Summer Fun And Head Injuries
Many head injuries, in fact, happen in ordinary play. Parents of children of all ages and both sexes should be aware of the warning signs of concussion and take head injury seriously.
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Giving Little Kids a Board Game? Tweak It First!
It's the way that children count -- whether the counting procedure forces them to attend to the numbers in the spaces of a board game -- that yields real benefits in the use of numbers.
Premature Brains Need Especially Attentive Parents
Children of “highly sensitive parents” did very well in school. “Sensitive parenting” was defined as adjusting to fit the child’s behavior and responses, setting age-appropriate limits, and avoiding being overly permissive.
Happy Messes: How To Let Kids Play Without Feeling Stressed
Few things are more important to a preschooler’s cognitive development than messing around freely with interesting things. They’ve got to get their hands dirty in order to figure out how things work ...
Doing Children’s Museums The Right Way
Children’s museum admission fees can be expensive. It’s natural to want to “get your money’s worth” and see it all. But that just doesn’t fit with the preschool thought process.
Why Letter Sounds Matter: Reading Starts with “Buh”
According to the University of Oregon College of Education phonemic awareness is essential to learning to read in an alphabetic writing system and is a strong predictor of children who experience early reading success.
5 Tricks for a Low Sugar Halloween
I love Halloween. But what I don’t love is my children bringing home 300 pieces of candy and chocolate that we nibble on little by little until Easter.
Whatcha Gonna Be? Should Kids’ Costumes Be Rated ‘G’?
Given the fact that Halloween is often portrayed as a time when being scary and being scared are hallmarks of a successful holiday, how far do you permit your child to go? Does it matter if children’s costumes are not rated ‘G’?
Scary Fun: Keeping Halloween Happy for Sensitive Kids
Halloween is a fun time if everyone is having fun. It’s not so fun if someone feels tense and unnerved. Help your child find his personal comfort level with scary stuff ...
Glimpse The Future By Looking Back
This realization can help you if you’re feeling dissatisfied with your life and think there must be something missing. But it also can help you guide your older child or teen in choosing a career or college major.
Summer Bucket List: Have You Made Yours Yet?
A summer bucket list should be a brainstorming session with the entire family. This is a place to explore your own back yard, do things you never have time for during the school year, explore, wonder and have fun, the way summer is intended. What should your bucket list include?
5 Great Father’s Day Gifts That Kids Can Give
All kids love to get presents, but they want to give presents, too! The challenge is that it’s hard for kids to make the arrangements, and even harder for them to pay for the gifts. Here are a few gift ideas for Father’s Day that your child can do mostly on their own, for very little money.