Oh, the places you’ll go when you read a Dr. Seuss book! His creativity, rhyme scheme and ability to communicate with children’s imaginations all over the world changed the way children’s books were written.

Can you remember the last, great conversation that you participated in? Did you do more talking or listening? When we have a conversation with our children, we have the tendency to talk, talk, talk and wonder why they do not understand what we say.

Today is World Thinking Day and is commonly celebrated by Girl Scout and Guide organizations across the globe. Girl Scouts are not the only ones who are wearing their “thinking caps” today.

If you were to ask children what an engineer does, you would probably receive a variety of creative answers. Odds are those children who you asked the question to haven’t engaged in activities that help develop an engineer’s skills.

On January 29th, families around the world celebrate National Puzzle Day. Puzzles provide a fun challenge for our minds, from early childhood to adulthood.

FasTracKids would like to wish everyone a healthy and happy New Year! With the new year upon us, it is important to start looking at goals and resolutions you and your family would like to accomplish.

My morning rituals are simple but important to get me and my family ready for the day. I get up, brew a pot of coffee, take a shower, brush my teeth, make oatmeal for the family, feed the dog and leave the house. I perform these feats without ever thinking how different my morning would be if I did not have clean water. I even take it for granted that my pets have clean water.

At FasTracKids, we have long wanted to foster more collaboration among our centers and schools worldwide. We also have had an ongoing devotion to bringing ecological awareness to children in our programs. In an effort to bring these two desires into alignment, in 2013 we are launching the first annual FasTracKids Global Initiative, with this year’s focus being “Water Wise”.

Educational opportunities are not limited to just your child’s school, town, state or country. Since 2000, International Education Week has been promoting the benefits of education worldwide. A joint initiative by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education, International Education Week serves as a platform to prepare American students to live and work in a global environment while encouraging those outside of the US to study abroad.

FasTracKids’ CEO and President Nancy Faunce released a Public Service Announcement on becoming an official Reading Partner in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record campaign.