your best ability. Whether you are well into parenthood and desperate for a change or are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed…