Creating confident kids in a digital world filled with filtered social media images and messages of perfection has become increasingly difficult. With a growing number of kids on social media starting as young as 7 [Read More]
As a professional counselor, Sabrina Pinckney is passionate about helping children establish boundaries and balance in their lives. In her new children’s book, Ellie Gets Even, Pinckney addresses how to talk to children about the complex [Read More]
PICTURE BOOK FRY BREAD by Kevin Noble Maillard; illustrated by Juana Martinez- Neal: Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native [Read More]
Now that kids are newly back at their school desks, public libraries are playing an outsized role in making up for the learning gaps created by missing in-person school during the COVID-19 pandemic. Studies show [Read More]
Grit, resilience, perseverance, and emotional intelligence are all crucial for success, but how can parents help their children develop these character traits at a time when the whole world is only a click away and [Read More]
The 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival will feature more than 100 authors, poets and writers in a range of formats — all celebrating the festival theme, “Open a Book, Open the World.” The [Read More]
Mascot Books announces the release of Listen Up, Buttercup! written by Kiera Ezell of Tuscaloosa, with illustrations by Tristan Tait. Ebba is a happy bear who loves living in the forest. She also loves her [Read More]
Building on these skills can also help children prepare for a successful return to school. In fact, data from Mintel shows parents’ top learning priorities for their children prior to entering grade school are how [Read More]
I pretty much failed at every athletic endeavor I tried growing up – from that cringe-worthy summer of softball to those two hilarious years of ballet and tap. You’d think I’d try to steer my [Read More]
Dr. Amy McCollum is a pediatrician at Midtown Pediatrics in Birmingham. She says it is important for parents to encourage strong reading habits in their child, and she says that begins at birth. “I would [Read More]
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