Hopscotch, the classic sidewalk game, is a surprising winner when it comes to developmental activities for 4-year-olds. It promotes gross motor skills as children hop, jump, and balance on one ...

Parenting a 4-year-old can be a challenge at the best ... a ‘thinker’ rather than just a ‘learner.'” Reading books and playing board games together are other ways to encourage a love ...

“We’re assessing children on reading and writing when we know that children that are young 4-year-olds are not reading and writing,” said Carolyne Crolotte, director of dual language learner programs ...