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Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development Helping kids become the boss of themselves since 1951. Early learning, mental health, prof. training. Hanna Perkins School evolved from that organization.

Cleveland's earliest nursery school opened in 1880 – one of the first in the country. Out of that school, the Day Nursery Association of Cleveland was founded to provide specialized training needed for teachers of young children. Today, in addition to operating a highly regarded preschool and kindergarten in Shaker Heights, Ohio, Hanna Perkins is a leading resource for parenting information. Its Hadden Clinic for Children and Families provides a broad range of development guidance for children and adolescents. Its Parent Resource Center and parent/toddler groups offer parents the chance to understand the inner emotional lives of their children. And Hanna Perkins still provides continuing education to teachers, day care workers and other child development specialists.

11/05/2026

Excerpt from Ep. 27 of Hidden Language of Children : At the holidays, children may not appreciate every kiss or pinch on the cheek from once-a-year relatives coming through the door. Be on the side of the child.

11/04/2026

Excerpt from Ep. 27: Helping children to manage holiday expectations begins early and requires ongoing conversations and reminders about wants, needs, giving and receiving. From ep. 27 of Hidden Language of Children

The busy holiday season is upon us. Episode 27 of Hidden Language of Children is about making magic with the children ...
11/03/2026

The busy holiday season is upon us. Episode 27 of Hidden Language of Children is about making magic with the children - the right amount of the important stuff; not too much of the too-muchism. On YouTube and most podcast platforms.

A conversation about the busy-ness of the holidays, what really mak...

11/02/2026

You can have fun with Santa and the Elf-on-the-Shelf without invoking them to compel good behavior. That kind of leverage isn't fun for the kids, and it doesn't have the developmental value of supporting emotional modulation. From ep 27 of Hidden Language of Children

11/01/2026

One key for making holiday magic with young children is to manage the overstimulation that's part of the season. We're bombarded with too-muchism. Talk about it and help the children understand that fun is in having just the right amount of it.

It's spooky season. Please don't scare the little ones - because most of what you remember about the scary fun of Hallow...
10/30/2026

It's spooky season. Please don't scare the little ones - because most of what you remember about the scary fun of Halloween happened when you were older than you think.

Under the age of 5 (and sometimes older), children's brains can't d...

10/30/2026

Making magic for kids at the doesn't require spending or doing too much. What children really remember are the moments based in relationships with the people they love. From ep. 27 of Hidden Language of Children - wherever your stream your podcasts.

Please don't scare the little ones this . Under the age of about 6, children can't separate fantasy from reality. When ...
10/29/2026

Please don't scare the little ones this . Under the age of about 6, children can't separate fantasy from reality. When you put on that scary mask, to them you have become that scary thing. Have fun now; the spooky can wait until they're older.

Parents often remember Halloween from when they were older than the...

If you're having a struggle in an aspect of your parenting, it helps to step and back try to understand the situation fr...
10/28/2026

If you're having a struggle in an aspect of your parenting, it helps to step and back try to understand the situation from your child's perspective. You'll have more success with the parenting tools, and you'll feel better about yourself. From ep. 26, now online.

Excerpt from Ep. 26 on why the advice in parenting books doesn't se...

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19910 Malvern Road
Shaker Heights, OH
44122

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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