Waves of Fun
Playing in or around water is one of the joys of summer, but this treasured seasonal pastime comes with some serious risks. Drowning is the second-leading cause of accidental death for children under the age [Read More]
Article Category: Parenting
How Parents Can Help Children Build Social Skills
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]
Give Sports a Chance: 10 Lessons Kids Can Learn
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]
How to Create a Screen-Free Summer
After a year with social distancing, online schooling, and video meeting fatigue, screen time has skyrocketed by 500 percent, and parents everywhere are looking forward to getting their kids off screens and back into the great [Read More]
BusyKid
One of the many important lessons that parents must teach their children is about money. That includes all about earning it, saving it, and spending it. That task, however, is not always an easy one. [Read More]
Seven Essential Strengths of Resilient Kids
Today’s kids are the smartest and most driven on record. But many of them are also the loneliest, most stressed, most risk-averse, and most depressed. And that was before the pandemic. A year of COVID-driven fear [Read More]
Cute Alternative to Easter Candy
Scenties is the perfect option to provide a little something different this year. Scenties accessories are fragranced with playful scents, which can be enabled by simply Stretching and Sniffing the product, just like we used to do [Read More]
When Picky Eating is a Problem
Parents raising a picky eater are in good company. According to research, about 25 percent of children and teens experience problems with feeding or eating, making pickiness one of the more prevalent parental complaints. Happily, pickiness is a [Read More]
Pandemic Parenting
No one ever claimed parenting was easy, but throw in a worldwide pandemic, and what may have been a small hitch before feels like an epic challenge now. We can no longer keep on doing [Read More]
At-Home Lacrosse Drills for High School Students
High School Students are taking up lacrosse at ever-increasing rates. Lacrosse is one of the world’s fastest-growing sports and high school teams are popping up across the country. Children are choosing lacrosse over other “traditional” [Read More]