Discovery Kids Playschool

11/17/2025

Earlier doesn’t always mean better.⁣⁣
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Her kid walked at one year, yours walked at eighteen months, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 it doesn’t matter.⁣⁣
Her kid potty-trained at two years old, yours didn't potty-train until four years old, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 it doesn’t matter.⁣⁣
Her kid recognized all his letters and numbers before pre-school, yours had no interest until almost four, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 it doesn’t matter.⁣⁣
Her kid was sleeping through the night by three months, yours wasn’t sleeping through the night until two years old, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 it doesn’t matter.⁣⁣
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Because reaching developmental milestones early means 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 in the long run.⁣⁣
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Because a college professor won’t wonder how old her students were when they could count to one hundred or spell their names.⁣⁣
And no one will know or care if the Harvard graduate or the CEO had a pacifier or didn't potty-train until five years old.⁣⁣
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What matters most is the whole child,⁣⁣
who 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 are,⁣⁣
and how kind 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 are⁣⁣
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So let the pressure go,⁣⁣
and let your kids be kids.⁣⁣
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Don’t rush them through their childhoods,⁣⁣
and make them miss out⁣⁣
because they’re too busy meeting milestone after milestone.⁣⁣
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Besides, earlier doesn’t always mean better.
𝘐𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘳.

Living FULL by Danielle Sherman-Lazar

10/01/2025

If you want to know what it feels like to have letters (or any bit of knowledge) forced on you when you:

1)have no use for it.
2)have no interest in it.
3)have other things that are far more important to you

I recommend getting trapped in a Pokemon conversation with a Pokemon-loving child. 😂🤔 (unless, of course, you are a Pokemon fan)

As Ben was proudly showing me his tattoos of his favorite Pokemon guys, I decided to share with him my daughter's favorite.

BUT....I could not recall the name of her favorite!!!

This led to pulling up images on my phone of ALL the "guys" on a poster I found an image of.

As I looked at all these foreign-to-me images, the thought of learning all of them was nauseating.

It was one of those "AHA" moments where real-life helps me see things from a child's perspective.

I have ZERO interest, nor use for Pokemon...therefore: I DO NOT RETAIN THE INFORMATION.

Guess what: it is common practice to force letters upon children who have no use for nor interest in. While doing this, we are removing valuable opportunities for them to explore their world in a MEANINGFUL way and develop other skills that will lead to an intrinsic interest in letters. 🤔🤔🤔n

06/10/2025

Our new playroom in our Provo office is set up and ready for sessions! We have a few openings for new clients for individual services including child centered play therapy, AutPlay and Mendability sensory enrichment therapy. We also still have a couple openings in our social play group on Wednesday from 1-3 PM for children from 3-6 years of age.

01/01/2025

I am going to be offering integrative playgroups for children from 3-6 years, a weekly group for children 3-12 years and a monthly parent/child playgroup for ages 1-6. These groups are offered in a play-centric, child guided environment and are focused on providing opportunities for creative expression, sensory enrichment, naturalistic exploration and social emotional engagement. These groups are offered as a service to the community and don’t have a set fee, though donations are welcome. You can sign up for a single group or multiple groups according to your individual needs.

Dates for February

Sprouts Playgroup (3-6 years)
9:30 AM-Noon
February 3rd (4 spots)
February 10th (4 spots)
February 24th (4 spots)

Buds Parent/Child Playgroup (1-6 years)
10 AM-Noon
February 19th (8 spots)

Blossoms Playgroup (3-12 years)
1 PM-3 PM
February 7th (6 spots)
February 21st (6 spots)

Groups are held in my home in Orem. To register please DM or text me at 801-636-5617 with your child’s name and date of birth.

*Please note as these are not regularly scheduled class sessions we are legally license exempt. As a group leader with a background in early education and play therapy I do have extensive qualifications and a background check. These groups are not intended to be therapeutic in nature, though since child-guided play is inherently therapeutic it’s likely to have positive impact.
There are cats in the home, so please be aware if allergies are an issue.

11/23/2024