Child Development

“Stop touching your shoelaces.” I say this sentence every morning, like a robot during morning meeting. I see 16 sweet sleepy eyes looking back at me and I know they just want something to fidget with while we sing our...

I'm taking off my mom hat briefly and dusting off my old child development hat for this one. With a bachelor's degree in Child and Family Studies and a master's degree in Early Childhood Education, I have a bit...

Three-year-old boys and girls are busy people! They are observing new objects and places, participating in new events, and meeting new people everyday. Throughout all of their exciting life experiences, they are rapidly building vocabulary and learning new language...

It is hotter than Hades outside! All I can think about is where can I go for the perfect swimming hole? Fortunately, swimming holes abound in East Tennessee. The trick is timing and finding them. The best time of...

Knock-knock. Who's there? Boo! Boo who? Don't cry, KMB has you covered on all things Halloween! (Since this round-up is being posted pretty early in the month, check in often as I'll update with new events!) Knoxville Halloween Events:  Trick-or-Treat Events BOO! at the Zoo 3500 Knoxville Zoo...

We had so much fun at our 4th Annual Beat the Heat at Town of Farragut's McFee Park Splash Pad in July! What's better than cooling off at the splash pad and enjoying some popsicles and yogurt? Pretty much summer...

We are shameless early Christmas decorators in our family. The memes you see about it being November 1st so we can talk about Christmas are about the women in my family, from my grandmother to my in-laws. We love...