Movement is a healthy part of life for those of all ages (see Part 1), but it’s especially important for preschoolers. While educational standards soar, the youngest children are being robbed of the very thing that they need in order to lay the foundation for healthy emotional, social, and cognitive development. Exercise and Experience Many […]
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Incorporate Rest Time Into Your Daycare Center’s Daily Routine
Full-time childcare centers for kids aged five and under normally have at least one regularly scheduled daily rest time. This time for napping and relaxation is vital for a young child’s physical and emotional well-being. Overly tired children become distracted and irritable in much the same way as sleep-deprived adults. The major difference is that […]
Encouraging Healthy Habits in Your Childcare Center: Movement, Part 1
While seeing young children sitting quietly at desks and doing worksheets may seem like a great start to a successful academic career (see this previous post), that kind of setting is actually far from ideal for the developmental needs of young children. Instead, movement and sensory experiences provide children with what their bodies and brains […]
Gymnastics Center Goals: Developing Physical Fitness Goals for Kids, Part 1
When it comes to physical fitness, do you ever wonder exactly what it entails? Or to pose the question differently, what constitutes a healthy lifestyle or suitable fitness goals for children? Especially where kids are concerned, the obesity epidemic may be a significant symptom, but it’s also only a symptom of a more pervasive problem. […]
Encouraging Healthy Habits in Your Childcare Center: Imaginative Play
While it won’t make its way onto standardized tests or college entrance exams, movement is an important aspect of how children learn. Your childcare center has the important opportunity to help lay the foundation for later academic achievement by giving the children in your care opportunities to play, build, and create. While those kinds of […]
Stop Hiding Your Phone Number, Walmart.com
Looking for Walmart.com’s phone number? Yep, I’ve spent a lot of time looking for it too, and I’ve found it. Only catch is that even with this “magic phone number,” you’ll still end up listening to endless recordings and, quite possibly, get lost in the Walmart maze which is intended to drive you away from […]
Human Resources Tips for Gymnastics Centers: Hiring Quality Staff Members
One of the many difficulties of directing a children’s gym relates to managing staff. While the arena of staffing will always come with some challenges and tasks, the need for your involvement is intensified when employee turnover rates are high. Once you understand the basic issues that tend to lead to employee turnover, you’ll be […]
Time Management Tips and Tools for Busy Business People
Time. It’s something none of us can afford to waste. And yet, despite our many gadgets and supposed time-saving devices, we can’t seem to cram our days full enough to keep ourselves — and our businesses — above water. Well, it’s always good to get some outside help, and driven entrepreneurs are a great source […]
How Does Your Church Welcome First Time Visitors?
As the number of regular church attendees continues to decline throughout the United States, and as the number of churches closing increases, it becomes more and more important for each church to proactively think through how welcoming they are when first time visitors attend a service. Many people will visit a church one time, and […]
Dance Studio Management Software Review
As the American painter Robert Henri once observed, “A work of art is the trace of a magnificent struggle.” That could be said for any artistic form, including the invisible lines traced in the air by a skilled dancer. The night of the recital, the audience stands in awe of all of those adorable dancers […]
What to Expect as a New Limousine Business Owner
Owning your own limousine company can be a very rewarding business endeavor. You may consider purchasing a limousine company if you have recently been laid off from a high paying job. Because you are used to a considerable income, finding a job to allow for your lifestyle will be difficult. It may be time to […]
Having an Exit Strategy for Selling Your Business
The economic climate of the past few years has left many business owners anxious about the future health of their company. This anxiety has caused a growing number of businesses to shut their doors for good or put the company up for sale, with owners hoping an acceptable offer will allow them to walk away […]
Three Helpful Tips for Successful Company Mergers
Transportation companies often merge in order to enhance both entities’ strengths and reduce any weaknesses they may have. By joining forces, business owners hope to increase company efficiency, maximize profits, and reduce overhead costs. Many businesses who are suffering financially and looking for a lifeline will seriously consider a merger when weighing their options, and […]
When Selling a Transportation Business, Keep These Tips in Mind for Success
Prospective sellers of transportation businesses should be cautious when putting a company on the market. Sellers of limousine, ambulance, trucking, or other transportation businesses must be on their guard when evaluating offers from potential buyers, especially if the seller is inexperienced in the intricacies of business brokering. Usually, the buyer will quickly gain the upper […]
Customer Service the Way I See It
Customer service just ain’t what it used to be, and I’m not even old enough to know anything about how “it used to be”! Despite my young years, though, I was brought up by parents who had grown up involved in retail sales, and my brother jumped in with them, early on, so I was […]