Holly Ridge Quality Childcare & Preschool

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Hop on over to our Annual Easter Egg Hunt on March 31 at 6 PM! The fun takes place inside the ballfield at Holly Ridge Municipal Park (417 Kraft St.).

This free event for children includes plenty of eggs and a special visit from the Easter Bunny for pictures. Gather the family and join us for a fun-filled evening!

It's that time of year to prepare for the Summer. Summer Camp at Holly Ridge Quality begins Monday, June 15, 2026. Don't delay- get on the waitlist today! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAANAAQ_J0-hUMEVYVUVZM1FWVjY0N1VOTlBWUTA1TVBYMS4u

It’s so important to teach our children how to communicate with others with respect and genuine kindness! It all starts at home and your child’s preschool school experiences.

How are you teaching your kids to be a good friend? Originally Posted this one year ago and playing this game with my sons has helped so much! You don’t have to lie or pretend to like something you don’t, but it’s also not necessary to loudly declare our dislike for someone else’s favorite things, especially when we’re trying to build friendships. My son is six, and I wish we’d started practicing this earlier, around the time his logic skills began developing at age four. Social and conversational skills (the kind we need to make friends and build relationships) aren’t always innate. They can be taught, practiced, and refined. One important lesson I want to instill with my kids: If you want to have quality friendships, you need to *be* a quality friend. Part of that means supporting your friends’ interests, even if they’re not your personal favorites. If I had daughters, I’d practice this with them, too. But as a mom to sons, I’m especially mindful of this, since research shows that men often struggle more with making and maintaining friendships. I see how nourishing my female friendships are, and I’m grateful for the skills I’ve learned to build and sustain those relationships. I want my sons to develop similar skills so they can experience the same kind of connection. Right now, we’re working on shifting their knee-jerk responses. When they hear about something they’re not into, their instinct is often to say, “Well, I don’t like that.” For little kids, this seems like an honest and reasonable response, not a rude one. But instead, we’re encouraging them to pause, ask thoughtful questions, and connect what they’re hearing to what they already know. It’s about showing interest in others, even when their interests don’t match ours. What about you? How are you teaching your kids to be good friends? --- #kelsewhatelse #momtips #momofsons #midwesternmom #beagoodfriend #bodylanguagegame