Barbara Bowman discusses child-parent centers
November 13, 2012 — Catalyst Chicago looks into the expansion of a promising program. More »
Barbara Bowman gives guidance on disciplining grandchildren
November 9, 2012 — Life Goes Strong asks if, when, and how grandparents should discipline grandchildren. More »
Chip Donohue discusses technology in the classroom
November 7, 2012 — CBS 2 Chicago looks into pros and cons of teaching with iPads in early childhood classrooms. More »
Bowman offers advice for grandparents’ holiday giving
November 6, 2012 — Bowman talked to Life Goes Strong about what grandparents should think about when giving holiday gifts to their grandchildren. More »
Chip Donohue gives parents tips on tech and children
November 5, 2012 — Popular parent website, ABCmouse.com features Q&A with Donohue. More »
Using technology to build relationships between grandparents and grandchildren
October 17, 2012 — Chip Donohue was featured in this Life Goes Strong article about how grandparents and grandchildren can use technology to keep in touch. More »
Halloween tips from Nickels
October 16, 2012 — Life Goes Strong asks when children are too old or too young to participate, and how to pick an appropriate Halloween costume. More »
Give children room to express who they are, says Nickels
October 16, 2012 — Margret Nickels talked with Heidi Stevens for this Chicago Tribune article about parenting children who aren't like you. More »
Reuters interviews Samuel Meisels on standardized tests in kindergarten
September 25, 2012 — Meisels emphasized his support for comprehensive, observational assessments throughout the school year. More »
Meisels comments on assessing school readiness
September 25, 2012 — Samuel Meisels talked with Lesli Maxwell for this Education Week article about school-readiness exams. More »
How can parents balance their children’s media diet?
September 15, 2012 — Chip Donohue talked with Heidi Stevens for this Chicago Tribune article about how parents can balance their children's media diet. More »
Ray discusses early childhood cognitive development
September 14, 2012 — Ray talked with Sandra Dungee Glenn for this 900AM WURD discussion series about early childhood education. More »
McNamee says parents should explain strike to children
September 11, 2012 — Gillian McNamee talked with Heidi Stevens for this Chicago Tribune article about how parents can explain the Chicago Teachers Union strike to their children. More »
Validate children’s feelings after being held back, says Nickels
September 11, 2012 — Margret Nickels talked with Heidi Stevens for this Chicago Tribune article about how parents can best support their child whose been held back in the same grade. More »
Play is important, says Hynes-Berry
September 7, 2012 — Mary Hynes-Berry wrote a guest blog post for Parents in response to a University of Virginia study that claims pretend play may not be as crucial to development as currently believed. More »
Distracting kids with smartphones is all about balance, says Donohue
August 30, 2012 — Chip Donohue talked with Howard Ludwig for a Southtown Star article about the effects of parents using digital devices to distract children. More »
Being positive towards children being held back can help them adjust, says Nickels
August 29, 2012 — Margret Nickel talked with Jessica Hester for this Parents blog about helping a child prepare for repeating a grade. More »
Donohue reluctant to give screen time limits
August 2, 2012 — Chip Donohue talked with Crystal Yednak for this Chicago Parent article about technology and young children. More »
Parents can help children understand violent media, says Nickels
July 30, 2012 — On WGN-TV's morning news broadcast, Dean Richards interviewed Margret Nickels on the effects of violent TV and movies on young children's behavior. More »
It is unreasonable to test young children to measure college readiness, says Meisels
July 13, 2012 — Lesli Maxwell interviewed Samuel Meisels for this Education Week article about ACT's new college-readiness exam for young children. More »