June doesn’t yell. It taps you on the shoulder. Which, honestly, still feels too aggressive for most parents in Brooklyn. This is the season where structure slides. School ends. Routines blur. And somehow, in the middle of it, you’re supposed to parent like you’re running a bilingual Montessori spa.

One of the most refreshing moments of my life was interviewing Anna Tardos. She is the daughter of Emmi Pikler and a respected voice in early childhood development. She is also the first Pikler baby.

In this week’s highlight from our interview with Anna Tardos, daughter of early childhood pioneer Emmi Pikler, Anna shares a surprising and encouraging truth: what it really takes to learn and implement the Pikler approach in a daycare setting.

On February 8, 2024, we were honored with a rare and extraordinary opportunity: to sit down with Anna Tardos, daughter of Emmi Pikler—the pioneer behind what’s now known around the world as the Pikler Approach.

I thought caring for babies would be intuitive. Turns out, it’s more like assembling IKEA furniture—with Hungarian subtitles and a baby watching you judge yourself. I did eventually get it—it just took a 4,400-mile flight and learning that what we call “baby talk” is usually just adult panic in a…

Parents often ask how to support their baby’s healthy development. And weirdly? It can start with how you pick them up. The first three years are full of big leaps—and tiny details that make all the difference. One of the most overlooked is touch. Not just any touch—intentional touch. The…

“What do we do when parents and child care providers aren’t on the same page?” Great question. And if you’ve ever worked with children, you already know—no two adults agree on everything. Show me two humans who never disagree, and I'll show you a lovely window display at Target. At…

Your child won’t sleep. The caregiver and parent can’t agree. Now what? If you’ve ever paced the floor with a wide-awake toddler at 2 a.m. or felt stuck between different opinions on how to care for a child, you’re not alone. One parent wrote in, desperate for sleep help: “I…

That knot in your stomach when considering childcare for your little one - I've seen it countless times. After thirty years in early childhood education, I want to share something that might ease your mind.