by Laura Graf | Mar 24, 2022 | Announcements, Calendar, Events, IPS & You
We’re excited to share that the Islesboro Preschool is partnering with the Islesboro Central School Junior Class to host an Easter event on Saturday, April 9 at the ICS Kinnicutt Center starting at 9 am ET. IPS will set up a raffle and a bake sale, and proceeds...
by Bruce Claflin | Feb 5, 2018 | Director's Newsletter, IPS & You
Its certainly a “Happy New Year” at Islesboro Preschool! As you know, we moved into our new building this past summer which allowed us to expand our programs to children from six months to five years old. As a result, attendance is almost double what we could have had...
by Bruce Claflin | May 23, 2017 | IPS & You
The last IPS and YOU discussed how important holding and talking to babies is to their long term development. While there is ample research to support this, the most bizarre and disturbing proof comes from the end of the Cold War. Rumania’s Nicoale Ceausescu was the...
by Bruce Claflin | Apr 1, 2017 | IPS & You
In the last edition of IPS and YOU, I wrote about heredity and environment citing research that said it was the interplay between the two that determines who we eventually become. Keeping on that theme, here is another important concept—abilities are created, not...
by Bruce Claflin | Feb 1, 2017 | IPS & You
How often do you talk to your baby? Do you vary the words you use? Are they encouraging words, linked to an accomplishment? These questions are more important than you might think. Researchers at Rice University have determined that a child who is talked to...
by Bruce Claflin | Dec 15, 2016 | IPS & You
One question every parent wonders about is “What is most important in a person’s development—heredity or environment?” The “Nature vs. Nurture” debate has been argued, studied and misunderstood for years. “Naturists” believe that genetics are the defining feature of...
