Pandemic Parenting
Ask any teacher, student, administrator, or parent of school-aged kids, and they’ll tell you that the end of the 2019-2020 school year has looked a whole lot different than it at the beginning. The impact [Read More]
Article Category: School Age
Team Sports or Individual Sports?
But knowing which sport is best for your child often depends on your youngster’s personality, as well as the time and money you’re willing to invest in a particular activity. Determine readiness. Before the age [Read More]
The Long-Lasting Benefits of Camp
When children go to camp, they’ll likely come home gushing about the lifelong friends they’ve made and the exciting adventures they had. What they probably won’t tell you about are the life lessons camp has [Read More]
How to Create a Great Virtual Graduation Party
Graduation season is going to be a little… “different” this year. Many high school and college seniors will be getting their diplomas in the mail. Commencement ceremonies are on hold. And very few will be [Read More]
Science with Amy – Build a Fizz Activated Balloon Inflator
The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Series, from Warner Bros Home Entertainment, brings you Science With Amy! Most of the supplies needed are probably in your pantry or around your home to conduct this experiment [Read More]
How to Talk to Kids About Disabilities
“Why do you talk like that?” I heard the question come from behind me as I helped another child in the Sunday school class. “It’s just the way I am.” I heard my sister-in-law wisely [Read More]
Birmingham Parent’s 2020 Summer Camp Guide
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10 Tips to Choosing the Right Day Camp
Summer day camp is a place where children can stretch their minds, exercise their bodies and develop new friendships and interests. The following are 10 tips on how you can choose the right day camp [Read More]
6 Tips for First-Time Sleepaway Campers – And Their Parents
There are few things more exciting in a kid’s life than their first sleepaway camp. How do you prepare a kid – and yourself – for this big event? Drawing on my own experiences as [Read More]
4 Great Reasons To Send Your Kids To Sleepaway Camp
There are so many great reasons why you should consider sending your kids to sleepaway camp this summer, and it’s not only because they’ll have a whole lot of fun. Based on my experiences as [Read More]